The best way to protect yourself and your home from harm is take precautions to prevent grease fires from starting. Grease fires are known for happening quickly and spreading just as fast. They can spread even faster when people don’t know how to put them out correctly.
Most oil is not meant to be cooked at really high temperatures. Heat up all oil slowly. Oil has the possibility for bursting in to flames if heated too quickly at too high a temperature.
Grease fire without home protection
Be careful that your working area is clear before you heat your oil. Be sure that everything is moved out of the way before cooking with oil. If something is placed too close to a stovetop it can start a fire, which then can be made worse when it ignites with the grease in the pan.
Don’t dump food into oil that is already hot. Place food into oil slowly and carefully. Heated oil splatters enough on its own, so plopping food right in can cause more spurts of oil and can cause burns.
Accidents can happen quickly, especially with oil. Don’t ever leave heating oil unattended. Even leaving the kitchen for a moment can result in a dangerous situation.
If you use a deep fryer, don’t place the chord in a place where it can be snagged. You wouldn’t want the contents of the fryer to spill out on to items or people. Be careful where you place the chord.
Make preparations in case a grease fire does happen. Oven mitts and the correct sized lid for your pan should always be out when cooking with oil. If a grease fire does start, the oven mitts will protect your hands and the lid will stop the fire from getting worse.
Be sure that it is the proper sized lid. The lid is meant to squall the fire because it won’t have oxygen for the fire to continue. Once the lid is over the fire, you can use your oven mitts to turn off the burner. Don’t try to turn it off before this.
