When Emeril Lagasse heard how Ellen Basinski fought off four burglars with her favorite pot -- a 5-quart Emeril Lagasse saucepan -- he went into action. The famed TV chef picked up the phone and said he was sending the 70-year-old homemaker a whole new set of cookware. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Woman who pursued burglars with pan hears from Lagasse
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BAM!
Posted by: cherie | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 09:59 AM
BAM!
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Dammit Cherie!
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:01 AM
A woman aged 70 can actually fend off FOUR burglars at once with nothing more than a cooking pan? They must be the worst burglars in the world!
Posted by: Reno | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:01 AM
cherie and RMM, you beat me to it (as did the article), but this story just begged for that, so BAM!
Posted by: troschne | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Reno, probably those clowns from "Home Alone". Artist formerly known as Mikey, here's your cue...
Posted by: troschne | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM
JUST SHOW BIZ
Posted by: MONKEY JERK | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM
I'm surprised the pan didn't fall apart.
Posted by: Caffeinated Katie | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM
i love it when the old ladies get to beat the crap out of someone who wants to bad and are really just dumb.
GO Granny GO
Posted by: lynn | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Emeril Legasse? Does he still exist?
This reminds me of Edith Bunker. She defended herself with a tray of brownies if I'm not mistaken.
Posted by: Torgo | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:21 AM
She fought off four burglars with just a pan? That old gal's got moxie. Good for her. She's lucky it turnt out well for her, though, and she didn't get hurt. One of the burglars, for instance, could have been a Rachel Ray fan and thrown a cup of hot Dunkin Donuts coffee in her eyes!
Posted by: Dave | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Alton Brown always talks about multi use utensils on Good Eats, but I never saw the episode where he mentioned pans are good for frying, sauteeing, and wacking intruders upside the head.
Posted by: G-Man | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 11:19 AM
You better make sure you use the proper cleaning technique to get the skull off the pan before storing it. Some of those high end cooking utensils can be damaged by common cleansers.
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM
I heard about this one. You're right, they are idiots. Not only did they target a woman who's husband was a judge, but also one of the guys did the old lady's lawn. Um, did it ever occur to these guys that she might be able to *identify* them?
Posted by: Psyche | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM
They left out my favorite part in this article:
She grabbed the pan and whacked one of the burglars in the head. Another of the burglars looked at her and said "Lady, what are you doing?"
Just cracks me up. So dumb they can't tell that she's hitting one of them in the head with a cooking pan.
Posted by: David | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 12:56 PM
This lady sure did kick it up a notch. Goof for her.
Posted by: Hey! | Friday, February 27, 2009 at 01:57 PM
Women have been whacking men on the head with their frying pan for years....in the comics! This is a Great Story!Another reason why fiction is always better than non-fiction. Ya just can't write this stuff!
Posted by: Anna | Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 04:54 PM
Make that NON-fiction better than fiction....
Totally distracted by a Sci-fi thriller!
Totally unreal!
ha!
Posted by: Anna | Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 04:56 PM
Harry - "You bomb me with one more can, kid and I'll snap off your cajones and boil'em in motor oil!"
You know, most criminals count on the element of surprise and a vulnerable victim when the perpetrate their crime. Very few consider that they will be resisted. And the resistance is often ruthless, which is the element of surprise they didn't think of.
Posted by: LimeGreenLizard | Sunday, March 01, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Been waiting for that Home Alone shot Lizard!
Got my email up and awaiting your stories...drop the "a" in my moniker @ yahoo.
Posted by: RockyMtnMac | Sunday, March 01, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Get's this old heart of mine going to hear she took a pan to those dudes! She did'nt let them have an easy time of it. She stood up for what was right, and won. This gal has Moxie! Need more like her! Too many young folks rather steal from hard working folks than work and get their own. Shame on them!
I love Emerials pans so much, I have two sets of the stainless steel type. They're really made by ALL-CLAD (the best!). Caffeinated Katie probably never held one of these puppies or she'd know that they're so well made and heavy, they would'nt fall apart. I used to have a resturant for 20 plus years, and cooked on a line for years before that. These pans are a joy to cook with!
One thing I'd do different though if I was that gal. I'd swing that pan at their heads with the top edge facing towards them...taking me a scoop out of whatever it touched. He would'nt be asking what I was doing!
Posted by: blissfulgardener | Sunday, March 01, 2009 at 09:59 PM