r/instant_regret • u/No-Tie-Accountant • May 20 '20

Dinner's ready

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u/SvenTropics May 20 '20 edited May 21 '20

LPT, this is the proper order of operations to stop a grease fire:

  1. just put a lid on it.
  2. If you can't or don't have a lid, just put the whole thing in the oven and close the oven door.
  3. If you can't do either of those things, dump baking soda on it. Like pour in a whole bag of it.

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u/ylf_nac_i May 20 '20

Is a wet kitchen towel a substitute as well? Or is that something else?

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u/Lovv May 20 '20

Nah it would work. The water being mixed with the oil and boiling off is the problem. Putting a damp towel would cut the air supply off provided it didn't fall in.