Fire in my oven! I took my favorite guitars outside!

@TheHorse (228724)
Walnut Creek, California
February 23, 2021 4:20pm CST
As you know, I have been a hyperbole writer for both Donald Trump and Joe Biden for two years. I have made millions, and raised my butler's salary without him even having to ask. Today, I fired up my oven to make some frozen lasagna for lunch. After about 5 minutes, I smelled something strange. When I checked, I discovered that there was a bonfire burning at the bottom of my oven. I thought the following: Should I dump some water on a fat-induced fire in an electric oven? I invite you (even if you are a regstered Republican--buwaahaahaa!) to search the depths of your intellect and let me know what you think my decision was. I grabbed my baking soda from my refrigerator, put out the fire, and then turned on the fan. Then I put my lasagna in the oven. I have been checking my oven every few minutes now to make sure the fire does not re-erupt. Have you ever had a fire in your oven? This is NOT my first time.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (153700)
• United States
23 Feb 21
No, I haven't... HOW did you start a fire in your oven? I put one out once when I worked in a KFC. One of the other guys let the bacon for the salad get too hot and it caught on fire. He grabbed a bucket and started filling it with water. I knocked the bucket out of his hand and put the lid on the pan and then pulled the pan off the stove and set it on the concrete floor.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Feb 21
If you had mentioned the word "oxygen," would he have been befuddled?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (153700)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@TheHorse *sigh* He wasn't stupid, just inexperienced. And no, I'm not sure he would have understood.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Feb 21
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
23 Feb 21
I have incinerated a number of things in my oven over the years but I've never had actual flames. A lot of smoke, yes, but no flames and I don't really have a way to deal with a fat fire in an electric oven, either, apart from shutting the door and starving it of oxygen. Baking soda is an interesting method. Presumably it generates carbon dioxide when heated (but I thought that was only in the presence of water). WHY, for God's sake, do you keep it in the refrigerator, though??? I have had fat fires on the stove top before now.. A wet tea towel thrown over it seems to work well there.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
23 Feb 21
@TheHorse You haven't answered my question: Why do you keep baking soda in the fridge??
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Feb 21
When I had a fire in my sauce pan I just put it on the floor of my kitchen. I am glad said floor was not carpeted.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
24 Feb 21
@myklj999 Heard that. Never tried it. I've tried drinking a teaspoon in warm water as an antacid and that doesn't work well. Farts have a very interesting smell afterwards.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52897)
• United States
23 Feb 21
Thank goodness you were able to put the fire out. Weren’t you afraid to cook in it again without cleaning it out first ?
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52897)
• United States
23 Feb 21
@TheHorse you risk taker you
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Feb 21
@Tampa_girl7 I like to live on the edge.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Feb 21
Oh, heck no.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (119450)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Feb 21
Never one in my oven. On the stove from grease.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (119450)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Feb 21
@TheHorse That would be a good idea.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
@wolfgirl569 Here goes...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
Yeppers, been there too. Now that my oven is cool, I should remove whatever is is that caught on fine, even if its bathed in baking soda.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (65284)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Feb 21
Maybe. Cookies and rounds of bread have been known to slide off the sheet and fall onto the back element and oh joy. Burnt lumps time.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Feb 21
I wonder which "meal" caused my inferno today. Will my lasagna taste like baking soda? Will I be really gaseous tonight? Inquiring minds want to know.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (194911)
• United States
24 Feb 21
lololol I've never had a fire in my oven. What are you doing that it's not he first time? Does your oven need to be cleaned? Good thinking with the baking soda. Stay safe please.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
Cleaned? You mean you can clean an oven?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
@LindaOHio My philosophy exactly.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (194911)
• United States
24 Feb 21
@TheHorse Cleaning under the refrigerator and cleaning an oven (and windows) is best reserved for when you move.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50027)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Feb 21
The only time I had a fire in my oven was when I was using an oil cookstove, and the fire actually was in the oil burner on the side, so no, I guess I haven't had a fire in my oven at all. What caught fire in yours?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
I have no clue! Once it cooled, I just grabbed it and tossed it. It was a charred mess.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (76817)
• United States
24 Feb 21
Not in a few decades. I think the last thing I burned was popcorn in the microwave.
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rakski
@rakski (143503)
• Philippines
23 Feb 21
I haven't had any fire in my oven yet. thank goodness for that
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (358766)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Feb 21
No, thank goodness. I've never had a fire in the oven.
Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (47235)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Feb 21
What caused the fire to happen? I am glad I never had fire in the oven or I'd have started to panic and not know what to do.
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Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
24 Feb 21
I'm glad you got the fire out quickly! Do you know what caused it?
Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (91576)
• Bangalore, India
24 Feb 21
I never had a fire with flames as you mentioned here. Once my husband reheated some food, a bit of aluminium foil was still there, it burnt, microwave shut down and so did our electric supply to the microwave. We took it out and everything was fine. There was just a small spark.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
Heh. I have never had a microwave. I always though the idea of things cooking from the inside out was creepy. But I've abused my oven a few times.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (91576)
• Bangalore, India
3 Mar 21
@TheHorse Abused. Let Vanny hear that and decide what should be done for that sin
Scott Andersen
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
24 Feb 21
i would like to take the 5th on that particular question. But have a nice day!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (228724)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Feb 21
Yes, you have a nice day too! And your secret is safe with me.
Greg
@xander6464 (45309)
• Wapello, Iowa
24 Feb 21
The baking soda was the perfect solution. I wouldn't be surprised if Smokey The Bear gives you a medal for good thinking. How'd the lasagna turn out? Is it safe to take your guitars outside? Aren't the forests, parking lots, walkways, etc always on fire there? I've never had an oven fire. Or a forest fire. Maybe I should move to California.