Someone sent me a forwarded message about kitchen fires that shocked me. We have a fire extinguisher in our kitchen, but I have a feeling mom will forget how to use it or just plain forget where it is.
The forwarded message showed how you could buy this StoveTop Firestop that you can hang in your vent hood with that magnet. It costs about $50.
Unfortunately, it wouldn't work with our type of vent because it would look rather unsightly. The concept is great though. There's a wick under the can. If a kitchen fire ignites the wick, baking soda type chemicals would drop down to put out the fire.
Another method proposed to stop a kitchen fire is to put on a tight lid, or even a sturdy cookie sheet over the burning pot/pan which would deprive it of oxygen and die out. However another website said it may not work if the seal is not tight enough.
One thing you must remember above all else with a grease fire is DO NOT PUT WATER on it. It will virtually explode on you and cause horrible burns.
Another thing they tell you is DO NOT MOVE the pan. You will be panicking and could dribble burning fat over the floor causing more fires.
TURN OFF the stove if there's a fire.
Keep flammable things away from the stove.
One fire station recommended not using the fire extinguisher because it might be too powerful and spread the fire.
The only sure fire (sorry for the pun) method seems to be having that Firestop device.
I just talked to mom and showed her a video of what happens if you put water on a grease fire. She said we shouldn't worry about her because she would never leave a pan unattended and she already knew about the lid to deprive the fire of oxygen.
OK... fine.
But I'll bet she still doesn't know where the fire extinguisher is.
Unfortunately, it wouldn't work with our type of vent because it would look rather unsightly. The concept is great though. There's a wick under the can. If a kitchen fire ignites the wick, baking soda type chemicals would drop down to put out the fire.
Another method proposed to stop a kitchen fire is to put on a tight lid, or even a sturdy cookie sheet over the burning pot/pan which would deprive it of oxygen and die out. However another website said it may not work if the seal is not tight enough.
One thing you must remember above all else with a grease fire is DO NOT PUT WATER on it. It will virtually explode on you and cause horrible burns.
Another thing they tell you is DO NOT MOVE the pan. You will be panicking and could dribble burning fat over the floor causing more fires.
TURN OFF the stove if there's a fire.
Keep flammable things away from the stove.
One fire station recommended not using the fire extinguisher because it might be too powerful and spread the fire.
The only sure fire (sorry for the pun) method seems to be having that Firestop device.
I just talked to mom and showed her a video of what happens if you put water on a grease fire. She said we shouldn't worry about her because she would never leave a pan unattended and she already knew about the lid to deprive the fire of oxygen.
OK... fine.
But I'll bet she still doesn't know where the fire extinguisher is.
THis is all good information. I didn't know that about water. I might try to say I would never leave a pan unattended, but knowing my memory these days, it would be risky. :-)
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ReplyDeleteI've never saw this before, really interesting,
ReplyDeleteWe had a grease fire on the stove and I grabbed my children and ran out the door instead of trying to put it out. My son remembers it to this day as a horrible event. Not because there was a fire but because I made him go outside in his underwear. He was four years old:)
ReplyDeleteNo stranger to kitchen fires. You have jogged my memory and given me a topic to confess.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Your tip about the numbers being unnecessary...a recognizable word is optional as well. I just avoided "teaspoonful." (well, almost!)
ReplyDeleteI have an old fire extinguisher in the kitchen I had bought at Costco, never used and have no idea how to use it being mechanically challenged!
ReplyDeletealways something to worry about...lol!
ReplyDeleteWow - lots of good info. Interesting little can. I wonder how much heat it takes to open it, and how much baking soda is in it. I have a yellow/orange box of Arm&Hammer baking soda in my kitchen cabinet, labeled "4 FIRES." Besides my fire extinguisher, that tells me it's the soda that is used for fires, not the baking powder. DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteI find the safest solution is to eat out more frequently. Dianne
ReplyDeleteI rarely cook for this reason, among others lol But I would be the one who forgets I have something on the stove. I will only cook if I know I will be in the kitchen during the whole time or if I use the crockpot. Fortunately I'm not a picky eater so I can get by with minimal cooking. I was never this bad...the more I don't cook the worse I get about remembering when the stove is on.
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Great advice. I have never had a grease fire, but one never knows when this might happen, so we all must know what to do.
ReplyDeleteI forgot where my fire extinguisher is
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post Kay. Good to know, a few I knew but not others. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGood thought about the fire extinguisher. I do have a small one but think it is way past its use by date.
ReplyDeleteThat is a clever gadget, I may look into one. Thanks.
Thanks!
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