If you've ever been burned in the kitchen, you probably know that the worst thing you can do is to stick your hand under cold running water. Yes, it's what the docs advise. You get a big blister, pain and redness for several days to remind you to be more careful in future. Your grandmother may have passed along a piece of folk wisdom: slather the burn with cooking oil or a pat of butter. It seems counterintuitive. But it works every single time … [Read more...]