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At the Clean & Tidy Home Show, we love stories that make us rethink our everyday routines. One such story is the famous anecdote about a woman who cuts the ends off her pot roast before putting it in the oven. If you haven’t heard it yet, here it is:
A newly-wed man would watch his wife cut an inch off from both ends of the meat for a pot roast before putting it into the oven. Curious, he asked why she did this, and she replied, “That’s how you are supposed to cook it.” Not satisfied with this answer, he pressed further until she explained that she learned to do it this way from her mother.
Determined to get to the bottom of it, the husband called his mother-in-law and asked her why she cut an inch from each end of the pot roast. She gave the same answer, “That’s how you cook pot roast.” When he pressed further, she said she learned it from her mother.
Still unsatisfied, the man called his wife’s grandmother and asked her the same question. The grandmother replied that she had learned it from her own mother. So, they called the great-grandmother and asked her why she used to cut the ends off the pot roast before cooking it. The great-grandmother laughed and said, “We used to be very poor and didn’t own a lot of cookware. So I cut the ends off so the meat would fit into my only pan.”
This story perfectly captures why we do many things in life—we’ve been doing them for so long that we rarely stop and question the rationale behind them. Traditions and habits often persist without us realising there might be a better or more efficient way.
At the Clean & Tidy Home Show, we believe in the power of sharing experiences and wisdom without shame. It’s important to share our household practices and learn from one another because, often, we don't realise there are different ways of doing things until someone else points them out.
Join us at the show to hear from a diverse group of people about their unique household experiences. By sharing and learning from each other, we can discover new, more effective ways to maintain a functional home that supports the lives we want. Let’s share, without shame, and find better solutions together!
At the Clean & Tidy Home Show, we love stories that make us rethink our everyday routines. One such story is the famous anecdote about a woman who cuts the ends off her pot roast before putting it in the oven. If you haven’t heard it yet, here it is:
A newly-wed man would watch his wife cut an inch off from both ends of the meat for a pot roast before putting it into the oven. Curious, he asked why she did this, and she replied, “That’s how you are supposed to cook it.” Not satisfied with this answer, he pressed further until she explained that she learned to do it this way from her mother.
Determined to get to the bottom of it, the husband called his mother-in-law and asked her why she cut an inch from each end of the pot roast. She gave the same answer, “That’s how you cook pot roast.” When he pressed further, she said she learned it from her mother.
Still unsatisfied, the man called his wife’s grandmother and asked her the same question. The grandmother replied that she had learned it from her own mother. So, they called the great-grandmother and asked her why she used to cut the ends off the pot roast before cooking it. The great-grandmother laughed and said, “We used to be very poor and didn’t own a lot of cookware. So I cut the ends off so the meat would fit into my only pan.”
This story perfectly captures why we do many things in life—we’ve been doing them for so long that we rarely stop and question the rationale behind them. Traditions and habits often persist without us realising there might be a better or more efficient way.
At the Clean & Tidy Home Show, we believe in the power of sharing experiences and wisdom without shame. It’s important to share our household practices and learn from one another because, often, we don't realise there are different ways of doing things until someone else points them out.
Join us at the show to hear from a diverse group of people about their unique household experiences. By sharing and learning from each other, we can discover new, more effective ways to maintain a functional home that supports the lives we want. Let’s share, without shame, and find better solutions together!
