Shriek. Jump away from the plunger coffee pot which has turned into a volcano. Run cold water over the scalded area on the inside of right arm. Cry. Stand with your arm under the cold water for at least ten minutes. Splash cold water into armpit to remove coffee grounds. Clean coffee splashes off stove, fridge, floor. Run more cold water over burned area. Rinse out clothes. Curse. Apply ice packs to entire length of inside right arm, including armpit. Google "first aid scald" and determine that your burn is "superficial" even though it hurts like the dickens because there are no blisters, oozing or skin penetration areas. Note that the use of adhesive bandages and the application of creams, lotion, fat, or any other substances are not recommended. Feel sorry for self. Remember the lawsuit over scalding coffee at McDonalds with more empathy. Compare burn sensations to the last bad sunburn on upper thighs from canoing without sunscreen. Remember the horrible accident when Cynthia and Billy Allen got third degree burns from boiling water because their mother had left the eight-year old girl to heat a bottle for the toddler who pulled the pot of boiling water off the stove onto both of them.
Wonder if Tylenol or aspirin will work better for the pain. Wish there were some vicodin left from the broken foot episode.
ETA: Next day, it's still a little painful, but healing well.
Learn how to swear the way they do it in Spain:
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Oh my poor dear. Burns do seem to hang on with the pain.
I beg you not to call it a plunger whatever. Sounds really yucky. I call it a French Press (as your link does). One day I will write about my coffee adventures. How did I ever get to where I am? As of this moment, I have a French Press, a barista, and a regular drip all being used all taking up counter space.
Since my Spanish is horrible, the child figured out the video first. She doesn’t know Spanish either so she picked up some other cue. I love when the guy shot the thing. LMAO! They would get rich off me.
The first couple of hours it hurt like hell, but now it's like a bad sunburn. It will fade pretty fast. I remembered what my mother told me about running cold water on it for a long time to stop the cooking!
The problem is that I cheaped out an bought a french press style from Ikea instead of the Chambord, so it is not as well made.
I searched YouTube using "curse" and "swear" and came up with some funny stuff, but I found this clip by searching for "taco" which is one word Spaniards use to say cursing; nothing to do with the food!
I scalded my hand a few years ago with one of the Ikea ones, also. It wasn't bad after the first couple of hours but I couldn't put it in hot water or the sun for the longest, it would hurt then. The students found it very noticeable and raised their eyebrows and looked worried when I said I had scalded *myself*. With a French Press. By mistake.
The video is hilarious and I may have to include it in my preplanned programming for while I'm in Mexico. I will of course credit your youtube sleuthing if I do!
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