There are three main causes of chip pan fires: the oil or fat in the pan gets too hot and catches fire. the oil or melted fat spills onto the cooker either because the pan has been filled too high, or because wet chips are put in the hot oil causing it to bubble up and overflow.
What do you do if your frying pan catches on fire?
What to do if a pan catches fire
- Turn off the heat under the pan (if it's safe to do so) and allow it to cool completely.
- Don't move the pan.
- Never throw water over it - the effects can be devastating.
- Don't use a fire extinguisher on a pan of oil - the force of the extinguisher can spread the fire.
What causes flames when cooking?
Flambéing is just a part of cooking with high levels of alcohol. As for accidentally setting pans on fire that can easily happen when the flames gets too high in a pan heavy with oil or grease.
