My 2 AM grilled cheese turned into a fire alarm workout
Last Tuesday around 2 AM I got the munchies bad and decided to make a grilled cheese. I put the pan on medium high and got distracted scrolling through my phone for like 10 minutes. Next thing I know the kitchen is filled with smoke and the butter was black. The bread looked like a hockey puck and my smoke detector started screaming so loud my neighbor banged on the wall. I panicked, grabbed the pan with a dry towel which was dumb, and dropped it on the floor leaving a burn mark on my laminate. Ended up eating cold cereal sitting on the porch at 2:45 AM because the apartment smelled like a campfire. My fire alarm is still sort of wonky now and beeps randomly. Has anyone else had a late night snack go this wrong and do you have a foolproof method for not torching the place?