Do you forget to set the timer when baking?

@maddysmommy (16230)
United States
June 5, 2008 4:23pm CST
I just did and burnt the first batch of chocolate chip cookies. I did set the timer but forgot to press start LOL so do you do silly things like this or am I just a lousy baker? LOL
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@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
7 Jun 08
Hello, maddysmommy. Well, if forgetting to set the timer occasionally means a person is a lousy baker, I guess we are all lousy bakers! That is a bummer that the cookies got burned, but usually, it is possible to salvage a bite or 2 or at least a chocolate chip here and there when that happens. I've always thought baking is much tougher than cooking because it's hard to salvage a baking mistake! But, maddysmommy, please be comforted in the fact that all of us have burned a batch of cookies at some point in our life. It just makes our future cookies better! Take care. PearlGrace
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
7 Jun 08
hehe they were still edible, sort of LOL my son only ate two and had enough LOL
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• United States
8 Jun 08
Well, at least he gave them a try. PearlGrace
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@iamnes (324)
• Philippines
6 Jun 08
back in my high school days, i was trying to learn how to bake. i forgot to time my first ever cookies and it burned. my neighbor even knocked on our door and informed my mom that they think our baked cookies/cake (they guessed) were burnt already because they can smell them even up to their house. it's pretty embarrassing... and no one ate my cookies, no one even tried to taste them =(
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
7 Jun 08
Awww I know how it feels to burn them for the first time, and the second, and the third and many more after that. We can only keep trying :)
@iamnes (324)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
yes indeed, through trying and practice we become better bakers! i learned my lesson the hard way but i will keep on trying!
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@teison2 (5921)
• Norway
6 Jun 08
I do not bake much, but I am the super master of forgetting things in the oven. So I always set the alarm on my cell phone when something goes in there. If not it will move diectly from oven to bin.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
haha most of the cookies went from oven to bin too. A few were edible but my son didn't like them LOL
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@teison2 (5921)
• Norway
6 Jun 08
Does he like his cookies mdium-rare? Better luck with the next cookies I am very fond of the home made cookies that come in a bag at the local store
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
6 Jun 08
Instead of the timer, I at times forgot the power switch. The timer is not an issue for me since I do remember somethings need monitoring. It is often after about 15 minutes I realised the power is not on. LOL.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
ha ha ha now I have to pass the lousy baker title onto you LOL you got me laughing today!!!!
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
6 Jun 08
My pleasure though :)
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
6 Jun 08
LOL thanks i dont have to cook, so i am not worried about it take care
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
That's good you don't have to cook. take care!
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
7 Jun 08
yeah i am lucky LOl i am sure i must be bad cook
@jairgirl (2877)
• United States
5 Jun 08
hahaha, dont worry you are not alone for doing such thing. i remember one time i did it and i swear i totally forgot that i am baking something till i smell the burnt cookies LOL do you do your cookies from scratch or like me you depend on the ready to bake one? now you make me want to baked a new set of cookies, i am trying not to bake something as much as i can coz i am trying to help my hubby (same goes with me) to lose some weight but now i am kinda wanting some. takecare
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Jun 08
I am useless when it comes to baking so everything is "ready to bake" just add butter and egg LOL I can't make them from scratch, even if I tried. I know I shouldn't be eating them either but my son and I started craving for some LOL
@jairgirl (2877)
• United States
6 Jun 08
hahaha, i cant blame you for wanting 'em they sure are very tasty. the only brand we love to use for cookies is tollhouse and i just add a few pieces of chocolate chips on it coz he likes it that way. his dad can eat all of em in just one night so i told him not to bake 'em if dad is around coz i dont want him to have diabetes LOL i am hoping to learn how to do it on my own coz i like to experiment with foods specially with baking oh well for now i am settling to one that is easy hahaha! have fun munching your cookies. good night!
