Cook Up Safety This Holiday Season
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The Top Most Common Causes of House Fires
A house can easily catch fire from the misuse of appliances and heating equipment to smoking in bedrooms. In Australia’s hot summer months, temperatures can soar past 40⁰C and teamed with a dry climate, conditions are ideal for fires to break out. However you can take measures to avoid fire in home and ensure the…
Egg Explosion Due To Microwave
It’s no yolk … microwaving boiled eggs is a bad idea. In fact, they may explode -– and superheated water may be the culprit, said researchers authoring a new report under an unusual set of circumstances. Anthony Nash, in a presentation Wednesday at the Acoustical Society of America meeting in New Orleans, offered a possible…
Wood Stove Safety
If you’re among the thousands who have succumbed to the lure of the wood burning stove, keep in mind that the return to the “good old days” of wood stove heating can have some old-fashioned drawbacks. Fire hazard is one of them. The resurgence of the wood burner as a supplementary source of heat has led…
The 5 Best Bristle-Free Grill Brushes on Amazon
By BECKY HUGHES 06.07.18 Don’t let the fear of errant metal bristles stop you from getting your grill on. The best way to clean the grates of your grill is with a grill brush—but wire grill brushes have recently been getting some pretty scary press. Apparently the small wires from metal grill brushes, especially poor-quality ones, can fall onto…
Grill Safety Tips
Every year, 7,000 Americans are injured while using backyard barbecue grills. It’s usually a case of good products used incorrectly. “Good Morning America” teamed up with Underwriters Laboratories, the non-profit company that puts the UL mark on products it has tested for safety, to highlight the most common mistakes and key safety tips. Here are the top 10. Do: 1. Keep…
Holiday Cooking Safety
Ask John: Cooking Safety Thanksgiving and Christmas are the number one and two days of the year for cooking fires Allie Johnson (@ByAllieJohnson)Home Cook your holiday feast without incident (save for maybe a disappointingly dry turkey or lumps in the gravy) and you can add one more item to your gratitude list as you sit down…