The Fire Alarm Went On
By Thelma
@thelme55 (79324)
Germany
September 25, 2020 1:18pm CST
I was baking 6 pizza toasts for dinner this evening with our leftover corned beef and salami. 3 toasts with salami and 3 with corned beef. I just brushed olive oil on the white bread slices, add tomato sauce, pizza spices, salt, corned beef, salami and mozzarella on top of them.
I preheated the oven when I was preparing the pizza toasts. Suddenly, our fire alarm in our hallway ceiling went on. It was not smoky yet in the kitchen but a bit smelling of smoke. Maybe that was the cause that our alarm went on.
I run to the bedroom where our folding ladder was stored. I didn´t want to alert our neighbors that we have the fire inside. Lol! I am glad I am still good at running. I climbed on the ladder and put off the fire alarm.
Have you experienced that before while you were busy cooking?
Well, the toasts pizza was good and we still have leftover. It is just now that I logged in as I was doing my grocery shopping today. We went to another supermarket and it was good as the shop was almost empty. No hectic for me and not freezing cold inside.
Thanks for reading. I hope you have a wonderful Friday.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Sep 20
We have smoke alarms in every room - and yes, every now and then one of them will go off because of something in the kitchen. Usually it's when I have something in the oven at a very high temperature . . . we don't see smoke but obviously the alarm sense something (which is completely annoying to us). I have to climb up there too and yank out the alarm and then the batteries inside.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Sep 20
@thelme55 Ah, you are lucky you have a door! When we moved here, we removed the wall that had a sliding door (but the door must've been stuck for a long time) - so no door for us. I guess with the open space, that's why the alarms find the smoke 
. Hope you're having a good week thus far!
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
25 Sep 20
I have to remind myself to close the kitchen door when I will be baking tomorrow and prepare the broom if the alarm goes off again. Yes, obviously the alarm senses the burning smell of what I am cooking. Thank you @much2say. Have a nice weekend.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Sep 20
Yes I have and its always when I am making pancakes or grill cheeses.
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
25 Sep 20
Do you use a grilling machine for your grilled cheeses? Thank you @andriaperry
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
26 Sep 20
Did the kitchen cover with smoke? It's good it's not a shower. It's just an alarm.
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
28 Sep 20
No, it was not covered with smoke but only smelt a bit of smoke. Yes, I am glad we don´t have a sprinkler with the alarm. Thanks @Nakitakona
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
29 Sep 20
@thelme55 What an effective fire alarm.
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@Timex123 (3269)
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25 Sep 20
It's kinda very sensitive, well yeah it must be sensitive. However, when I'm cooking I'm turning the fire alam detection off, and turn it back on after I cook, just to make sure that there'll be no problem. Do you have sprinkler or it is just an alarm?
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
25 Sep 20
It is very annoying to keep the alarm on and of before and after cooking. I cook every day and that is a lot to do with the alarm. It is just an alarm. Every household in Germany is obliged to have a fire alarm at home. Thank you @Timex123. Have a nice weekend.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Sep 20
That looks so delicious, I hope you have a good night and a sunny Saturday,
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
28 Sep 20
Yes, it was delicious @RasmaSandra. I had a good night indeed. Thank you.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
27 Sep 20
We haven't had the alarm go off during cooking since we moved. It's a good thing because it will automatically alert the fire department!
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
28 Sep 20
That would be bad if it will alert automatically to the fire department when you are only cooking and no fire at all. Thanks @LindaOHio. Have a nice Monday.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
26 Sep 20
That pizza looks delicious Thelma!
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
28 Sep 20
Yes, it was very delicious @jvicentevalera. Thank you.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
25 Sep 20
Your toasts made me hungry! It's good you are so strong to run and climb that ladder! Congrats for that!
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
25 Sep 20
Thank you @acelawrites. Next time I will use a broom to silence the alarm.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
25 Sep 20
It happens from time to time, but not in a while thankfully. Good thing it was nothing major!
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
28 Sep 20
Yes, it was good that is was only a false alarm @DesirousDreamer. Thank you.
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