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I’d had a late breakfast and knew I’d be prepping lunch soon, so I didn’t bother cleaning the skillet. Bad idea.

Heated the oil. Added the green chillies. Instant fire.

I managed to turn off the stove. The fan was on and I immediately opened the windows. The fire itself went out pretty quickly. I had the lid nearby but didn’t even think to use it - good thing, cuz it was glass and that’s not a good idea. You need a metal lid from what I’ve read.

Then came the annoying part - three fucking CO monitors went off - kitchen, living room and bedroom.

I’ve never had more than one go off (always due to cooking lol) and thought I had to fucking turn off each one. So I tried to rush through and, becuase there were three of them, I thought I’d already shut one off when I went to the next but NOPE. It started back up again.

Or maybe, it never even fucking stopped and was messing with me.

I went back to it and this time kept the button pressed and, thank the lords, shutting it off shut down all three of them.

That’s some relief. I was lugging around a chair and a spatula and could finally relax.

I waiting five mins then closed the windows (I’d opened multiple for cross-ventilation) but let the fan run for a while longer.

Not gonna cook right now. Put back the stuff that needs to be in the fridge. And now I’m posting.

So, people, always wash your pans after use. Heat your oil slowly and be extra careful when putting in stuff with moisture in them.

I got complacent and could’ve been in trouble. Thankfully, it was just annoying.

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