Mary, I'm glad you are going to continue using foil. I'm also glad you brought up the question, for others may have been wondering about it as well. All the things that Greg pointed out about recipes calling for the use of foil are spot on. As he said, as long as it's kept away from the heating element, it's safe.
Greg, I'd forgotten that TV dinners were once in foil pans with foil covers! <Smile>. Yes, I've heard similar lectures from fire department personnel, and believe me, I have no qualms about calling the Fire Department if necessary. <Smile>. In the case of the grease fire, I believe I had the broiler pan with the meat too close to the heat source, plus the grease got trapped on the foil, couldn't drain into the bottom of the broiler the way it should have. It was my first--and only--atempt at broiling. Although I know the mistakes I made, I have no desire to try it again. Jennifer On 1/31/14, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Jennifer, > > You did exactly the right thing by just leaving the door closed and letting > > the fire go out. In this case, this was not due to foil in the broiler. It > is just fact that there is some potential for grease to catch fire and can > happen with or without foil. If we use leaner cuts of meat, it is less apt > to happen and happens very rarely. It has happened to my Mother and to my > younger brother. But, that is over many many years of cooking. Any of us can > > have a kitchen fire. All we can do sighted or blind is know how to safely > handle it and have the sense to be aware and careful and if it ever happens, > > get help. I had a Fire Inspector tell a group I was in that in the event of > > a kitchen fire, call the fire department and get out. He'd rather come to a > > unnecessary call than to find one of us seriously injured trying to put out > > a fire that was to much to handle by the general public. This was his advice > > to sighted people, not just vision impaired people. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jennifer Chambers > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Foil in oven > > Mary, I've been using foil-lined baking pans for over forty years, and > the only time I've ever had a problem was when I used foil in the > broiler, and the grease from the meat caught on fire. I simply turned > off the oven and did not open the door until the fire went out. If > you leave the door closed, the fire is deprived of oxygen and it will > go out on its own. I've been too afraid to use the broiler since > then, <smile>, but I have absolutely no problem with foil in baking > pans. > > hth > > Jennifer > > On 1/31/14, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm curious, have any of you had problems when using a baking pan with >> foil >> to bake things in the conventional oven? I have never had any problems >> with >> it, though I have a friend who says that nobody should bake things in the >> oven using foil because it can be a fire hazard. I don't know what to >> believe, because I've never had issues. Please share your feedback. >> Mary >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
