Cooking with any hob type can quickly get out of hand. So, why shouldn’t we do it safely? After all, a whopping 50% of home fires start in the kitchen, most of which are from the stove, simply because heating oil to a high temperature can be a risky business if things go wrong. Let’s have a look at how to reduce that risk.
About 60% of all accidental fires in the home start in the kitchen. They kill or injure nearly 20 people every day in the UK, that’s 7300 people a year! So how can we prevent kitchen fires and spend more time doing what we love? Luckily, we have some tips for you right here. Check them out here…
It goes without saying that chips are one of the nation’s favourite sides or quick bites. Ketchup, mayo, BBQ, piri-piri, cheesy-chips, even curry sauce, the choice is endless. And they’re once, twice, even thrice cooked: the more the merrier! However they come – nothing beats a good chip. We love them. Sitting around a table with friends and family, sharing good food and great memories. But how do you cook them at home?
The European stove guard Standard BS EN 50615 has been in force since 2015, helping consumers identify effective cooking safety products, but in reality few conventional products actually meet the standards set out by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation, let alone exceed it. Let’s look at the standard in detail and find out what it means for stove safety devices.
The toaster smokes away happily in the corner on the kitchen counter. It hasn’t been turned down since you toasted that frozen bread and the fresh bread is now being overdone. The already-toasted crumbs are glowing red and gold and fading one by one in the tray. The warm bread smell drifts up to the ceiling and kicks the smoke detector into a frenzy causing panicked footsteps to come rushing. At the least, that’s all it calls for. Sometimes it calls for much more.
Cooking with any hob type can quickly get out of hand. So, why shouldn’t we do it safely? After all, a whopping 50% of home fires start in the kitchen, most of which are from the stove, simply because heating oil to a high temperature can be a risky business if things go wrong. Let’s have a look at how to reduce that risk.
About 60% of all accidental fires in the home start in the kitchen. They kill or injure nearly 20 people every day in the UK, that’s 7300 people a year! So how can we prevent kitchen fires and spend more time doing what we love? Luckily, we have some tips for you right here. Check them out here…
It goes without saying that chips are one of the nation’s favourite sides or quick bites. Ketchup, mayo, BBQ, piri-piri, cheesy-chips, even curry sauce, the choice is endless. And they’re once, twice, even thrice cooked: the more the merrier! However they come – nothing beats a good chip. We love them. Sitting around a table with friends and family, sharing good food and great memories. But how do you cook them at home?
The European stove guard Standard BS EN 50615 has been in force since 2015, helping consumers identify effective cooking safety products, but in reality few conventional products actually meet the standards set out by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation, let alone exceed it. Let’s look at the standard in detail and find out what it means for stove safety devices.
The toaster smokes away happily in the corner on the kitchen counter. It hasn’t been turned down since you toasted that frozen bread and the fresh bread is now being overdone. The already-toasted crumbs are glowing red and gold and fading one by one in the tray. The warm bread smell drifts up to the ceiling and kicks the smoke detector into a frenzy causing panicked footsteps to come rushing. At the least, that’s all it calls for. Sometimes it calls for much more.
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