Editing Deep frying (section)

==Hazards==
[[File:Chip-pan-fire.jpg|thumb|left|200px|When deep frying, fires can be very severe, with chip pan fires being the leading cause of house fires in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chip pans|url=http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/firesafety/94.php|website=cambsfire.gov.uk|publisher=Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service|access-date=20 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520082554/http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/firesafety/94.php|archive-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>|alt=A pillar of fire erupts from a pan and spreads across the ceiling above.]]
Cooking oil is not [[flammable]] at room temperature but can become flammable when used at high temperatures.<ref name="Trudie du Toit 2007 p. 95"/> Fires ensue if it gets ignited under these conditions.<ref name="Ferrier Shuttleworth 1982 p. 60"/><ref name="Botha2007">{{cite book|author=Trudie du Toit, Linda Botha|title=FCS Food Preparation L2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdlDftbyBpIC&pg=PA96|year=2007|publisher=Pearson South Africa|isbn=978-1-86891-824-9|page=96}}</ref> Further, attempts to extinguish an oil fire with water can cause an extremely dangerous condition (a [[Boilover#Slopover|slopover]])<ref name="Simpson 2010 p. 11"/> as they cause the water to flash into steam due to the high heat of the oil, in turn sending the burning oil in all directions and thus aggravating the fire. This is the leading cause of house fires in the United Kingdom. Instead, oil fires must be extinguished with a class F [[fire extinguisher]] or by starving the fire of oxygen, such as can be accomplished by putting a lid back on the pan or using a [[fire blanket]]. Other means of extinguishing an oil fire include application of dry powder (e.g., [[baking soda]], salt)<ref name="Peterson2012">{{cite book|author=James Peterson|title=Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lubHmYXyfLYC&pg=PT577|date=29 February 2012|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-0-544-18655-2|page=550}}</ref> or [[fire fighting foam|firefighting foam]]. Most commercial deep fryers are equipped with automatic [[fire suppression system]]s using foam.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Spilled hot cooking oil can also cause severe [[third degree burn]]s,<ref name="Beasley 2003 p. 75"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=L. V.|title=The Technique That Will Make You Want to Batter and Fry Everything|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/01/best_batter_for_frying_simple_recipe_to_deep_fry_everything_video.html|website=slate.com|date=April 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref> In the worst-case scenario, severe burns can be fatal. The higher temperatures<ref name="Beasley 2003 p. 75"/> and tendency of oil to stick to the skin make spilled hot cooking oil far more dangerous than spilled hot water. Children can accidentally place their hands on top of the stove, play with the materials while being cooked, or accidentally pull the pot down, which can cause significant injury.<ref name="Chiarello Wisner Petzke 2008 p. 139">{{cite book | last1=Chiarello | first1=M. | last2=Wisner | first2=P. | last3=Petzke | first3=K. | title=The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country | publisher=Chronicle Books | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-8118-6379-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AY4mvdrTaKEC&pg=PA139 | page=139}}</ref> If children are present, the utmost care should be used when deep frying so that their safety can be protected at all times.<ref name="Chiarello Wisner Petzke 2008 p. 139"/><ref name="Singh 2012 p. 13">{{cite book | last=Singh | first=P. | title=The Everything Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook: Includes Pineapple Raita, Tandoori Chicken Wings, Mulligatawny Soup, Lamb Vindaloo, Five-Spice Strawberry Chutney...and Hundreds More! | publisher=Adams Media | series=Everything (Cooking) | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-4405-4168-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcPtQLaCbF0C&pg=PA13 | page=13 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>