…I learned that the hard way tonight
I love to cook and since my husband does most of it, I’ve been a bit out of practice. Tonight I was draining the boiling water from the pasta when a large portion splashed out of the pan and onto the floor. Unfortunately my foot was in the way and I wasn’t wearing any footwear other than socks. Ouch!
I sat at the dinner table with a baggie of ice on top of my foot but I probably waited a little too long before I administered first aid to myself. The foot has already started to blister and at the moment it is stinging like crazy.
Maybe I’m taking this drawing thing a bit too far but I really didn’t think that the photograph did justice for the the pain I am feeling.
After reading about burns in restaurants I discovered that major burns are a frequent occurrence, particularly scald injuries (hot water from pasta pots). So to all my friends who work in kitchens and cook at home take this piece of advice…..wear shoes on your feet when working around hot water.
Cheers!
Mama Cormier 
Oh, nasty. Your drawing definitely conveys your pain more effectively than the photo. Hope you can get your shoe on. When on holiday in Madeira I was bitten on my heel. For some peculiar reason pesky insects seem to relish this part of me. In no time I had three very large blisters so couldn’t wear shoes. Luckily I had taken a pair of mules with me. Six weeks later, the scabs eventually came off and I’ve been able to wear ordinary shoes again. Hope you aren’t faced with a similar experience.
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The burn is healing nicely and I was able to wear shoes today.
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Aj-aj … burns are very nasty injuries – and painful the best thing you can do when it happens is to take out something frozen from you freezer straight away and over the area. A bag of frozen peas or something – cold water isn’t cold enough. Then keep it dry … and don’t cover the injury if you don’t have to. Sleep with it uncovered. It needs air to breath.
That is why hospital blow warm air on severer burn injures in special beds.
Being a chef I know all about burns and their pains, terrible … pain and also those injures we mess about with too much and get bad infections in. From one burner to another – stay safe in the kitchen.
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