And the band played on...

 Since so many are hanging on my every word, why keep them waiting?  This ones a real barn burner, well, ahhhh, almost.  

I live in a barn like Dalton from roadhouse and today I went to town to replace my air fryer because the old one burned to the ground, quite literally.  

In my haste to complete the spring cleaning in January, I placed the air fryer on the stove top, which seemed harmless enough.  I began the operation of preparing prime sirloin burgers for myself and the dog.  

Approximately 7 minutes into the operation, the son of a gun began smoking.  I thought perhaps a piece of the wax paper had fallen into the burners. What else could it be?   

As I pulled the fry basket from the unit, a huge plume of grey smoke erupted into the kitchen.  The entire room was filled with toxic fumes.  Then I saw the red glow underneath the unit and thought what the heck is going on?  As I unplugged the thing, it moved to reveal that the back burner on the stove was accidentally turned on to the highest setting, and the plastic air fryer was in full meltdown mode on the stovetop!  It was like staring at a miniature Chernobyl in the face.  It was hot and toxic.

Only I can accomplish such a task.  What a mess, but the burgers were saved.   The dog loved them.  

There was an aluminum liner at the bottom of the unit, which was filled with wax from the manufacturer.  Very strange, none the less its gone that stuff smoked like no tomorrow, another tragedy was averted, lesson learned.  Never set anything on the stove top except cookware; it's a good policy.

A new airfryer was a good idea anyway, Merry Christmas.