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We're
 here today to talk about cooking safety.

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So one of the first things
 when you get ready

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is to think about the state
 that you're in. 

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You need to be alert and aware if you're
 going to be cooking in your kitchen.

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And that can be. 

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I was up way too late wrapping presents.

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I'm really tired. 

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I really shouldn't be cooking. 

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Maybe you've had a cold
 and you had to take Benadryl

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or any other medication
 that makes you drowsy.

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You should be really aware of that
 and not be cooking.

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So we want to look at our cooking area
 and make sure that there aren't

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any combustibles to close. 

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One of those would be these paper towels
 or too close to this burner.

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If they fall over,
 they could end up catching fire.

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So for me, I would want to put these paper
 towels away.

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I want to make sure my pot holders
 aren't too close,

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and so I don't want them on any cooking
 surfaces.

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I'm going to look at the general area. 

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I also want while I'm
 cooking any pots and pans.

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We don't want the handles
 hanging over the stove.

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It's easy to catch them
 if you have a robe with

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big sleeves or short or just walking by.

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It's really easy to knock this handle,

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knock the pan off, knock the oil out.

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So always keep your handles pointed in.

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The other thing is, we want to keep
 this area around as a kid free zone.

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So kids are going to be really curious
 about what's happening.

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Make sure you have another responsible
 adult that keeps the kids

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at least three feet away
 from the cooking area.

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So while we're cooking,
 especially if we're cooking with hot oil,

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you want to have a lid nearby,
 have it ready.

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And if you do get a grease fire in this
 pan, never, ever throw water on it.

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If we throw water onto a grease fire, it's
 going to cause it to flare up.

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Get up into your cabinets. 

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It's going to splash out
 onto your countertops

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and it can create a big fire,
 so never throw water on it.

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The best thing to do for a grease
 fire is to grab your lid

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and come at it from the side
 and slide it over your pan.

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Now you have a tight fitting seal
 and all fires need oxygen to burn.

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And when you put this lid on it, you're 

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depriving that fire of oxygen
 and it will go out pretty soon.

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In the oven you don't have to stand
 by your pan constantly.

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You can leave the room,
 but you do want to monitor it.

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So don't leave the house, 

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if you have the turkey cooking and run
 to the store to get one more thing.

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Call somebody else and have them
 stop by the store and bring that.

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If you look through your oven door here
 while things are cooking

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and you do see flames inside,
 do not open this oven door.

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Again, fires need oxygen. 

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If you open the oven door,
 you're going to introduce more oxygen

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and create a bigger fire,
 so keep the oven door shut.

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Turn the oven off
 and let that fire go out.

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Eventually it will,
 being deprived of oxygen, and just monitor that.

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If it gets bigger than call
 the fire department.

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The same thing goes for your microwave. 

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If you look through this
 and you see flames inside the microwave.

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Don't open the microwave door again. 

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You're introducing more oxygen
 and you're going to create a bigger fire.

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Keep the door shut. 

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Turn the microwave off and unplug it.

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And again, after a few minutes, that will
 go out because it's deprived of oxygen.