[Meatspace]

Why would you need a cue to fry food?

[Autonomous User]

Why would you need a cue to fry food?

I know right? Everyone knows they are used as a fancy pot passer

[SamAdams76]

Back when I was growing up, "taking a cue" had a different meaning. It was an idiom that implied that one should "take a hint."

To take a cue: To model one's actions based on the example or influence of someone or something else.

Example, "The salesman controls the timing of a sale, but he should take his cues from the buyer."

[JaguarXKE]

Why would you need a cue to fry food?

So you can stir your food from a distance and not get hot grease splashed on you.

[DannyTN]

Cue: a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.