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[jahcs]

EDIT:  Oops, I forgot to answer your other question.  "The need to know bad news."  Ever make an omlette?  You break some eggs, you add some milk, baking powder, and then you beat the bejesus out of it with a fork or an egg beater.  In that state it is a bit of a mess.  You then put it on a warm griddle or pan, and add a few things that will improve its flavor and appeal.  Hmmm, avocados, finely chopped onions, minced tomatoes, cheese, a bit of crumbled bacon . . .  yummy.  It still looks sorta  funny.  You then spend some time and effort and eventually, you roll it over, lightly brown it, and then slide it onto a plate.  The "Iraq omlette" seems to me to be somewhere just past beat the dickens out of the eggs and the add some yummies stages, though the griddle in Iraq is plenty hot for the cooking.

Your example of cooking an omlette is apt. "...the griddle in Iraq is plenty hot for the cooking." Trying to cook anything, especially eggs, on an overheated griddle usually creates inedible, messy, waste. Turning down the flame under the griddle doesn't take long, cooling the griddle down does.

We have a whole bunch of cooks arguing what kind of omlette to make as they try to find a recipie in their books. There is no magic recipie that eveyone will agree tastes the best. I have never seen a restaurant menu list only one omlette that will make everyone happy - especialy since there is always that one guy that orders steak and eggs. :P