I'm really glad I am a member of a 10,000-strong global cult.
Tonight's dilemma involved a pizza, which I spruced up by adding a fried egg before bunging in the oven. Yes, that was as creative as I could be bothered being on a Thursday night.
The problem was, it was a thin base, and I soon realised that the pizza was cooking a lot faster than the egg. It was just sitting there on top of the slices of pepperoni, just being all wibbly and transparent. To cook the egg thoroughly, it was clear the pizza would end up being overcooked; while to take the pizza out at the right moment of cookedness would risk salmonella and doubtless numerous other egg-streme illnesses.
So, I resorted to the Join Me forum, and explained my dilemma. Within three minutes, two fellow joinees had replied, suggesting simply turning the oven off – because the egg would cook at a lower temperature.
Genius. It worked, and the pizza was perfectly-cooked, with not a hint of rawness in the egg.
As you can see, life's pretty full at the moment…
