Grilling Safety Tips: Never to old to learn!
2006-07-14 @ 08:30:44
As grilling season is upon us, it is important to know how to safely use your grill. We have been extra busy with our all natural dry rubs and have not had time to grill ourselves but thought it is a good time to make these available.
As we know grills and adult beverage sometimes run hand in hand and we have taken this into consideration. Hopefully you will learn from our experience. Below are suggestions to have a safe and pleasurable experience.
1) Always read the owners manual before using your grill. At the very least make sure the pictures in the manual make sense.
2) Barbecue grills are designed for outdoor use only, usually. Never barbecue in your trailer, tent, house, garage, or any enclosed area because carbon monoxide may accumulate and kill you if the impending fire you will create does not kill you first.
3) Use long-handled barbecue utensils to avoid having to get close to the flame.
4) Lighting a cigarette on hot embers is a bad idea. This applies to fireworks as well.
5) Wear clothing that does not have hanging shirt tails, frills or apron strings. Wearing no clothes is also a bad idea.
6) To put out flare-ups, either raise the grilling surface the food is on, or spread the coals out. If you must douse the flames with a light sprits of water, first remove the food from the grill unless you do not mind a little ash on your food. If you douse the grill with your beverage make sure you are not drinking hard liquor.
7) Use baking soda to control a grease fire and have a fire extinguisher handy. A bucket of sand or a garden hose should be near if you don't have a commercial extinguisher. Again, hard liquor is not a good idea.
8) Never leave a grill unattended once it is lit.
9) Don't allow anyone to conduct any activities around the grill when the grill is in use. This includes dancing, staggering, weaving and wobbling.
10) Never add lighter fluid to existing hot or warm coals. NEVER.
11) Never use gasoline, or kerosene or other highly volatile fluids as a starter. They can explode. The use of bourbon, vodka, scotch and other forms of hard liquor are a sin. (Tim K., read this out load to yourself.)
12) Once the barbecue grill has been lit, do not touch the charcoal briquettes/wood chunks to see if they are hot. Chances are, if you do, chances are you have bigger issues and this tip is futile.
Enjoy!
www.knoxspice.com
info@knoxspice.com
As we know grills and adult beverage sometimes run hand in hand and we have taken this into consideration. Hopefully you will learn from our experience. Below are suggestions to have a safe and pleasurable experience.
1) Always read the owners manual before using your grill. At the very least make sure the pictures in the manual make sense.
2) Barbecue grills are designed for outdoor use only, usually. Never barbecue in your trailer, tent, house, garage, or any enclosed area because carbon monoxide may accumulate and kill you if the impending fire you will create does not kill you first.
3) Use long-handled barbecue utensils to avoid having to get close to the flame.
4) Lighting a cigarette on hot embers is a bad idea. This applies to fireworks as well.
5) Wear clothing that does not have hanging shirt tails, frills or apron strings. Wearing no clothes is also a bad idea.
6) To put out flare-ups, either raise the grilling surface the food is on, or spread the coals out. If you must douse the flames with a light sprits of water, first remove the food from the grill unless you do not mind a little ash on your food. If you douse the grill with your beverage make sure you are not drinking hard liquor.
7) Use baking soda to control a grease fire and have a fire extinguisher handy. A bucket of sand or a garden hose should be near if you don't have a commercial extinguisher. Again, hard liquor is not a good idea.
8) Never leave a grill unattended once it is lit.
9) Don't allow anyone to conduct any activities around the grill when the grill is in use. This includes dancing, staggering, weaving and wobbling.
10) Never add lighter fluid to existing hot or warm coals. NEVER.
11) Never use gasoline, or kerosene or other highly volatile fluids as a starter. They can explode. The use of bourbon, vodka, scotch and other forms of hard liquor are a sin. (Tim K., read this out load to yourself.)
12) Once the barbecue grill has been lit, do not touch the charcoal briquettes/wood chunks to see if they are hot. Chances are, if you do, chances are you have bigger issues and this tip is futile.
Enjoy!
www.knoxspice.com
info@knoxspice.com
