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fandomhigh2024-07-22 06:10 pm
intheeyeofthebeholding) wrote in fandomhigh2024-07-22 06:10 pm
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Daily Modern Life, Monday
Today, class was meeting in the Danger Shop, which was programmed into a modern kitchen. Or something more like several of them, to allow for differences.
"Cooking appliances have changed a bit over the years," Jon said, "so if you're coming from somewhere or somewhen else, I thought we'd go over them."
He gestured at the first stove. "Stovetops can be electric or gas. This is an electric one that's slightly older; it's got coils. This one," he went to the next one, "is also electric, but it's got a flat top. Either of these works the same way: there are knobs, one for each of the elements, and you turn them to switch a specific element on." He demonstrated the high and low ends, showed how the elements might glow or have a light to show they were on. "This one," he went to the next stove, "is gas. I don't know if there are any of these on the island, but just in case. These have a little flame called a pilot light that's always on. Er. Well, it should be. If you smell something bad, check the light, because if it's not on, the gas could be leaking, which would make...well, to oversimplify it, it would make the whole room flammable. But turning the knob for an element lights the flames in the element, and then you just cook over the fire. In a pan or pot. All of these use cookware. Cooking food directly on them is messy and may ruin them.
"Under a stove, you almost always have an oven. That's for things you need to bake or heat all around instead of just from the bottom up." Look, he was competent, but he wasn't a chef. If you wanted details, ask Hannibal. "There's a knob that lets you adjust the temperature, and then you put the food inside it. Usually also in cookware, but not always."
He moved to the next equipment. "This is a microwave oven. It cooks food by pushing radiation through it. It cooks much faster than a stove or oven, but it has limitations - you can't put metal in it, it won't make things crispy, and apparently it's bad for heating water for tea. You put food inside it, close the door, then push the buttons to type in how long you want to heat things for. You may also be able to control the level of radiation, but honestly, you won't often need to."
And the last bit of cooking equipment he held up proudly. "This is an electric kettle. You fill it with water, plug it in, and press the button, and it boils water. Perfect for tea, or anything else you might want hot water for."
He waved at one last thing. "That's a refrigerator. Usually there's a big part and a small part. The small part is for frozen things, the large part keeps things cold but not frozen. There's not much else to know about it, but it's very useful."
He went over his lecture mentally to make sure he hadn't forgotten things, then nodded. "If you have any questions, please ask; otherwise we can get to cooking things."
"Cooking appliances have changed a bit over the years," Jon said, "so if you're coming from somewhere or somewhen else, I thought we'd go over them."
He gestured at the first stove. "Stovetops can be electric or gas. This is an electric one that's slightly older; it's got coils. This one," he went to the next one, "is also electric, but it's got a flat top. Either of these works the same way: there are knobs, one for each of the elements, and you turn them to switch a specific element on." He demonstrated the high and low ends, showed how the elements might glow or have a light to show they were on. "This one," he went to the next stove, "is gas. I don't know if there are any of these on the island, but just in case. These have a little flame called a pilot light that's always on. Er. Well, it should be. If you smell something bad, check the light, because if it's not on, the gas could be leaking, which would make...well, to oversimplify it, it would make the whole room flammable. But turning the knob for an element lights the flames in the element, and then you just cook over the fire. In a pan or pot. All of these use cookware. Cooking food directly on them is messy and may ruin them.
"Under a stove, you almost always have an oven. That's for things you need to bake or heat all around instead of just from the bottom up." Look, he was competent, but he wasn't a chef. If you wanted details, ask Hannibal. "There's a knob that lets you adjust the temperature, and then you put the food inside it. Usually also in cookware, but not always."
He moved to the next equipment. "This is a microwave oven. It cooks food by pushing radiation through it. It cooks much faster than a stove or oven, but it has limitations - you can't put metal in it, it won't make things crispy, and apparently it's bad for heating water for tea. You put food inside it, close the door, then push the buttons to type in how long you want to heat things for. You may also be able to control the level of radiation, but honestly, you won't often need to."
And the last bit of cooking equipment he held up proudly. "This is an electric kettle. You fill it with water, plug it in, and press the button, and it boils water. Perfect for tea, or anything else you might want hot water for."
He waved at one last thing. "That's a refrigerator. Usually there's a big part and a small part. The small part is for frozen things, the large part keeps things cold but not frozen. There's not much else to know about it, but it's very useful."
He went over his lecture mentally to make sure he hadn't forgotten things, then nodded. "If you have any questions, please ask; otherwise we can get to cooking things."
Talk to Jon!