HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

KITCHEN SAFETY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What can be used to put out a grease fire? Select all (3) that apply:
A
Water
B
Baking soda
C
A tight-fitting lid to smother it
D
Flour
E
A fire extinguisher
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The instructions for how to put out a grease fire must be followed in this exact order: Turn off the stove. Cover the pot, pan, or fryer with a lid. Douse the fire with baking soda, salt, or a fire extinguisher-never water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pour on Baking Soda-Baking soda will extinguish grease fires, but only if they’re small. It takes a lot of baking soda to do the job. Spray the Pot with a Class B Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher-This is your last resort, as fire extinguishers will contaminate your kitchen.

Detailed explanation-3: -All fires can be extinguished by cooling, smothering, starving or by interrupting the combustion process to extinguish the fire. One of the most common methods of extinguishing a fire is by cooling with water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Class B: Flammable liquids such as alcohol, ether, oil, gasoline and grease, which are best extinguished by smothering.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wet chemical fire extinguishers are red with a yellow label. It works by making chemical changes to burning oils, making them non-combustible. This type of fire extinguisher was specifically designed to be used on cooking oils and fats. In fact, it’s the main extinguisher used for class F (cooking fats and oils) fires.

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