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What does it mean?
The speaker jokes about conducting an absurdly precise and time-consuming culinary experiment.
In plain terms
I looked crazy because I was timing how long ice cubes take to grill.
What can you take from it?
Precision in cooking can look strange to outsiders.

Where it applies

  • testing cooking methods
  • explaining hobbies

Putting it to work

  • documenting experiments

Questions to consider

  • Why grill ice?
  • How much time is too much?

Another view

The quote relies on knowing the speaker is a chef.

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