11.   Place sugar in heavy-bottomed saucepan, preferably nonstick and with rounded sides, and turn heat to medium.

12.   The saucepan is very deep, with rounded sides.

13.   The stone was iolite, a blue gem, neither faceted nor cabochon but something in between, a pyramid with four rounded sides and a smoothly polished peak.

14.   Use a deep skillet with rounded sides, ideally one with a nonstick surface.

15.   With a sharp knife, cut a thin slice from the rounded side of each pear half so it will lie flat on the grill.

16.   But Olak are a well rounded side and many in their forwardline can score.