SparklyUnicorn Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Don't cover your broiler pan with foil. I don't know what in heck I was thinking! I got the brilliant idea to cover it with foil because I wanted to make cleaning it easier. BAD IDEA. I broiled a steak and it caught fire. Like out of control scary fire. I shut the broiler off and hoped that it would subside. NOPE. I started to see black smoke. So I grabbed a box of baking soda and dumped it quickly on the pan/steak and it stopped immediately. Of course then the steak was covered with baking soda. So I rinsed it off and ate it anyway. It was fine thankfully, and I didn't burn my kitchen down! But duh, the grease had nowhere to go. So..don't do that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I'd have never known that! I wish there was an instruction book for clueless people like me about stuff like that. Maybe with a bright red cover and hanging on a chain from the ceiling in the middle of the kitchen so I couldn't miss it. Maybe stoves come with instructions not to cover the boiler with foil, but I've never read a stove instruction manual. SOOOO glad you are ok. What a jolt of adrenaline you must have had! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) I cover the pan that goes under the slotted broiler pan with foil. Sometimes I cover the upper pan that has slots with foil but I use a knife to cut the slots in it again so that the grease can drip down. I still have to clean the pans some but it's a lot less than if I leave off the foil altogether. Edited April 30, 2017 by Jean in Newcastle 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Broiling scares me anyway. I totally would have done something like you just described. Glad it's okay! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) How scary! I'm so glad you're ok. Once when I was younger I took a glass Pyrex dish out of the oven and sat it on the stovetop burner I had just used. I didn't think anything of it...hot dish, hot burner--no big deal. I went to pick it up minutes later and it EXPLODED in my hands!!! I'm so thankful it didn't send glass into my eyes. Glass went everywhere though! I now know that you can't put Pyrex on a burner, even if the burner is off, but still hot. :/ Edited April 30, 2017 by mmasc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) How scary! I'm so glad you're ok. Once when I was younger I took a glass Pyrex dish out of the oven and sat it on the stovetop burner I had just used. I didn't think anything of it...hot dish, hot burner--no big deal. I went to pick it up minutes later and it EXPLODED in my hands!!! I'm so thankful it didn't send glass into my eyes. Glass went everywhere though! I now know that you can't put Pyrex on a burner, even if the burner is off, but still hot. :/ Also, don't set the hot pyrex dish on anything wet. The temperature change will also cause explosions. Especially messy when it is a broccoli/rice casserole :glare: Also, don't leave a plastic cake carrier on the stove top and then turn on the wrong burner. You may not realize it is on fire until the lid blows off. Edited April 30, 2017 by The Girls' Mom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 SCARY I'm laughing that you still ate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I've never used a broiler pan but would totally put aluminum foil on it if I did. Thanks for the tip! Glad you are okay--that was some quick thinking on your part. Must have been scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks for the tip. I don't even know what a broiler pan is. I am guessing it is similar to a frying pan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Broilers go under the oven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Ah, we call the a grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I think I have a broiler (it came with the oven) but I've never used the thing. I'm definitely NOT going to try it out now. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Now I want steak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Our broiler coils are inside the oven, not in the drawer. We put foil on the broiler pan all the time to cook fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I'm making a note to get some more baking soda. Scary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 How scary! I'm so glad you're ok. Once when I was younger I took a glass Pyrex dish out of the oven and sat it on the stovetop burner I had just used. I didn't think anything of it...hot dish, hot burner--no big deal. I went to pick it up minutes later and it EXPLODED in my hands!!! I'm so thankful it didn't send glass into my eyes. Glass went everywhere though! I now know that you can't put Pyrex on a burner, even if the burner is off, but still hot. :/And.... don't put it on a cold burner and turn it on mistake. Also a Pyrex explosion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I line the catch pan with foil all the time and that works fine. And I broil... constantly. Fish and steak and a quick minute or two to melt cheese. My stovetop mishaps tend to be plastic spatulas on hot burners. I've done that... um.... more than twice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I've thought about using foil on my broiler pan too but never tried it. Whew! My broiler is also inside my oven It's a pan with a piece like a grate that fits over it. I add water to the pan and then fit the grate over the top. The idea is as the meat cooks, it drips through the grate and into the pan. I use Brillo pads to keep my grate clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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