I get it that a watched pot never boils. Also, watching a pot is super boring when there’s other stuff to do.
But here’s my problem: a pot you leave alone has this tendency to boil without you knowing it and then you forget about ever wanted hard boiled eggs in the first place and then when you finally DO remember, the yolks are that gross grey/green color because they’ve been boiling for half and hour. Or all your water boils away and you can’t make noodles because there’s no water left and you have to start over. Or your simmering pot bubbles over and leaves annoying starchy water all over the oven and puts out the gas flame and now dangerous gas fumes are leaking everywhere preparing to KILL US ALL.
<Picture me slamming the pot down on the counter and looking into the camera as if you just told me the only way I can put on my sneakers today is to cut off my toes.>
There has to be a better way!
I want someone to invent a top for my cooking pot that has a whistle on it like my teapot does. That way, when I’ve left the kitchen to go answer the door, and then get distracted by something in the living room, there will be a helpful whistle calling me back into the kitchen when my water is ready.
Science, make it so.
I know I’m reading this late, but I wanted to add that if you leave the eggs for even longer than that, all the water boils off and then the bottom of the eggshell starts to turn brown and then one of the eggs explodes.
Just sayin’.
Gemma, you are not late, for science has failed to get on this.
See? See, science? Now look what you’ve done to us. Now our eggs are exploding. Where is my whistling pot top? WHERE?