I just burned another pot. I was reducing a sauce of pineapple juice, brown sugar, and butter and only turned away for a minute or two. When I checked on it, it was boiling away and the kitchen was filled with smoke and the smell of burnt sugar. I immediately removed the pan from the burner, turned off the heat, turned on a couple of exhaust fans, and opened the window.
Then the smoke alarm went off.
I've told you about this alarm before. It has been known to go crazy when I am boiling water, but let me almost burn the place down and it takes it's own sweet time sounding a warning.
Luckily, the only thing that burned was the sauce. The sweet potatoes and pineapple were waiting in another dish so I added a dash of brown sugar and a little butter and nuked them. They turned out pretty good so I don't think I'll bother making the sauce next time.
It will probably be safer.
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