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   "Your Name"  wrote in message   
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   > "catpandaddy"  wrote in message   
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   >> "MDH"  wrote in message   
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   >> > RT  wrote in   
   >> > news:4C32902C.1EC4C4CE@hotmMOVEail.com:   
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   >> >> I find it very difficult to believe there is no cooking going on in   
   >> >> homes...   
   >> >   
   >> > That depends on your definition of "cooking" the box of Mac & Cheese is   
   >> > not   
   >> > cooking, neither is heating hot dogs, cooking of frozen pizzas, etc.   
   >>   
   >> Heating a hot dog:  Place on metal pan over heat, turning over after a   
   >> couple of minutes.   
   >>   
   >> Making eggs:  Place in frying pan over heat, turning each after a couple   
   > of   
   >> minutes.   
   >>   
   >> Flipping burgers:  ...well, you get the point.  Since the original   
   >> example   
   >> was "cooking an egg", there's not really that much of a difference here.   
   >   
   > Actually, the original example was "boiling an egg" ... so if you're using   
   > a   
   > frying pan, then you've proved my point that fewer and fewer people know   
   > how   
   > to do that.  ;-)   
   >   
   >   
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   I took the liberty of making the substitution for the sake of consistency,   
   because with the egg-boiling example, there is no need to "turn" the eggs.   
      
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