The story behind the chaos was as follows: the chili had been simmering away in a crockpot on high for a solid six hours. Still not quite cooked to perfection, the owner decided to transfer it to the stove for an extra hour of heating. By the time she was ready to call it a day and stash the chili in the fridge, disaster struck. The crockpot, now cooled, had its bottom give way, and the chili cascaded everywhere. I couldn’t even fathom the Herculean task of cleaning up that catastrophe. I kid you not, if I were in her shoes, I’d probably spend the next five to six hours in a puddle of tears before mustering the courage to tackle the mess.
So, where did it all go wrong? The comments section of her post was ablaze with opinions, but one resounding message emerged: under no circumstances should you ever place a crockpot on the stove. But what’s the big deal?