TOD
I don't think I ever set anything on fire, but I'll never forget the pot of dirty rice I kept on the burner too long. It was a prepared packet I'd brought back from New Orleans in the mid-1990s, absolutely delicious except for the burned taste that, even though the burned part was just in the bottom of the pot, sadly permeated even the unburned parts I rescued. Not badly enough to throw out, mind you, because - like DR Rodzinski and the tuna pouches - I was not going to be denied. I got to eat probably 90% of the contents, but I'm thinking it took a couple of DAYS of soaking to get that pot cleaned.