NUTRITION
KITCHEN SAFETY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Grease is left on the burner
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Grease is left on the counter
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Grease splatters on a hot burner
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -How Do Grease Fires Start? Grease fires start when cooking oil is heated past its smoke point and ignites. Whether you’re cooking with high-smoke-point peanut oil or frying in classic butter, all cooking oils have a heat level that sets them ablaze.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, when you pour water over a grease fire, the water sinks beneath the grease. That causes the grease to move to the surface of a pan, where it vaporizes and turns into steam. As the water turns into steam, it rapidly expands, sending hot oil out of the pan and into a ball of exploding grease.
Detailed explanation-3: -These bursts of intense flames are caused by oil or fat dripping off of food and hitting the coals, essentially causing a grease fire. They tend to occur soon after food is placed on the grill or once it’s been flipped.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cooking oil catches fire if a frying pan is kept on the burning stove for a long time because the cooking oil gets heated to its ignition temperature when kept over a burning stove for a long time.