5 Tips To Keep Kids (or Irresponsible Adults) from Setting Your Kitchen on Fire

2/7/2018 (Permalink)

In South Jordan, UT you would prefer to avoid any sort of fire damage to your home, which is why you have that ban on anyone stepping foot into your kitchen who isn’t you. As time goes on, however, and you make friends or maybe even a family, it becomes increasingly more difficult to keep troublemakers out. Luckily, there are five easy tips to prevent you from having to meet a firefighter the embarrassing way:

1. Your kitchen should have a working fire extinguisher and smoke detector. Make sure smoke detectors are tested monthly and batteries replaced as needed. The fire extinguisher should be kept in a secure, but easily accessible place. Get 100 percent comfortable with how to use your extinguisher so that you can do so in the heat of the moment.
2. Avoid baggy clothing and draping sleeves. Aside from clothing catching fire, baggy clothing can result in tripping or getting caught on things, which is a fire risk as well.
3. Ensure flammable items and fabrics never sit too close to the stove. One of the best tips is to choose oven mitts over towels to move pots and pans from stovetops or oven.
4. To prevent a grease fire, clean your stove often to avoid buildup of grease in or around the stove. Always use proper-sized pots and pans for whatever you’re cooking, especially if you’re using cooking oil.
5. Never leave the house while cooking and avoid even leaving the room if possible. If children (or irresponsible adults) are in the kitchen, they should always be well-supervised. It is better to keep them away from the stove or oven, but at least ensure they are given one-on-one attention from an adult who is directing and standing close.

Fires in the kitchen may be difficult to entirely prevent, but armed with the right knowledge, you can keep them rare and more easily maintained. There are many resources out there to use so you can keep your home intact and don’t have commit to solitary cooking for the rest of your life. Utilizing the tips above, you should be ready to start allowing people into your kitchen again.

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