The kitchen is the most smoky place in the house, and every time you eat, the fragrance is overflowing. However, there are also many potential dangers hidden in the kitchen, and if not handled properly, they can even develop into fatal behaviors.

Pour flour next to the gas stove

Flour is a very fine dust particle, which spreads into the air instantly, and when it reaches a certain concentration, even a trace of open flame will cause an explosion immediately. A husband and wife in Xiamen, Fujian Province, poured flour next to a lit stove, causing a flash explosion, and both of them had burns of more than 50%.

In addition to flour, other dust items should also be kept away from the stove, and it is strictly forbidden to pour starch, coffee powder, milk powder, etc. when there is an open fire in the kitchen.

The safest way to do this is to turn off the open flame in the kitchen and pour the flour, or move it to the dining room to dump. In addition, if the flour accidentally falls on the stovetop, clean it up with a damp cloth in time.

Microwave eggs or chestnuts

When using a microwave oven to heat eggs or chestnuts, the water molecules inside the eggs or chestnuts will vibrate rapidly to generate heat, causing the temperature and pressure inside the eggs or chestnuts to rise rapidly, and when the pressure reaches a certain level, it will explode and the egg liquid or chestnut kernels will also splash out of the microwave.

With the exception of eggs and chestnuts, foods with shells and films should not be heated in the microwave.

Frozen food goes directly into the pan

Many people may encounter such a situation, when cooking, suddenly find that the meat they want to eat is still frozen in the refrigerator, and they can't wait for the thawing to finish, and they can't wait to put it directly into the hot oil pan. Doing so may cause the oil in the pan to splash out and burn the body, or it may cause an explosion or fire, which can endanger life.

Frozen food that has not been thawed is placed in hot oil, which causes the ice on the outer layer of the food to quickly turn into water vapor, which can quickly increase in volume, forming internal pressure, which in turn can lead to oil spillage and explosion.

It is strictly forbidden to freeze food directly into the oil pan, and it must be thawed first so that there is no more ice ballast on the surface before frying. In addition, it is best to wipe off the excess water on the frozen food with a paper towel before putting it in the oil pan to avoid the oil splashing out and burning yourself.

The pressure cooker is overfilled

In recent years, pressure cooker explosions have occurred from time to time, why do pressure cookers explode?

When there is too much food in the pressure cooker, if the pressure is continuously heated, the pressure will increase, which will cause an explosion. In addition, when the exhaust valve of the pressure cooker is blocked, the situation of the fryer will also occur as the pressure gradually increases.

When using a pressure cooker, be sure to look at the position of the minimum and maximum water mark lines, and check whether the exhaust valve is blocked, the tightness of the rubber ring, and clean the exhaust valve in time after use. In addition, we should also pay attention to the service life of the pressure cooker, the general service life of the pressure cooker is 8-0 years, and different brands and materials are different.

Leave the soup unattended

It's not uncommon for people to do other things while making soup, which is dangerous. If the stove is left unattended, the boiling soup that overflows can be easily extinguished, and if there is a gas leak at this time, it is easy to catch fire. In addition, the continuous burning of the gas stove causes the pot to burn through, and the fire continues to burn with the help of the dry matter of the soup, and finally burns to the range hood and ignites the stove.

Therefore, when people leave the kitchen, they must make sure that the fire is extinguished, and it is strictly forbidden to leave the gas stove on when no one is in the house.

The oil pot caught fire and was extinguished with water

When stir-frying, when the oil pan catches fire, some people will pour a large plate of water into it in order to extinguish the fire, which not only cannot extinguish the fire, but also causes the hot oil to boil, and the fire on the oil pan instantly jumps to the roof.

When water is added to the pan, the water is heavier than the oil, sinks to the bottom of the pan, and then quickly vaporizes. The vaporized water vapor will bring the hot oil in the oil pan to the air, forming misty oil droplets, which will quickly burn when exposed to fire, causing boiling.

Therefore, if the oil catches fire, it should be extinguished with a foam or dry powder fire extinguisher, and never with water.

Put cooking oil next to the stovetop

If you store cooking oil next to the stove for a long time, if the oil accidentally spills out when cooking vegetables, it will encounter an open flame on the stove and cause burning. In addition, long-term heating of cooking oil at the cooktop will also accelerate oxidation, resulting in a decrease in oil quality. Therefore, cooking oil should be stored away from the stovetop to avoid being heated frequently.

In addition, gas leaks cause frequent explosion accidents, so be sure to close the valve immediately after using up the gas or natural gas, and be sure to install a gas alarm. The user inspects the gas connection elements in use for wear or damage and uses long-life hoses or metal corrugated hoses that meet the requirements of the code.

Transferred from: CCTV News

Source: Voice of the Greater Bay Area