re: #614 lawhawk

I’d disagree about the wet tea towel since the water will overwhelm the ability to smother the fire - and cause it to go ballistic. Baking soda or a ABC fire extinguisher is the best defense against a grease fire.

Water is like an accelerant - it flash steams and spreads the flames. Mythbusters did a whole segment on grease fires and how much water is necessary to send flames 30 feet high. Surprisingly, it doesn’t take much.

According to my neighbor, it took about a half gallon of water to engulf her entire kitchen in a fireball in a couple of seconds, starting with a small grease fire.