Baking isnt heavy lifting unless you attempt a slab pie and the slab measures 21 by 15 inches. Then, it demands core strength.
You make this discovery after slicing 15 pounds of apples, rolling 6 pounds of pastry, grinding 2 pounds of crumble and sprinkling 1 pound of sugar. Grasping two corners of the pan, you tug. Hard. Muscling 24 pounds of pie into a hot oven, you learn, is easy compared with getting it out.
The downside of the 21-inch wide, 400-degree slab pie strikes you right at T7, mid-thoracic spine. Justin, the physical therapist you later engage, identifies the spot when he prods your back and declares: Here? Followed by: What were you lifting again?
