Hot Oil
Did you know that olive oil can ignite inside a high temperature oven? In fact, it has a very low smoke point of 325 to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Which means, if you roast vegetables at a temperature higher than that, say 500 degrees, and you decide to put your oil in first to heat it because you might have been told by a trusted folk to do so, that you will, in fact, eventually see a flame. Right inside your oven. A very lovely, blue-yellow flame, arising from the hot pan.
I might also add that baking soda does indeed put out a fire produced by the high heat and olive oil combination. I'd always heard this was the case, but I'd never had the opportunity to find out if it was true. Of course, it's always good to test the theory out on your own, you know. Because you can't trust everyone (see the folk who said to heat the olive oil to 500 degrees, above).
I might also add that baking soda does indeed put out a fire produced by the high heat and olive oil combination. I'd always heard this was the case, but I'd never had the opportunity to find out if it was true. Of course, it's always good to test the theory out on your own, you know. Because you can't trust everyone (see the folk who said to heat the olive oil to 500 degrees, above).
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