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BigmanPigman

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41. I have one just for the kitchen,

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 08:30 PM

Nov 2018

I read the ingredients after I used the baking soda and my brother in law told me they both are basically the same stuff and he was right. I have to check to see if it is expired or not...I hear that that happens and they are too "old" to work.

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With fire in the headlines, I suggest you do this NOW! Personal Story [View all] zooks Nov 2018 OP

Except you're not supposed to open an oven door if there's a fire. pnwmom Nov 2018 #1

Interesting info but the article refers to a regular oven which has a heavy door zooks Nov 2018 #2

Well, if your door was ALREADY open, that would be different. pnwmom Nov 2018 #5

Mine is wrapped in alum foil, in plain sight. Good idea Zooks irisblue Nov 2018 #3

Smart advise, as well as that in another post about opening the oven door (don't) and ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #4

Honestly I would take that box from the fridge and put it in a container zooks Nov 2018 #9

Similar story Nictuku Nov 2018 #6

Fire blankets? Shanti Mama Nov 2018 #7

I know of them but never knew anyone who had one. zooks Nov 2018 #8

The handheld extinguishers are really easy eallen Nov 2018 #10

We have the PASS instructions posted by the extinguisher... displacedtexan Nov 2018 #11

And remember you have maybe Sherman A1 Nov 2018 #12

Good advice! I also have a 25lb container of flour in the kitchen. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #14

Flour is flammable. And flour dust is explosive. eallen Nov 2018 #15

My mother used it for small grease fires on the stove top. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #23

The air quality is horrible. SF State is closed, but my daughter's public high school isn't. deurbano Nov 2018 #33

It's terrible in Sacramento today, too. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #34

It's up to 313 in the Hazardous range in Sac now. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #37

Apparently the message from the school district was that SF schools are closed tomorrow. deurbano Nov 2018 #36

My experience jaxind Nov 2018 #13

That happened to me and I did the same thing! BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #16

A fire hydrant? Tipperary Nov 2018 #24

Extinguisher...you know what I meant. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #25

They are really easy. Seriously, watch a YouTube. Tipperary Nov 2018 #40

I have one just for the kitchen, BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #41

Yeah, there is a little arrow that moves from green into the red. Tipperary Nov 2018 #42

Had something like that happen before shanti Nov 2018 #39

I've put out kitchen grease fires with salt. n/t Mr.Bill Nov 2018 #17

Good to know but but having a full container set aside to put out a fire zooks Nov 2018 #21

most heavy powders will work for this. cab67 Nov 2018 #18

I've heard that flour is dangerous. Never knew about corn starch zooks Nov 2018 #19

People should know how to use extinguishers. Tipperary Nov 2018 #26

People react differently. I'm no spring chicken but I froze when I was suddenly zooks Nov 2018 #29

One has to consider the cost. Extinguishers might be the best but not zooks Nov 2018 #30

flour and corn starch are flammable. cab67 Nov 2018 #35

Toaster Ovens moreland01 Nov 2018 #20

Wow that is scary. I unplug my toaster now but only because I rarely use it zooks Nov 2018 #22

Toasters are equally dangerous. llmart Nov 2018 #28

after some popcorn i was reheating caught fire. i do not leave them unless on bake. pansypoo53219 Nov 2018 #27

Thanks for posting this. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #31

Our mailman saved my life by doing this when I was home alone as a teenager. Silver Gaia Nov 2018 #32

Good thing you caught in time Meowmee Nov 2018 #38

When disaster almost struck at my place, I couldn't figure out my extinguisher either ecstatic Nov 2018 #43