Operation: Grits - Update!
Debriefing: So I believe I have mastered grits and advanced to the next challenge. Today was my second attempt at cooking a full-scale breakfast.
My first attempt at cooking the bacon, early last week, went horribly awry, leaving the air filled with smoke and the bacon horribly burned and inedible. Consultation with experts indicated that the fault lay largely with my new, unseasoned iron skillet. Last Friday, I attempted once again to cook bacon, adding eggs and grits, with moderate success. Following expert advice, I allowed the bacon to simmer on low heat for thirty minutes to prepare the skillet. But once cooking, I still left the bacon on just a few seconds too long, not recognizing that it was done, and I burned it moderately. But it was still fairly edible. I drained the bacon grease from the skillet, but did not clean it, and then attempted to cook an egg in it (it was scrambled). The egg was good, but it had black stuff all over it from the bacon. The grits were successful, but it took me so much longer to cook them that everything was cold by the time I was done. I am still learning to multitask.
Today, I made another attempt at the full-scale breakfast. I started the grits early, at the same time I started the bacon. I let the bacon simmer on low heat for a few minutes, then cooked them at medium. It was done fairly quickly and I removed it and drained it. The bacon was a success! But I cooked the eggs in a different skillet today, a stainless steel one, and cooked them a little too long. The eggs browned a little and were not very fluffy, but still very tasty. The grits were once again a success. My mess was considerably less this time. And I did it all while also making tea. And overall, the whole mission took only about forty minutes - I am improving!
The next objective: To carry off the bacon, eggs, and grits, with complete success, in under thirty minutes. Other objectives: To learn to cook eggs in different ways; to try sausage; to eventually serve breakfast for someone else.
I also have plans to cook nachos tonight, and lasagna for Leslie and Jon as soon as Leslie is feeling well enough.
I believe my Granddaddy would be proud.