That's a good point. I had that happen once. I was broiling steak in my toaster oven and I hadn't realized that some of the foil was covering the top broiler pan. My smoke detector went off, but there wasn't a fire. I shut the oven off, let it cool down, saw what the problem was and removed that piece of foil. I made sure the bottom pan only was covered with foil and went on cookint the steak. That was about twenty years ago.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 12:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Foil in oven Jennifer, Now you make an important point. As I understand your response, you may have had the top of the broiler pan wrapped in foil. No. That would not be safe. The only place the grease has to go is to drip down on the heating element. When advice columns or articles say cover a broiler pan with foil, they mean to cover the bottom portion that collects the grease so that instead of scrubbing that, you can simply lift and close the grease up in the foil and have a mostly clean collection pan. It is imperative that the holes in the top piece be open so that the grease can drain away. I am glad you brought this question up. Others may have questions and as you see, I made an assumption which could have put you in danger. No foil goes on the top piece of the pan. I've never even thought of that scenario as a possibility and was wrong to do so. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 12:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Foil in oven Aren't these previously mentioned uses for aluminum foil exactly what the foil is designed for? If so, there must not be any danger of using foil as long as it is used correctly. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Chambers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Foil in oven > 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. 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