How to deposit a layer of carbon onto a Stainless steel vessel?

How to deposit a layer of carbon onto a Stainless steel vessel?

Did you ever wonder how to deposit a layer of pure carbon on to the surface of a Stainless Steel vessel? I achieved it easily but accidentally through a simple act of negligence, nay, forgetfulness: kept the vessel with half a litre of milk on the stove for boiling and forgot about it. Result: Nice perfect coating all through, making the vessel unrecognizable, unusable and irretrievable for ever.

Other accompaniments of this ‘accident’ are:

•    overflown milk on kitchen slab involving half an hour hard labor to clean it up;
•       pervading and persistent stench of burnt milk for an hour or so;
•       loss of milk necessitating purchase of fresh stock;
•       mental stress in thinking out how to hide this fact from my daughter
•       Going without second cup of coffee for the day
•       Overhearing talks among neighbors: “somebody’s kitchen is in flame

Have I learnt anything as how to avoid such mishaps from recurring? Here are some tips:

 

·       Make it a habit to stay, watch and switch off stove without chance for distraction
·       Set a timer for however little time it might be.
·       Use a bigger vessel so that milk won’t boil and overflow dirtying the kitchen slab
·       Apply a thin layer of glycerin around inner rim of the vessel to prevent overflowing
·       Use the erstwhile aluminum based ‘milk-boiler’ that gives a whistle when done
·       If you are away for any reason, don’t close the door lest you miss the smell of charring.

Only consoling factor in this unpleasant episode is that I realised that forgetfulness is a blessing in disguise once again. I could smell burnt milk and charring far away in my bedroom where I was immersed with laptop chores; this suggests  that I am unlikely to be a victim of COVID-19 as of now.

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