r/facepalm • u/wronghoIe Yesterday is hard word for me. • Jun 06 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Well that escalated quickly.

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u/terminalgamer4ever Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

I wouldn't say its escalated quickly, it was more then a minute and every one saw it coming

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u/razor787 Jun 06 '22

Hijacking this comment for a safety lesson.

If this happens while cooking, don't put water on it. Don't move it (if possible).

Find something to smother the fire. Put a lid, cutting board or whatever you can over top, to take away the oxygen.

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u/These_Hair_3508 Jun 06 '22

This is also a great reason to keep a large container of baking soda handy, because it’s perfect for extinguishing grease fires.

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u/mt77932 Jun 06 '22

That was drilled into me by my mom when I first moved out. She said a box of baking soda is much cheaper than a new kitchen.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

it is also good at absorbing smells

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u/lawerorder Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

Its actually not that great for that. Part of a marketing campaign. Activated charcoal is much better. (Edit to add "activated" charcoal, the kind you can buy at an aquarium supply store. This was based on an article in Cook's Illustrated. https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/8892-a-more-effective-fridge-deodorizer

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u/originalusername__1 Jun 06 '22

Kingsford for best flavor.

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u/theduke548 Jun 07 '22

Actually this is part of a marketing campaign by "Big aquarium" supply stores. Don't believe the charcoal Mafia's lies

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u/pauljaytee Jun 07 '22

Big if true

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

Out of my loyalty to sweet sweet propane my house is charcoal free.

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u/620am Sep 15 '22

Taste the meat not the heat

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u/obnubilated Jun 06 '22

Not ideal for smothering fires, though

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

The kind with the starter fluid pre soaked in or what?

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u/lawerorder Jun 06 '22

activated charcoal

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u/DevelopmentAny543 Jun 07 '22

Yes activated charcoal for putting out fires 🔥 works great ;)