HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Lift the lid of a pan on a range so the opening is toward you so the steam billows away from your face. Steam burns are worse than water burns. Steam is the gas form of water and is hotter than the liquid form. Lift the lid top towards you and having the steam away from your face.

Detailed explanation-2: -Always stir and lift away from you. To avoid burns, always lift lids and stir pots away from you. Condensation forms on lids during the cooking process and it becomes very hot, so you don’t want it to touch your skin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Here’s a trick when taking a lid off a hot pan: Tilt the lid away from you to help protect your face and hands from steam. If a grease fire starts, don’t use water – it’ll only make it worse! Quickly put a lid on the pot or pan, and have a fire extinguisher nearby.

Detailed explanation-4: -To keep children and cooks safe, keep pot and pan handles inward away from the edge of the stove. In doing this, do not place handles over an open flame or heated burner while you are cooking. Do not wear blouse clothes or loose sleeves that may catch fire when leaning over the stove or reaching to a back burner.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tilt the Lid Away from Your Body Lift the lid off a boiling pot tilting away from your body and make sure your face is not directly above the hot pot or pan. This way you control which side lifts first, controlling which side the steam comes out of and which side the condensation drips down.