Feel it hot, hot, hot.

As a reminder, I do all the cooking. Like most men, I really enjoy grilling out, and this summer I have whipped up barbecued chicken, pork chops, hot dogs, burgers, you name it. My favorite, however, has to be a nice, juicy steak. I make sure to marinate them and really watch them closely.

Despite all the grilling I have done, my wife is deathly afraid of food poisoning from undercooked food. I am a bit anal about this myself, so I use a meat thermometer to check before I take stuff off the grill. Nevertheless, my wife always asks me to cook her steak/chicken/chop longer than mine, just to make sure.

What happens, of course is I get a nice, juicy steak with just a little red in the middle, and she gets a hockey puck. She will also then complain that it is too dry.

Did I mention that she will also usually put her food in the microwave for an extra minute after I serve it? Just to make sure.