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@mamakat (321)
• United States
10 Jun 08
LOL! You poor thing! And that poor first batch of cookies. Don't feel bad at all though. I can't count the number of times I've forgotten to set the timer on the oven or forgotten to hit the start button. I won't call it being a lousy baker at all. I chalk mine up to having 'mommy brain'--too many things on it and not enough time in a day to focus on all of them.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
17 Jun 08
Yup you got that right. The second batch were better though :)
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
5 Jun 08
Oh, its not just you! There are times that I forget too. In fact the other day I just burned the bottom of the biscuits so you couldn't eat them, had to eat the top off only. Not so good that way! :-)
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Jun 08
Awww no, not good at all. Ours were still edible but could taste the burnt bits - not nice really.
• United States
7 Jun 08
Growing up, I thought the only way you got biscuits was with the bottom burned. That and turkey was supposed to be dry and chewy. It wasn't till I got married to my awesome wife that I discovered moist tender turkey and Buns that were actually edible top to bottom. Beamer23
@yvonne1968 (1063)
• United States
6 Jun 08
No i dont think that makes you a bad baker. Just have a brain fart is all you had. LOL around this house we store some stuff in the oven when its not in use. More times then i can remember we have turned on the oven and then remembered there was stuff in the oven. Also a couple times there were plastic bowls with left over halloween candy in them that have totally gotten melted down. So that doesnt make you a bad baker.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
HA HA HA Brain Fart I like that too funny!
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
17 Jun 08
We don't have a timer. I always wanted one. I did have one once but it broke and I never got one again. I never forgot to set the timer when I lived with my mom who has one on her oven.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
17 Jun 08
I usually use our microwave one :) thanks for posting.
@kbourgerie (8780)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I never set the timer on anything I cook. I just have a good sense of time I guess and never burn anything.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
8 Jun 08
That's good. I'm not good in the kitchen lol
@DeborahC (41)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I forget the timer most of the time. Good thing my guys love burnt foods. They fight over the burned parts of the meatloaf and ham casserole. I just burnt artichokes tonight. They were not tasty IMO, but we are not wasting food here, so I ate mine without complaint. Ok, without outward complaint, but inwardly, I was wishing I had turned the timer on!
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
8 Jun 08
LOL i'm glad they like burnt foods. My son tried two and gave up LOL
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
6 Jun 08
Yes , I have and have burnt many batches of cookies . I am now starting to get the hang of the whole timing thing . I was once famous for burning a whole pot rost dinner for not adding water.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I'm glad I haven't been fortunate enough to burn a pot roast LOL :)
7 Jun 08
Ya sometimes I also do such silly mistakes. You just not need to feel that u are a lousy baker. It happens sometimes in life
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
8 Jun 08
Yup silly mistakes alright LOL thanks for responding mannu!
@sylvia13 (1850)
• Nelson Bay, Australia
6 Jun 08
Yes, I also forget to set timers, but what's even worse, somemtimes I even forget to include the flour, or baking powder when I am baking! So don't tell me you are a lousy baker!!
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
ha ha well I haven't forgotten any of those ingredients yet (touchwood) LOL
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
6 Jun 08
LOL So funny I do that all the time. But in this house the oven doesnt have a timer. And you know what I think Im going to get one of those timers at walmart.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
Hope you can find them :)
@Flight84 (3048)
• United States
6 Jun 08
I hate when I do that! Then you go back and set the timer and pretend like you actually remember how long the food has been in there...ha ha. I cross my fingers and obsessively keep watch over the oven.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
ha ha that is exactly what I do to. Next time I'll be sure to pay more attention.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
5 Jun 08
I am always forgetting to set the timer when I am baking something. Some things are not so critical on time, but when you forget to set the timer on some cookies it is VERY easy to burn them.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Jun 08
Yes they are. They don't taste that good either LOL
@julievy (593)
• United States
6 Jun 08
I do that too sometimes. I set the timer but forget the start button. You're not a lousy baker.... we all do that once and a while.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
6 Jun 08
Thanks but I think my son thinks I am. He only ate two and gave up LOL
@judy43 (299)
• United States
5 Jun 08
The other day I found my bag of onions in the freezer, so I guess we just do silly things at times
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Jun 08
ha ha ha that's too funny! I hope they didn't take too long to defrost LOL