Tippy*toes, I nearly went into labour after making the runny cheese with macaroni. (I had to buy the macaroni as I can't make it using my Marcato Atlas. I could have done this with ravioli, but no, I had it firmly in my mind that it had to be macaroni.)
Now, bear in mind that I am not pregnant, so nearly going into labour because of a cheese sauce is quite a feat.
Oh, I found out about microwave-safe dishes and very hot things the hard way... In my case, just in my first year of uni, it wasn't cheese - it was my first attempt to make caramel. I was a late starter with cooking, and I made some embarrassing mistakes. You've never seen microwave-safe dishes/containers look like a tortured alien until you've tried making caramel in the microwave.
Anyway, today my boards arrived. Oh... mon dieu. Unbelievably heavy - especially the "super slab". I may have gone overboard with ordering that. I've only just unpacked the round chopping board, and it's incredibly attractive. I can't really call it "exquisite", because it's so robust that "exquisite" gives a much daintier impression than is the case. It's the most beautiful chopping board I've ever seen, but what on earth was I thinking to get such heavy chopping boards when I'm not supposed to use my right hand/wrist for any lifting?
It's like trying to carry a tree stump. Even after my hand recovers, I'll have to be careful in lifting these; I run the very real risk of giving myself every possible hernia in the book.
Well, I know it's superb quality. It'll last not merely for my lifetime, but probably until our sun splatters like a sunny-side up egg in the heat-death of the universe.
