How to use alcohol stove for safety?

Currently, in parties, picnic, people tend to use alcohol stove instead of mini gas stove because of their convenience and cheap. However, not everyone knows how to use a safe alcohol stove.

So how to use alcohol stove for safety? Here are some notes:

Limit the use of water alcohol

The three most common types of alcohol are dry alcohol, jelly and water alcohol. However, experts note that it is necessary to limit the use of water alcohol because if pouring out or pouring on people, it will cause fire very quickly and easily spread.

The case of a waiter drinking alcohol in a panic overflowing with alcohol caused burns to many recent people in Can Tho.

Water alcohol is almost non-explosive but it is easy to spread. Burns from alcoholic water often leave deep wounds, which are easy to cause complications. Therefore, the user must turn off all the fire in the kitchen before adding alcohol.

Caution of methanol alcohol

Dry alcohol - (Photo: GG).

Dry alcohol and jelly are used more than water alcohol and are generally safer. The duration of each burning alcohol tablet is about half an hour.

The core components of dry alcohols and tincture are pure ethanol combined with some other coloring additives.

Ethanol is of plant origin, considered as potential clean fuel that can replace fossil fuels in the future. In particular, gasoline E5 is the current popular fuel that uses ethanol.

Dry alcohol, sandstone have advantages such as strong fire, long and regular no residue, no explosion or overflow, no toxic substance, no burning eyes and eyes.

However, in the market, methanol alcohol, which is half cheaper than ethanol alcohol, is "favored" by many manufacturers .

The methanol alcohol produces toxic fumes that cause spicy, burning eyes, and even impair eyesight or affect the nervous system.

If you breathe in air when methanol is burnt, you will immediately be stunned, irritated by the nose, even causing mucosal damage. In addition, when methanol is absorbed into the skin, they can cause itching or atopic dermatitis.

Characteristics to identify methanol alcohol is when burning with black smoke rising, while creating a blue flame with an unpleasant smell. Meanwhile, burning ethanol alcohol creates a yellow flame, does not smell pungent, when burning out under the bottom of the kitchen there is plenty of water.

So when you burn, once you see the alcohol has signs of containing methanol, you should stop using it. At the same time, when buying dry alcohol, jelly, you should choose products with clear brand information

Do not use alcohol, do not use a lighter

Gemstone - (Photo: GG).

Most accidents caused by alcohol stoves are careless by users. In particular, when adding alcohol to the kitchen when fire is burning, it is very easy to burn. So when buying an alcohol stove, you should choose the type of easy-to-pull lever to turn off the stove. At the same time, use alcohol grip, do not use hands.

When lighting a fire on an alcohol stove, use paper or other medium. Absolutely do not burn the lighter directly because it is easy to burn, especially when your hands are covered with alcohol when opening the box.

When cooking, sit away from the alcohol stove, avoid contact with smoke from the kitchen, and keep the room airy. Also, avoid using a pot that is too large because it can cause kitchen spills to be dangerous.

How to deal with alcohol burns?

If unfortunately burn alcohol, the first thing to do is to quickly avoid the agent causing burns, in particular, the alcohol stove. Next, immediately remove objects on the burned skin such as rings, rings, clothes . to reduce the heat for the wound.

Keep burned skin clean to avoid a dangerous infection. Soak the burned part in cold water to cool the wound, but do not use ice to cool the burn.

Do not let the wound touch the oil, fat, fish sauce . on the dining table or arbitrarily apply strange substances to the burn area. At the same time, do not break the blisters if they have formed, even without peeling the burned skin even if they are attached to clothing.

If emergency supplies are available, you should use a clean bandage or cloth to cover the burn. If the wound is severe, you should quickly move to the nearest treatment facility.

• Note to avoid burns when baking food with alcohol