In order to drastically reduce your risk of a cooking fire, follow this recipe for safety:

• Stay in the kitchen, don’t become distracted leaving the cooking unattended.
• Wear short or close fitting sleeves. Long loose sleeves are more likely to catch on fire or get caught on pot handles
• Turn pot handles inward to prevent spills and/or burns.
• Keep the area around the stove clear of anything that could burn (papers, pot holders, towels, books)
• Watch children closely and enforce a kid-free zone of approximately 3 feet around the stove.
• Cook at indicated temperatures settings rather than higher settings.
• Regularly clean your cooking equipment to prevent food and grease build-up.
• Always have a pot lid handy to slide over flames and smother the fire. Don’t pick up the pan, but make sure to turn off the heat and let the pan cool.
• Use baking soda to extinguish other types of food fires. Do not use water on cooking fires. It will cause splashing and spread the fire.
• For emergencies call 911

Turkey Fryers Come with Safety Concerns. In recent years deep-frying turkeys has become increasingly popular, however the use of turkey fryers are considered a serious injury and fire risk.

Find out more: Turkey Fryer Safety Tips.