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Offline franksolich

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primitive has an interesting problem
« on: April 17, 2013, 10:30:53 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/115724859

Oh my.

You know, General Discussion is getting boring again, the primitives discussing something about which they know nothing.

The primitives really need to sit down, shut up, and let people who know what they're doing do the speculating.

franksolich on the other hand has decided the clue to the mystery bombers lies in the cooking and baking forum on Skins's island, as the primitives there for the past many years have displayed an extraordinary obsession with pressure cookers--3,460,000+ times, remember.

Considering the primitives' propensity for violence and sedition, that's not an unreasonable place to look.

Anyway, this is non-pressure cooker related, for some temporary relief from that.

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mac56 (13,586 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:00 AM

I have an interesting problem I've never seen before.

I have a cast iron dutch oven that I use a lot. Today, however, I used it in the oven to slow cook a bean casserole. It's out and cool now, but I find I cannot get the lid to come off. It's like it's welded on. The cover fits so well that I can't get anything in between the cover and the pot to pry it off. Anyone ever had anything like this happen? Any suggestions?

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Fortinbras Armstrong (734 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:47 AM

1. Have you tried a really sharp, thin bladed knife?

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BainsBane (7,799 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 08:25 AM

2. Or boil a tea kettle

And pour that around the rim. Something is making it stick. An oven isn't hot enough to weld cast iron.

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freshwest (29,511 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 12:20 PM

5. Agree. Sounds right. Put it in the sink and pour hot water to dissolve the sugar or whatever made that seal around the edges. It's very hard to break anything baked on. But possible with a bit of work.

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JayhawkSD (317 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 09:36 AM

3. Heat it back up again.

You have a vacuum inside. Put it back in the oven to warm the air inside until you can get the lid off.
 
Long term, file a few notches in the rim of the pot. The lid of a dutch oven does not need to fit tightly.

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mac56 (13,586 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 09:15 PM

6. Teakettle worked great!

Thank you all.

By the way, I now have an awesome recipe for Cape Breton baked beans to share.

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Stinky The Clown (51,015 posts)    Tue Apr 16, 2013, 10:24 PM

7. Step 1: "Find an ovenproof pot with an ill fitting lid"

The pie-and-jam primitive's being naughty again, hanging around Skins's island behind the backs of her caretakers:

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grasswire (36,558 posts)    Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:27 AM

9. looking forward to hearing about Cape Breton beans!
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2013, 10:37:46 PM »
Try cleaning it.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2013, 10:50:48 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on April 17, 2013, 10:37:46 PM
Try cleaning it.

:hi5:  The DUmmie that suggested reheating it had the right idea, though. There have been times that I've poured hot coffee out of my thermos then put the lid back on and my wife couldn't open it, and I had trouble doing so.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2013, 10:52:20 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on April 17, 2013, 10:50:48 PM
:hi5:  The DUmmie that suggested reheating it had the right idea, though. There have been times that I've poured hot coffee out of my thermos then put the lid back on and my wife couldn't open it, and I had trouble doing so.

Quite frankly, I've never heard of a lid sticking to a cast-iron pot.

Not in my entire lifetime.

It's curious, the predicaments the primitives get into.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2013, 10:53:37 PM »
They ask for help for the dumbest things do they not know how to do anything by themselves
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2013, 10:56:13 PM »
I use mine every day.  It's the one thing that doesn't get put in the cupboard.  Never had a problem with it.

These people are weird.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2013, 10:57:13 PM »
Who the hell posts on an internet forum that they can't get the lid off of a pot?  I mean, really.  REALLY. 
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2013, 11:02:51 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on April 17, 2013, 10:52:20 PM
Quite frankly, I've never heard of a lid sticking to a cast-iron pot.

Not in my entire lifetime.
Nor have I.

Cast iron is sort of rough, grainy. Not likely anything would seal onto it from vacuum.

But you have to remember what kind of housekeepers DUmmies are.

We've seen several photos of DUmmy kitchens.

Every single one was filthy, a feast for roaches that no human should have to endure.

The lid may have been stuck by being seated onto the gooey, gummy residue that probably coated this DUmmy's pot.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2013, 02:12:25 PM by GOBUCKS »
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2013, 11:18:26 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on April 17, 2013, 10:57:13 PM
Who the hell posts on an internet forum that they can't get the lid off of a pot?  I mean, really.  REALLY. 

I'd rather throw it out and buy a new one than admit on the internet I can't get a lid off. How embarrassing!!!!!  :runaway:
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2013, 11:19:45 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on April 17, 2013, 10:57:13 PM
Who the hell posts on an internet forum that they can't get the lid off of a pot?  I mean, really.  REALLY. 

A DUmmy that's who
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2013, 03:59:24 AM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on April 17, 2013, 11:02:51 PM
The lid may have been stuck by being seated onto the gooey, gummy residue that probably coated this DUmmies pot.

That's definitely the most likely option. A few years of DUmmy care would easily lead to a build-up of 'gunk' which could cause a seal to form.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2013, 04:18:00 AM »
Well after reading about what the DUches put in to ruin  perfectly good paghetti sauce, it would not surprise me that this one put something in his crock pot to cause the lid to stick.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2013, 05:53:56 AM »
Well I'm disappointed.  :mad:
I thought it was going to be a "I have a job, now what?" post.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2013, 10:26:12 AM »
Quote from: Skul on April 18, 2013, 05:53:56 AM
Well I'm disappointed.  :mad:
I thought it was going to be a "I have a job, now what?" post.

LOL, I like your optimism in the face of overwhelming odds!
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2013, 10:37:16 AM »
Metal expands when it gets hot and contracts when it get cold. The heating and cooling also creates a pressure difference between the air in the cooker and the air outside the cooker. The OP let the cooker cool for too long before trying to open it. Reheating the the cooker will release the lid by expanding the metal and equalizing the internal pressure with the external pressure.
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2013, 10:38:35 AM »
Hey guys, I have a problem . . . I accidentally put my shoes on first this morning and THEN my socks.  What should I do now??


Idjits!   :thatsright: :mental:
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2013, 10:51:58 AM »
Quote from: njpines on April 18, 2013, 10:38:35 AM
Hey guys, I have a problem . . . I accidentally put my shoes on first this morning and THEN my socks.  What should I do now??


Idjits!   :thatsright: :mental:

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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2013, 10:53:44 AM »
BTW, this really happened. I nuked two burgers, had the buns laid out on the plate with mustard and ketchup. I put the burgers on and put them together. I mistakenly made a burger with two bottoms and another with two tops! What do I do!!!!  :panic:


They're delicious, BTW.  :-)
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Re: primitive has an interesting problem
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2013, 01:53:20 PM »
He needs help cleaning his dutch oven? This is why you don't force a fart.
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