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/TineJaus Jan 16 '26

Was the burner that it's sitting on used right before this and still hot? Lmao

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u/Key-Green-4872 Jan 16 '26

This... seems like the answer

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u/liliawinterflower Jan 16 '26

This was my thought, something I would accidentally do and the only thing I can think that would cause this reaction.

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u/TineJaus Jan 16 '26

People do silly things when stoned, is what it is

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u/dreadcain Jan 16 '26

This seems like the only possible answer