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A burned hand can take the savor out of even very good tuna steak.
This was good tuna steak, but it would have been better if I'd remembered that I was supposed to cut the hunk of tuna into two thinner steaks; by the time![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cattitude walked into the kitchen and pointed this out, one side was already seared, so it was too late. Okay, we'll have a very thick steak, cooked a bit longer, and cut in half the other way when it's done.
I was cooking it over a high light, to sear properly. When I turned it, the olive oil spattered and burned my hand. I ran lots of water on it, and then wound up soaking it in my glass of ice water while we were eating. After dinner, I applied tea tree oil. A few minutes later, I rinsed it off again, because it seemed to be making things worse, and the rinsing seemed to help.
It appeared, on further experience, that what helped was the cool water, not the removal of the oil, but I didn't feel like re-applying it. Maybe in the morning.
The burned area is from just past the first knuckle (counting from the fingertip) to about the second knuckle of my index and middle fingers, on my right hand. I understand why it's my dominant hand and arm that keep having problems. Knowing that doesn't make it less annoying.
This was good tuna steak, but it would have been better if I'd remembered that I was supposed to cut the hunk of tuna into two thinner steaks; by the time
cattitude walked into the kitchen and pointed this out, one side was already seared, so it was too late. Okay, we'll have a very thick steak, cooked a bit longer, and cut in half the other way when it's done.I was cooking it over a high light, to sear properly. When I turned it, the olive oil spattered and burned my hand. I ran lots of water on it, and then wound up soaking it in my glass of ice water while we were eating. After dinner, I applied tea tree oil. A few minutes later, I rinsed it off again, because it seemed to be making things worse, and the rinsing seemed to help.
It appeared, on further experience, that what helped was the cool water, not the removal of the oil, but I didn't feel like re-applying it. Maybe in the morning.
The burned area is from just past the first knuckle (counting from the fingertip) to about the second knuckle of my index and middle fingers, on my right hand. I understand why it's my dominant hand and arm that keep having problems. Knowing that doesn't make it less annoying.
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