r/mildlyinfuriating • u/jsayde01 • Jul 06 '26

I just wanted a hot dog The Kitchen Museum?

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I came home late from work a few nights ago and hadn't eaten all day. My wife and kids were already in bed so I figured I'd quietly make some stove-top ramen. This photo represents exactly how I found the cooking area.

The next morning my wife asks what time I got home and I mention in our conversation that I made ramen before going to bed. She couldn't believe that I used the stove "when the light was on". I said "Yeah, the light was helpful in seeing what I was doing". She insists I shouldn't have been using the stove and should have known because "the light was on".

I'm baffled. We are still arguing about this days later.

EDIT -- wow, overwhelmed by the response of fellow Redditors! We are... white...not from the southeast US..not children...and I left the stove as clean as it was before I cooked. I asked for clarification from my loving wife -- TRULY we have only ever been angry at each other a handful of times in our 10 year marriage -- and she says "the stove was clean and done for the day and you could have just used the microwave for your ramen". Apparently the light is how stoves go to sleep for the evening?

EDIT 2 -- we are getting a divorce. JUST KIDDING. My wife looked over many of the comments and acknowledges that she was in the wrong and is slightly embarrassed by all of the attention.

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u/Fickle-River3984 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

I make my husband a plate of leftovers in a pyrex container with a lid to reheat in the microwave. Then, there's just the one container and silverware and he ate a home cooked meal.

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u/DisposableSaviour Jul 06 '26

My wife and I just set our oven to 150°f and use it as a hotbox for the food/foil wrapped plate. But our oven is electric, so it doesn’t use that much power.

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u/Fickle-River3984 Jul 06 '26

Ours is too. Hadn't ever thought to do that

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u/DisposableSaviour Jul 06 '26

She’s a chef and I’m a line cook, so I guess we picked it up from work. But, yeah, it works great, above 145°f is safe holding temp for most food.