"Did you know that if you measure water into the teapot, then heat it in the kettle and pour it back into the teapot, it's too much water?"
"So how did you find this out? Did you pour the water into the teapot with wild abandon and then—"
"In the interest of heating up only as much water as I needed, I measured the water and then when I poured the hot water back into the teapot it was too much."
"Yes, but at what point did you realize that?"
"You mean, did I make a mess?"
"Yes, that's what I was asking, really."
"There's a spot on your counter that's been sterilized from contact with boiling water."
118 words | December 18, 2004 08:00 PM | Kitchen