I'm never making homemade french fries ever again!!

[king2005]

I had the stove on setting 3. thats low, since 1 & 2 is simmer. I had it on med & it turned my tester blacker then coal. So I let it cool for 30 mins & put it on 3... it wasn't boiling but I could see the oil moving around. I tossed in a tester & it came out great. So I put a handfull on my ummm round thingy with holes, held the pot lid with one oven mit, tossed it in, dropped the lid, backed up & it exploded. The lid came off & the oil came out. Its on the wall, counters, in the drawers, on the floor, in the oven door, inside the stove (under the space there the elements sit), & under the oven. uggg...

My thumb is sore & slightly stiff. I got a larger drop on it but didn't notice it until it became quite sore. I have a drop sized burn on it, but I'll survive.


We decided to just leave the other fries in the freezer until we get the Deep Frier back. I've never had an issue with that & I know it makes great fries & wont blow up on me.


My dad is gonna be giving me an ear full tonight. He was really P'ed off that I used a pot. I need to learn to stop telling him bad things I do


Thanks LKPike, I'll just buy more potatos at a later date. I'll be too costly to mail me homemade french fries

[Laura's Babies]

You put a lid on it??? That is a NO NO! Those fryers with lids have air holes for the heat to escape. Air holes with filters.....

Never heat your oil over 400*, if the oil starts to smoke, it is way to hot and can burst into flames shortley. When it is smoking, the oil is breaking down and it is dangerous. Be sure you are using a temp gauge for deep frying.. You are lucky it didn't come out a whole lot worse.. Deep frying on the stove has set many houses on fire!

[king2005]

I didn't see any smoke when it was just sitting in the pot. There was smoke when it exploded & poured onto the hot burner, but I turned the burner off right away. My thoat is all raw from the stinky fumes it made.

I used the lid to keep the splattering down, didn't know it was a problem.

[Jessika]

Oh yeah lids are an absolute no-no!

I'd rather clean up a little grease splatter than burn my hand or risk getting hurt!

[king2005]

I'm new to the whole, living on your own & cooking all the meals. I can bake & cook meats & veggies & thats about it.

Now I know what not to do with oil.

[christa]

.. You are lucky it didn't come out a whole lot worse.. Deep frying on the stove has set many houses on fire!

I was about to say the same thing.

My mom is an insurance claims adjuster and she just has a case this past week where a guy was making fries and burnt their house completely down.

My advice, just don't FRY ANYTHING. It's really unhealthy anyway.

[finn's mom]

Don't fret, I wouldn't have known that about the lid, either. I don't think I would have tried it all though, to be honest with you. I'm so glad that you are ok and that it didn't come out any worse. You are truly lucky to only have a sore thumb, and, angry dad, and, a oily mess.

[king2005]

I'm always watchfull while cooking, I never go out of eye sight. When I'm cooking with Oil (eggs) I always stand back, cause whenever I get a drop of hot oil on me it leaves scars cause my skin is so pail (darn skin).

I think I'm going to call the local fire department & see what I can do about getting 2 med ABC fire extingushiers (sp) from them.

I cannot afford to loose my things or my pets, due to a fire I could easly put out.

[Craftlady]

I stry fry veggies but at a low/medium heat with tad of olive oil.
Frying is so unhealthy, I bake homemade french fries they come out yummy.

There was a story on news the other nite a fire in Cincinnati started in kitchen (women was frying fish) and burnt the partically the whole apartment complex down. 18 people are without a home, thankfully no one was injured. Lady said she wouldnt be cooking fish again on top of the stove.

[king2005]

gosh, I was lucky. but atleast I don't have to worry about fish catching fire. cause the only fish coming into this house are pets or pet food

[Anita Cholaine]

That's why frying oil scares me so much... I think I'll never make homemade french fries in my whole life! I don't like fried food very much, though.....
I'm glad you were lucky and didn't hurt seriously.....

[Logan]

They make these "screens" to cover oily pots when frying, but they still allow air to move, which is necessary, obviously! You should look into one.

I'm so glad everything is ok.

Logan