Chip pan fires at home....
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This is what happens when you pour water over boiling chip fat, instead of doing the correct thing and smothering it with a wet towel.
I learnt my lesson the hard way, many years ago, when I did exactly the same thing in my parent's house when they were away on holiday....they came back to rather a mess...
The blast blew me backwards through the kitchen door....
Don't try this at home folks.....
I learnt my lesson the hard way, many years ago, when I did exactly the same thing in my parent's house when they were away on holiday....they came back to rather a mess...
The blast blew me backwards through the kitchen door....
Don't try this at home folks.....
When I were a student we were cooking at may mate's house (parent's) and the chip pan caught fire. I did the most sensible thing I could think of at the time and threw it out the window. Set the garden a blaze, cue fire brigade to extinguish.
Was no longer welcome at that joint after that.
Was no longer welcome at that joint after that.
Not a chip pan, but a saucepan full of oil. Wasn't heating up quick enough for the chips to be ready with the rest of the meal, so I put the lid on and went back to chatting with my mates and their 3 month old kiddy in the living room. Couple of minutes later, took the lid off and I guess some oil dropped onto the gas hob. Big fire, but had the presence of mind to shut off gas and smother it whilst carrying the burning pan into the garden to cool the oil.
Scared the hell out of me. Haven't had chips since! Or those friends round for dinner!
Scared the hell out of me. Haven't had chips since! Or those friends round for dinner!
IroningMan said:
Who on earth deep-fat fries anything at home in this day and age?
PS - the 'a bit council' thread is over there >
You'd be surprised: Deep Fat Fryers - useful or cupboard cloggerPS - the 'a bit council' thread is over there >
(I don't have one).
Reminds me of the fire-team training we had to do for being part of the offshore ERT. Enter a steel-pate building dressed in proper gear and wearing breathing apparatus dragging a hose in and down a set of stairs before hunching in a corner, well away from stairs, and hitting a half oil drum full of burning kerosene with water. The ensuing fireball that curled up to the ceiling and flashed over our heads and up the stairs was awesome. Anyone on the stairs would have been consumed!
Aaah!
Aaah!
IroningMan said:
Who on earth deep-fat fries anything at home in this day and age?
PS - the 'a bit council' thread is over there >
I bought one the other day. Not sure breaded camembert is really that council though. I did, however, buy a decent electric one rather than opting for a pan of oil on the hob, and bought a fire blanket to go with it just in case.PS - the 'a bit council' thread is over there >
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Tom_C76 said:
I bought one the other day. Not sure breaded camembert is really that council though. I did, however, buy a decent electric one rather than opting for a pan of oil on the hob, and bought a fire blanket to go with it just in case.
Camembert is nicer baked - I'd put the breaded variety on the starters menu alongside the prawn cocktail. BuzzBravado said:
samuelellis said:
Got to admit Deep fat fryers scare the hell out of me to the point i cant have one in the house
Me too, plus what actually needs deep fried these days? If i want chips i'll go to the chippy. I have found though you can get good chips out of one of those actifry devices if you put some dripping in instead of oil.
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