Kitchen on Fire

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Have you seen this?

I have heard of something like this, but did not how serious it could get.

wow.


YouTube - Kitchen Oil Fire from Haydar Azzouz
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  • woo. thanks for the warning on what not to do.
  • I almost burned down my neighbors house when I was a kid doing just what they showed.(throwing water on it) I learned back then to put a lid over the pot. I never saw the one using a wet rag though.
  • aren't you supposed to put those out with baking soda or something?
  • I think baking soda might be for electrical fires where obviously water wouldn't mix too well.

    Not sure about kitchen/stove fires.

    Glad I have a fire extinguisher, smoke alarm and sprinklers in every room...
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    • Just because this is the Off Topic Forum doesn't mean that you two could post something off the topic, right?
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    • No, don't do anything that could cause burning oil to splash or spread. They showed you the proper way to handle this type of fire in the video. Covering the pot as shown takes away enough of the oxygen that the fire dies out. The water on the dish towel prevents the dish towel from catching on fire and helps seal out the oxygen, but ring out the excess water before covering the pot.


      Cool! Next time you might try posting something related to the thread topic though. Somehow it seems to work out better for everyone. :rolleyes:
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  • Thanks for the warning. . .
  • Try a grease far. Put water on that... I guarantee it'll be the last time you do. Salt puts out grease fire's easy (which may or may not be off topic here).

    That said, these videos on how fast a fire can spread are exactly why my wallet, car keys and external hard drive are within reaching distance as I get out of my bed. As a matter of fact, everything on my computer is actually saved on the external (with shortcuts to each directory as needed).

    Thus in a fire, my wallet, keys and livelihood are 1, 2, 3 as I bail out me window! I've thought about including a bottle of tequila in the mix, but don't want my neighbors to judge!
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  • Serious? Um....it's fire, guy. You can level your whole house if you don't catch it in time. Fire is always serious stuff.
  • A slight carelessness can make you suffer for a lifetime. Pay extra care with objects that can turn out to be harmful in no time.
  • Why not just use a Co2 fire extinguisher?
  • we always have a fire-extinguisher in the kitchen, just in case
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    • One word: LID

      Cut off the oxygen supply - wet cloth sort of does the same.

      I have problems with fire extinguishers and flashlights. They are never where I think they should be - and when I find them they usually need charged.:p

      I have a universal lid kept in a cabinet just to the left of the cooktop. It is designed to be a good fit for any size pan or skillet. In a real, time crunch crisis....simple is good...LID....:p
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  • Gee Dennis - does that mean no shoveling dirt on top of it? And I thought I had it all downpat.
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    • Splish splash splatter, I was taking grease bath...


      Ah, Bobby Darin would be proud of that paraphrase.
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  • It's always a great idea to have a fire extinguisher or fire cloth in your kitchen, to prevent these occurences
  • WOW, I think my school may have had someone talk about this when I was like SIX! Oil and water don't mix, so adding water, ESPECIALLY cold water can effectively aerosolize the oil so it seems to act like a GAS, giving the flareup you saw. ANY cook should understand all that! Heck, put a little water onto a hot pan, and what happens? The water almost does a dance, and lets off water vapor, Imagine i it were a lot more water added to a pan full of oil. Frankly, I don't like it if een one droplet of hot oil touches my skin, and ONE drop of lukewarm water can do that.

    As for THIS demo? For the past couple decades at least, every now and then, the news, in the US, often runs a clip about a testing/training facility firemen have, and show what can occur from certain things like this. The three basic ones are:

    1. electrical(DON'T use fraid cords! DON'T unplug wwithout holding the plug. DON'T put too many objects on one circuit. DON'T try to repair a cord if you don't know what you are doing. REMEMBER a chain is as strong as it weakest link, or usng a 5A extension cord on a 100A circuit only allows you 5W on that cord or past it.)
    2. smoking(***********DON'T SMOKE*********!!!! OK, OK, THEY say the PC thing of don't smoke in bed, or leave it unattended, but MY rule is ***********DON'T SMOKE*********!!!!)!!!
    3. DON'T try to put out fires with things not rated for them!!!!!! YES, they often use the water in the pan example, but it IS the SAME THING! Fire extinguishers are rated for the fires they put out! What do the A B C ratings mean on Fire Extinguishers?

    BTW I had to take a test for teradata. WHO KNOWS WHY?!?!? That included things like this. One of their DEMANDS, which is a variation on #1 above, is NEVER plug an extension cord into an extension cord. There are TWO good reasons for that! 1. The metal may have low conductivity, and lower the final rating, because of the extra length. 2. You can now PHYSICALLY plug more in which means a greater chance of pushing it past it's limit.

    Steve
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