“Always heat grease or oil gradually to avoid heating to the point of combustion,” he says. Do not introduce water or ice to hot oil under any circumstances, as they can ignite a fir ...

In nearly all cases cooking fires are preventable, and yet cooking remains the number one cause of residential fires in Minnesota. Of more than 5,000 home fires last year, 40 percent started in ...

You shouldn’t try to put out a grease fire by throwing water, flour, baking powder or sugar on it, as these have properties that can exacerbate the flames and some could potentially explode.