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Hot take: The worst shift I ever had was when our fryer oil caught fire during a Friday night rush
I was working the grill at a burger joint in Tacoma when the fryer basket got stuck and the oil overheated. Flames shot up to the ceiling, maybe 3 feet high, and the whole line panicked. I yelled for someone to hit the fire suppression button while I grabbed the lid, but it was too hot to touch with my gloves. Another cook threw a box of baking soda on it, which finally smothered the flames after what felt like a full minute. We lost that fryer for the night and had to refund like 15 orders. Anyone else had to deal with a kitchen fire and what did you do?
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christopher_craig14d ago
Wow, I used to think baking soda was a myth for fires until I saw it work.
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