FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Carefully pour a good amount of baking soda onto the grease fire. Or…Soak a towel under the faucet, wring out the excess dripping water, and drape over the burning grease pan to smother it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Do NOT use flour on a grease fire. While sometimes baking soda can extinguish a small grease fire (though not if the fire is too overwhelming), flour cannot and should not be used. Due to chemical risk of contaminating your kitchen, putting out a grease fire with your fire extinguisher should be the last resort.

Detailed explanation-3: -Don’ts of putting out a grease fire: Don’t ‌extinguish a grease fire with water or a wet towel. Don’t use flour, baking powder or sugar to ‌smother the fire. Don’t ‌remove the pan from the burner or place it in the sink. The oil may splash around and potentially burn you.

Detailed explanation-4: -Turn the stove off first, then cover the fire with a metal pot lid. Since fire can’t exist without oxygen, this will extinguish the grease fire. If it’s a smaller one, you can try using baking soda. Avoid using water, as it will just make the oil/grease spread.