Never use aluminum lo11to line drip bowls or oven bottoms Only use folf as shown on page 7 of this book, Improper use of foil can start a fire Never leave jars or cans of fat or drtpplngs on or near the range Never let grease build up on your range You can keep grease fires from starting If you clean up grease and splllovers after each range use
PUTTING
OUT A GREASE FIRE
II is a good idea to have a dry chemical, foam or Halon type fire extinguisher where you can easily reach it in case of a cooking fire. A Halon extinquisher will not spoil food and makes no mess.
NO!
Never use water on a grease fire - it will only spread the flames Never pick up a flaming pan. Instead: 1. Turn off the heating element. 2. Smother the fire with a tightly filling pan lid, bakrng soda or an extinguisher.
Never leave cooktop elements unwatched al high heat settings Boilovers cause smoking and greasy splllovers may catch fire
NO
Never try to move a pan of hot fat especially a deep fat fryer Walt until the fal has cooled I1
How to put out a liquid grease fire with a fire extinguisher: 1. Stand back 5 or 6 feel. 2. Open the extingursher 3. Starting al the flames closest to you, move the extinguisher side to side and work back until all flames are out.
When brolllng always remember to remove the broiler pan lrom the range and clean it when you are finished cooking If you leave a broiler pan full of grease in the range and later use the oven. you may have a broiler fire 4
CAUTION: lf you bring the extinguisher IOO close, you may blow burning grease all over the cooking area.
