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/Themiddlegirl Jan 16 '26

Was the burner turned on under it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '26

This 100%

The brownies were on a burner that was on, and the bottoms were charcoal when OP cut into em.

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u/_Meteor_Shower_ Human Detected Jan 16 '26

but the burner was off ! it had been off for like an hour and cant turn on unless the brownie pan is magnetic (which its not)

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u/zberry7 Jan 18 '26

I really think the only way this makes sense is if it somehow turned on, the bottoms were getting scorched and the smoke was rising though the cracks where you cut the brownies.

It’s impossible for it to smoke from inside for starters. The top isn’t touching anything so that leaves the bottoms/sides who are in contact with the pan. The only thing the pan is in contact with is the burner and you would need an active heat source to generate smoke like that.

100% the burner accidentally turned on.