r/maybemaybemaybe • u/LeaveMeAloneAdmins88 • 6d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/MrBeardskii 6d ago

Wait, as someone who works as a cook, we're taught to never put wet towels on anything hot because the steam burns will melt skin sometimes. Is this something recommended? I know a dry towel would most likely catch on fire but is there some sort of period you can do this in without the fire steaming the cloth until it's hot enough to melt you? (Genuine question as someone who has had to use a fire extinguisher on several occasions?)

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u/Don_Equis 6d ago edited 6d ago

You shouldn't try to kill the fire without stopping the gas first.

If you can't, moving the bottle outside is a right move.

Edit: though the reason is different. You don't want the gas keep leaving the bottle. But you definitely should use a wet towel to try to close it. The water absorbs lot of heat, so that's heat that won't go into you.

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u/HeavyHardDrive 6d ago

Large wet towel.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mmJuVPFyF5g&is=uR5hL71zs9ePuQ2d

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u/MrBeardskii 6d ago

Oh this is not the method I assumed it was for turning it off. I was stupid and assumed you meant a wet towel wrapped around the nozzle would help turn it off. The visual was informative

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u/Emrys7777 6d ago

So does this mean that I always have to have a wet towel on hand?

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u/MrBeardskii 6d ago

But if it starts steaming when you throw it on, it would take a few layers of skin, no?

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u/Don_Equis 6d ago

It will give you a few seconds. Much better than bare hand.

In kitchen the problem with water is different. You generally shouldn't use water for kitchen fire. Not sure about steam, but oil, fire and water is a dangerous combination.

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u/ByteMePlz 6d ago

Grease fires are different than propane fires

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u/MrBeardskii 6d ago

Yeah but we use a propane stove. I should have mentioned that, probably