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ledow t1_iueljgx wrote

  1. Buy an appropriate fire extinguisher and/or a fire blanket. They aren't expensive. And they're designed for it.
  2. How do you start a fire just cooking? I've been an adult for 25+ years and I've never managed to do it.
  3. Any fire in the kitchen... just leave it. It's on a heatproof/fireproof surface, surrounded by non-flammable material, possibly in a sealed box (the oven). Turn the power off (my country mandates cooker switches where you can still get to them if there's something on the hob, for instance). Cover it. Wait. Like when I was at a Scout camp and a kid was frying with the pan on a grill over an open fire and it caught light (not surprising on an open fire with children cooking!) and they didn't know what to do. You know what to do? Put it back down and walk away from it. Don't carry the fire around with you like an idiot on a sitcom.
  4. Why do you use baking soda in the dishwasher? It's already in or has an equivalent in pretty much every dishwashing powder/tablet that exists.
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dandelionfirebird t1_iuf0d71 wrote

  1. see above reasons why a fire extinguisher is a bad idea for a kitchen fire unless it’s huge

  2. i accidentally started a kitchen fire at 39. Poured hot grease into a non-tempered glass jar. Broke the jar, spilled onto hot electric stovetop, instant grease fire.

  3. the cupboards above the stove aren’t heat proof. Neither is the surrounding countertop.

  4. baking soda sucks up stink. Good for fishy smells, and other unsavory dishes.

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