NutriSystem tacos come with three small corn tortilla shells and a little packet of topping to which you add water and nuke it in the microwave. While my taco topping was reconstituting, I decided to pop my shells in the toaster oven to heat them up. I had just turned around to stir my topping when my shells burst into flame. Yes, I am dead serious... I had a big, hairy fire going under my kitchen cabinet. So what do I do? I size up the situation and quickly decide I need to open the door in order to get the shells out and throw them in the sink. Bad idea. I forgot that opening the door would oxygenate the fire. I barely got out of the way before the fireball could singe my eyebrows.
I have to give props where props are due. Paige, reached under the sink and handed me the fire extinguisher. It only took a quick blast for me to have everything under complete control.
The moral of this story is two-fold:
- Don't nuke your NutriSystem taco shells.
- A fire extinguisher in the kitchen is a must.
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