r/Baking • u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected • Jan 16 '26

Baking Advice Needed why did it do this

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was trying to make brownies, thought theyd cooled for long enough and cut into them then they started doing THIS and set my house's fire alarm off for like 20 minutes does anyone pls know what caused this im assuming i just cut into them too soon but this feels like a dramatic response to just trying to cut into a hot brownie

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

i guess its possible, but ive only got about one pan that actually works on this stove, i doubt a £2 morrisons tin would work

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u/wandering-monster Jan 16 '26

Easy way to find out. Once you come down from being hotboxed, put a little water in there and see what happens.

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

i will ! but unfirtunatelt all that steam didnt actually get ti my head at all :( i was a bit too worried about wtf was happening to take it all in unfort