western australia

A fire blanket for the kitchen

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

February 8, 2023 2:59am CST

Yesterday my husband and I went to the dentist. The clinic is next door to an Aldi store so we went in to see what they had in their centre aisles. Vince’s brother has picked up some good tools there before today but they rarely have the same stuff there all the time. I picked up a fire blanket which we’ll keep in the kitchen. When you want one nothing else will do really and it just might be needed one day. They had some nifty items, even trumpets and flutes although I can’t believe they’d be very good quality as they weren’t very expensive. We picked up a few TV dinners (frozen meals). These were cheaper than in our normal supermarket. We don’t have them often but we quite enjoy them and they can be handy when we don’t feel like cooking.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Feb 23

Why is it called a fire blanket?

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

8 Feb 23

@Fleura Thanks for splaining!

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb 23

It's for smothering fires.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Feb 23

@Fleura. Okay.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

8 Feb 23

I've never come across one but it sounds like a good idea. Hope it doesn't suddenly become useful.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv I think you're meant to hang them o n the wall nearby so easy to grab!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

@Fleura I think it might have a hook on it. I'll have to look. At the moment, it's on top of a little-used drawer very near the stove-top but we've both paid particular attention to where it is.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I'm hoping it can just stay in the drawer and get in the way when we want whatever is under it.

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

8 Feb 23

I don't have it, but I have the fire extinguisher at home in case of an accident.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

That's a good idea too. It's good to have something that would help you put out a fire.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

8 Feb 23

I was wondering what a fire blanket was too. Fleur explained it. I hope you never have to use it. I have extinguishers..I used one once.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

9 Feb 23

@Fleura Lots of people here have small kitchen extinguishers. They don't need to be serviced..Some may not be good for multiple uses though

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb 23

With fire extinguishers you are meant to have them serviced and recharged at regular intervals, so they are not usual in homes, only in businesses. Fire blankets though don't need any servicing.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

We have both in the caravan but I doubt the extinguisher would work now. Or it might work but may not be very effective.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

8 Feb 23

Would you believe I never heard of a fire blanket before? glad you were able to find it ay Aldi and it certainly seems like something to have handy but I hope and pray you never have to use it. Aldi does have some good bargains

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv even though I never heard of a fire blanket I do think it's self-explanatory. I have a small fire extinguisher close to my kitchen but I think a fire blanket is a good choice. Of course I hope neither of us ever needs to use them but better to be safe and prepared.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

@Marilynda1225 We have one in the caravan too as well as a fire extinguisher. The latter could be out of date by now though.

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I didn't think to explain what a fire blanket was. I just assumed everyone would know. I hope we never need it but at least it's readily accessible now.

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@MasGion (1847)

• Malang, Indonesia

8 Feb 23

when it used in the kitchen, it like apron? 1 meter square is big if use like an apron

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb 23

It's for putting out fires.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

As Fleur says, it's for putting out fires. Hopefully, we will never, ever need to use it but if a pan of fat catches alight we could throw the blanket over the pan and put the fire out.

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@MasGion (1847)

• Malang, Indonesia

8 Feb 23

@Fleura oh i see....

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

9 Feb 23

Thanks to @Fleur. I now know that a fire blanket is. And another thing AI learnt today - TV dinners (lol)

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv Your fotgot your signature style of putting the meaning in brackets

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

@allknowing True but once again it never crossed my mind that people wouldn't know what it was.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Fleur explained it very well. It didn't occur to me that people wouldn't know what it was.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Feb 23

So are trumpets and flutes some kind of plant?

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Feb 23

I wouldn't have expected that either which is why I thought it was some kind of plant. What strange things to have in a grocery store.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I meant the musical instruments. I never expected to find them in Aldis.

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

8 Feb 23

I bought two fire blankets at Aldi. One is in the kitchen and another one in the car, you never know.

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv As we hear more and more of cars that go on fire with no apparent reason. We thought to place one in the car, it can help if you do something immediately.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

@LadyDuck For sure and I think it is a very good idea. I might even put one in our car. And if you should come across an accident it might be useful then too.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

We don't have one in the car but there is one in the caravan. Fire is always a danger there.

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

9 Feb 23

That is nice! It can be useful

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@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv I hope we have that one here too.

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

We'll be pleased to have it if we ever have a fire.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Feb 23

I have never had a fire blanket, I used to enjoy the lower prices at Aldi but they had deliver through Instacart and that got too expensive for me,

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

We usually go to IGA (independent grocers) as there isn't an Aldi close to us.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

8 Feb 23

I need a fire blanket too. I bought a few before a few years ago. Thankfully they were not used.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I think they are good insurance to have in the kitchen.

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@MarieCoyle (59107)

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9 Feb 23

I try to avoid the Aldi isles with the 'special' items being offered. I do check out the kids section sometimes when they have pajamas, toys, and books, as I have grandchildren to get birthday and Christmas gifts for. Sometimes, I find something that's just perfect and the quality is very good. A friend told me the Aldi I go to most often had some really warm socks for women, so I went on a mission to search the isles for them when I was there a few weeks ago. And I did find some! They are so thick and warm, and they were not expensive. I call that a win.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Those socks sound lovely. I think from time to time you could pick up some good stuff there.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

@MarieCoyle I think we might be popping in whenever we get the chance. There might be lots of other things that we don't realise we desperately need.

@MarieCoyle (59107)

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9 Feb 23

@JudyEv A few years ago, a friend bought a portable icemaker at Aldi. The brand was unknown to me at the time. It works like a dream, she is very pleased with it.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

8 Feb 23

It's good to have a fire blanket for emergency use.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

@Beestring Thank you. That is our hope too.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

That was our thinking too. If we ever have a fire, we have some way of smothering it.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv Hope you never need using it.

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

13 Feb 23

I love Aldis. They have the usual things but then have special things for a limited time that are always so delicious. I’ve never heard of a fire blanket before.

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

14 Feb 23

@JudyEv I’ll have to ask my husband if he thinks we should buy some. It sounds like a good idea to me.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 23

@shaggin We have one in the caravan and now one in the kitchen.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Feb 23

I didn't think to explain fire blanket. It's a blanket you can place for example over a frypan of fat that's caught fire.

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@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

8 Feb 23

I hope you never need the fire blanket.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I hope so too but, if we do, it is easily accessible now.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Feb 23

I almost never go to the Aldi here. Glad you found some good deals

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

We don't have Aldi close by but I like to walk through when I find one.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb 23

The other day I cooked fish wrapped in paper. It was a very simple recipe with cous cous, frozen green beans and frozen salmon wrapped in baking paper. However at the end one of the pieces of fish wasn't properly cooked, I think it was a bit too thick and also I had packed the parcels too closely together to fit them in one tray. So my partner put it back in the oven for a few minutes but he thought the quickest way to cook it would be to use the grill. Of course the result was that it set light to the paper!

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

9 Feb 23

@JudyEv Some things you just think are either universal or easily understood, but then it turns out they're not! Hope you didn't mind me jumping in.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

@Fleura I didn't mind at all but I'm continually being astounded by what isn't 'common knowledge'. And then things I think may not be commonplace turn out to be. It's a bit like you just can't win sometimes.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

It can happen very easily. Thanks for explaining to responders what a fire blanket is. I didn't think to do that - too much assumption again on my part.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

8 Feb 23

Aldi's is good for bargains on a plethora of items...food and otherwise.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

I enjoyed walking the aisles and seeing what they had.

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

8 Feb 23

Hope you never need the fire blanket and that's nice to buy some frozen meals .

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 23

Per serve, the frozen meals were very economical.

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