Flim flam

Errors in judgment are common when mastering new kitchen maneuvers.  For example, when making chicken pot pie, browning 1/4 cup of flour before whisking in that cup of milk, can result in burning if not stirred absolutely constantly.  I mean, medium-high is an awfully hot caliber of fire to be acting nonchalantly with even for a moment, when you've none to spare.  Same thing with toasting panko at 475 for 7-10 minutes.  Go ahead and be an idiot and ignore all signs of browning until the timer goes off at ten, what, fully-dependent on artificial time-keepers now, despite a fine-tuned sense of smelling?  It does make you feel grateful when another seven minutes worth of browning panko later, you read WELL-browned in the directions, salvaging two-inch mozzerella bites about to be dunked in Giada's creamy tomato anytime soon, so get on it.