Fire!!

Royal Coachmen

So 99% of the time I use my Egg. I happened to use my weber to grill some quick steaks. Having not used it in forever and forgetting the drip pan needed to be emptied...the drip pan caught fire and forced me to use an extinguisher. That being said...after a cleaning job...not perfect by any means, is it safe to cook on? In other words if there's remaining fire extinguisher material left is it harmful to food?? Thanks!

nolaegghead

Most of the dry powder extinguishers use baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), which isn't poisonous, but they can add other chemicals.  Look up the MSDS for the brand of extinguisher you used. You might want to hose it all down really well.

Ragtop99

I'd hose it down. Even if the chemicals are safe, I would not want to risk vaporizing any residual and having that impart an odor to the food. 

IrishDevl

Royal Coachmen said:

So 99% of the time I use my Egg. I happened to use my weber to grill some quick steaks. Having not used it in forever and forgetting the drip pan needed to be emptied...the drip pan caught fire and forced me to use an extinguisher. That being said...after a cleaning job...not perfect by any means, is it safe to cook on? In other words if there's remaining fire extinguisher material left is it harmful to food?? Thanks!

Let this be a lesson to you. Never use a gasser again.

Browninggold

Good one

mimauler

I would not cook on something that I just put a fire extinguisher to unless I really cleaned it well, why take the chance on screwing your steaks. .