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I'm sure that most of us have cooking experience. In my mind , cooking can be a lot of fun and a great family experience; but it can also be the occasion for cuts, burns and fires. Especially if you have kids in the kitchen or if your kids help you with your cooking, then these are even more important topics to explore. Because it's easy to make them hurt. In the market, there are many cookware for us to choose, such as knives, pills , Cast Iron Cookware, Cast Iron Teapot, Carbon Steel Cookware, Enamel Cookware, Aluminum Cookware, Bakeware and so on. Now I will discuss some ways to keep these things from happening.
The Kitchen-in-General
Never plug in electrical appliances with wet hands and always unplug them when you are done with them.
Clean up spills. Why? Because you can trip and fall and, if you are carrying something hot or sharp, that can be disastrous.
Keep a fire extinguisher close at hand. Mounted on the wall or under an easily accessible counter is best. They are classified according to what kinds of fires they can put out you will need a class ABC fire extinguisher. This will put out paper/wood (A), oil/grease (B) and electrical (C) fires.
Prevent Cuts
Keep your knives sharp. This is doesn't seem to make sense, but the truth is, if your knife is dull you will use more force and are more likely to lose control of it.
Always cut away from yourself.
Never cut toward the hand holding what you are cutting. I've had to go the emergency room and get stitches on a Thanksgiving morning just because I forgot this rule.
Prevent Burns
Steam is practically invisible, so be aware of it when you lift a lid. Tilt the lid away from you as you lift it and you should be OK.
Use oven mitts. Even a tea towel is better than nothing; but use something with some thickness to it if you can.
Always turn pot handles toward the back of the stove or in an otherwise safe direction. What is "safe"? Where it can't be accidently bumped or entangled and pull a pot of boiling something-or-other onto you or your child.
