[Actually he probably should've paid better attention to that pan, but let's face it, the ensuing conversation was too good to ignore in favor of those eggs. He's got his arms crossed now, watching Earl work. He considers intervening but decides against it because frankly, he's kind of curious to see what the doll is doing. He doesn't think it'll poison him after needing him around to kill Kreutzer in a worst-case scenario...]

...so what are you cooking, exactly?

[He also keeps glancing back towards the garage in the event that Kreutzer decides to come back inside. Would she have smelled the smoke from there?]