We came very close to having a kitchen fire last night. Pasta was cooking, timer set so I went back to watch a bit of tv.
DB all of a sudden came out the bedroom saying something was burning. As we went towards the kitchen, via the dining room, there was thick, eye stinging blue smoke everywhere!
Yep, I had put the wok on full, with a smidge of oil in and walked away. In my head, I knew the timer was on for the pasta and simply forgot about the wok. Mind you, in my defence we had both been busy sorting something else out just before I put the wok on, so I was distracted.
Luckily, although the acrid smoke was spreading, the oil had burnt away so no flames. DB carefully carried the wok outside, we opened all the windows and doors to help clear the rooms.
Wok is now useless!
We couldn’t understand why the smoke alarm hadn’t sounded as burning toast always sets it off. We tested it and it worked. Ruby didn’t sound the alarm either. Phew!
My goodness, you were lucky. So glad the only damage seems to be to your wok.
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Certainly could have been worse.
DeleteI left some potatoes on a very low ring and went to bed a couple of weeks ago. The pan was very burnt by 3am! However, there was no smoke (a very well fitting lid) and I managed to scrub the pan. It took a couple of hours but I was determined.
ReplyDeleteBlimey, you were lucky. Well done getting your pan back.
DeleteSo easily done. Thank goodness there was no fire
ReplyDeleteIndeed. The smoke lingered for hours and we spent the evening swotting flies, blasted things.
DeleteSmoke alarms are fickle things aren't they, we always trusted our Jack Russell, Rosy to warn us if anything was about to be burnt. She would have made a brilliant detection dog for a deaf person as she would come and it by your side looking up at you until you asked what was wrong, usually just after that the smoke detector would go off or wisps of smoke would appear from somewhere.
ReplyDeleteYou had a lucky escape there, but it is so easily done isn't it.
Very lucky. Ruby hasn’t heard the smoke alarm, it would probably worry her.
DeleteSo glad that it wasn't worse.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
So were we.
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