Still Bravely Attempting To Cook Stuff

Remember back in like 2003 when I was super hype that I'd made a grilled cheese once? Yeah good times.

I'm starting to think I'm just naturally too afraid of heat sources to ever really be able to cook, but we did pick up an instant pot/multi-setting pressure cooker lately, so I've been experimenting. I keep hearing it's super easy to use, but so far I've been just as afraid of it as I am of anything else.

Damn thing hisses like a xenomorph about to bust out of the air vents, and I know from decades of horror stories about pressure cooking that if I get one thing wrong it will explode and I'll end up blown through a wall with a spatula up my asshole.

That said, it works well. So far I have made:

1. Delicious plain steamed hot water. If I ever need to autoclave myself, I'm covered.
2. Hard boiled eggs. This is more promising. I made egg salad once and I can perpetuate it again.

That's it.

We have some meat (some pork in the fridge and some chicken in the freezer) for later experiments, a lot of spices, some carrots... maybe I can come up with something. I plan to try.

I don't think I'll ever stop being afraid of this thing though.