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3 Kitchen Safety
Cooking Safely
When Gordon Ramsay or Jamie Oliver are cooking a fancy meal in their restaurants, they don’t turn the hob on and then wander away to watch the TV until their chips are cooked!
Neither should you. Please don’t leave your cooking unattended; that’s essential with a chip pan.
Don’t fill your pot or pan to the brim. At most, leave the pan a third full maximum and cook in small batches. Even better, make your own healthier oven chips or use an air fryer. There are lots of great recipes on the internet for these.
But if you must use the chip pan / hot fat, follow this advice.
n Turn the handle to the side so you don’t hit it, or bump it, by accident and send the pan flying.
n If it does catch fire, don’t throw water on the pan. Get out of the kitchen. Close the door. Call the Fire and Rescue Service.
n It’s never a good idea to come home from the pub and turn the cooker on. If you’re hungry after a few drinks, stop off at the takeaway and order something nice.
n Don’t cook while under the influence of alcohol or if you’ve taken prescribed drugs – its not safe.
n Make sure you thoroughly clean your oven and grill – a build up of fat and grease is a major cause of fires.
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