Any other girls give yourself a hotfoot in the kitchen? I dropped a pot of hot oatmeal on my toes this morning and hopped around holding my foot for about 20 seconds yelping and cursing! Owwwie! Do I get sympathy or a dork award? Or does it serve me right for perpetuating a stereotype? I like to be barefoot and I like to cook!
2007-12-01 06:40:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Oh Y, don't wear socks! My bf has dropped boiling water on his socked feet and the sock soaks it in!
2007-12-01 06:50:02 · update #1
The milk man is liable to come through the back door and your skirt tail is on the rise.Ut oh!!!!
2007-12-01 06:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by nanna 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've been barefoot for over ten years -not just in the kitchen but everywhere. I've never dropped anything hot on my foot, and really, only closed-toe, waterproof shoes would provide protection from that. Spill any hot soup or other liquid on your socked, slippered or sandalled foot and the liquid will be kept close to the skin for a longer time, making the burn worse. (flipflops certainly won't help against dropping something onto your foot either; or did they invent flipflops with an invisible force field?).
Whenever you drop something hot on *any* body part, remember to get to the cold tap right away, flush it off and keep rinsing with cold water for a couple minutes. You can curse while doing that ;-), but try to keep your mind cool enough to skip the hopping around; even if you don't see any food or hot drink on the skin, burn damage keeps getting worse for a while after the actual burn unless it gets cooled, and water works better than just shaking it around in the air.
2007-12-01 15:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our floors are slippery, and I can be clumsy. So slipping, falling, breaking toes, stepping on a piece of glass that came out from under the baseboard, stubbing toes, grease splatters. I wear socks and houseshoes around the house for a little protection. But I bet cooking barefoot makes you keep the floors squeaky clean!
2007-12-01 07:00:07 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well im not a girl but i give you sympathy because once i was baking a cake and then the cake(straight out of the oven) fell on my leg. Dont worry about it, nextime i learned to waer socks. If someone says something jsut say that your at least you cook and not so lazy that reaching for a pair of hotpockets is considered cooking. Unfortunetlly, if i was there i would probably have laughed(no offense).
2007-12-01 06:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eventually, you will drop a glass or cup on the kitchen floor and if barefoot you are likely to get a nasty cut on the bottom of the foot or toes. It is a bloody mess with footprints all over as you try to clean ups then the blood then the glass then the blood.... you get the idea. please try to wear slippers at least. Been there done that!!!
2007-12-01 16:15:34 · answer #5 · answered by menasha_rabinowitz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just an accident my dear, But yeah, i always am BARFOOT ALSO, , But there are dangers in the kitchen, i cant tell you how much i have been injured, Alot, I accidnetly bruised my big toe, and broke it, cause i bumped into the dishwasher, ok, And 1 time i cut myself, Glass on the floor where my son never picked up his mess properly, I accidently stepped on a spider one time, Learn to wear socks, or have a fuzzy pair of slippers, Soo sorry about your foot , that hurts,
2007-12-01 07:38:12 · answer #6 · answered by trudycaulfield 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pardon the laughing over here: It looks funnier than it feels, I know.
I've cooked barefoot often, especially during the summer. And I do have to watch for boiling water and splattered grease. And believe me, a few times I could have given sailors lessons!
2007-12-01 06:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by Tigger 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I cook barefoot but never have i had a hot foot . Maybe you need to pay attention to how your gripping and holding stuff in the kitchen .
2007-12-01 06:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ hello_kitty_xoxo ♥ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once I dropped a stoneware cup and it shattered and cut my toe, I still have a scar there. It's winter so I am wearing socks!
2007-12-01 07:12:05 · answer #9 · answered by Contemplative 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a guy and I cook and I know how you feel. It hurts like hell. I actually broke the pot I used to cook with.
2007-12-01 06:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