An electric skillet can safely fry foods to perfection.
Safety in the kitchen is always important regardless of the cooking ware used to prepare a meal. Frying with an electric skillet, while safer than an ordinary frying pan, still requires caution. If grease happens to catch on fire, the fire can spread quickly beyond containment. Grease that splatters on the floor poses hazards, making yourself and others susceptible to slips and falls. High temperatures run the risk of causing burns if someone touches the skillet while hot. Improperly plugging in the unit can create hazards as well leading to electrical shocks or fires.
Instructions
1. Inspect the cord to the electric skillet before you plug it in. Make sure the cord and plug is completely dry and there are no cuts, nicks or tears in the cord. A wet plug can cause electrical shock in addition to short-circuiting the electricity in your home. Cust, nicks or tears in the cord may result in electrical shock and shoot sparks, causing a fire.
2. Pour your oil into the pan before turning it on and setting the temperature. If you pour cold oil into a hot pan, especially if there is water in the pan, the oil will splatter and usually results in flames shooting up out of the pan. Shooting flames can catch nearby surfaces on fire, especially surfaces that have oil on them. In addition, shooting flames can burn your face, arms or catch your clothing on fire.
3. Stick a food thermometer in your food to verify the temperature. Food cooking at high temperatures can burn your hand or your lips if you attempt to determine whether the food is cooked long enough without a viable aide. A food thermometer will keep your hands out of the skillet and provide you with an accurate reading.
4. Lift the electrical skillet by using the handles. Do not touch any hot surface of the skillet as this can cause serious burns requiring medical attention. Keep children out of the kitchen when using the skillet to help prevent accidents.
5. Refrain from using the electrical skillet near hot burners or open flames. This can melt the cord, causing a fire or electrical shock.
6. Move the skillet only when the oil has cooled down. If you move the skillet with hot oil in it, you can accidentally spill or splash the oil on yourself or others, causing dangerous burns requiring medical attention.
7. Turn off and unplug the skillet when finished. Leaving the skillet plugged in or turned on can cause the skillet to remain hot and if you forget, you may burn yourself when attempting to move it for washing.
8. Remove the cord from the skillet before washing. You should never expose the cord to water or any other type of liquid as doing so can damage the cord and create a safety risk when plugging it in next time.
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