Fire Prevention Advice While Cooking Up a Storm This Thanksgiving
Three times as many home cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving.
That’s why fire officials encourage you to pay close attention the goal of getting a holiday meal on the table.
The Alabama Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal’s Division offers these tips for a safer Thanksgiving Day:
– Always stay in the kitchen while frying, grilling or broiling food. If you have to leave the kitchen for even a short time, turn off the stove.
– Keep anything that can catch fire such as oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains away from the stove top.
– Turn pot handles toward the center of the stove.
– Keep the number of people in your kitchen to a minimum, especially children. Crowded kitchens cause confusions and often result in burns.
– In the event of a stove top fire, carefully slide a cookie sheet or lid over the pan and turn off the stove. Never attempt to carry a hot pan to the sink.
– If you have a fire in the oven, close the oven door and turn off the heat. Once the oxygen is depleted, the fire will go out. Wait until the oven is completely cooled before opening the door again. This applies to microwave ovens, too.
And If you need to talk turkey while preparing a grand meal for you family, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is now open. The number is 1-800-BUTTERBALL (800-288-8372).
