Cool THAT kitchen !!!

The thought of using the stove or oven in this crazy summer heat wave makes me ill...but we can't go without eating, so when i do have to cook, I found a simple trick that seems  to really help...

After using a hot pan on the stove top, put some cool tap water in it, set it back on the hot burner and put the lid on.  The cool water starts absorbing the heat...that way it doesn't continue to warm your kitchen!  I can literally "feel" the difference immediately!

Silly, Simply, but works :)