Kitchen Safety Introduction

• If you’re called away from the cooker – by the phone, or by someone at the door – take pans off the heat. It’s the easiest thing in the world to forget about them.
• Keep the oven door shut.
• Always clean the grill pan after using it.
• Don’t let yourself be distracted whilst cooking.
• Don’t put oven gloves or tea towels down on the cooker after you’ve used them.
• Don’t cook if you’re affected by alcohol or prescription drugs.
• Keep electrical leads away from the cooker and water.

Don’t leave children on their own in the kitchen. Most scalds and burns to children happen here.

• Keep matches out of children’s reach.
• Don’t leave pan handles sticking out where they could be tipped over (but don’t put them over another ring).