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Chip Pans / Deep Fat Fryers

There’s nothing quite like the taste of a home-cooked chip but – nearly 20 people are killed or injured every day in the UK in accidental fires that start in their kitchen, the most common of these are caused by deep fat fryers.
 

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If you do use a chip pan or deep fat fryer:

  • Never leave it unattended when in use.
  • No matter now hungry you are, never use a chip pan or deep fat fryer whilst under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication that causes drowsiness.

 

If you still use a traditional chip pan:

  • Make sure you never fill it more than a third full of oil; and if you use a deep fat fryer don’t fill it with oil beyond the manufacturer’s mark.

 

When you’ve finished your cooking:

  • Remove the pan from the heat or switch the appliance off.
  • Change the oil regularly
  • Never store the pan inside your cooker.

 

Never put water on a chip pan fire. 

 

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