My girlfriend cooking dinner. she treats oil splashes like a literal biohazard

I had chopsticks that long from a takeout order but my brother threw it away and I’m actually still mad about that. The takeout spot changed the chopsticks they gave out too.

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efimer@reddit

That girl got burned once and said "never again mfer". I respect that.

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entcanta333@reddit

I've had bacon oil pop into my eye, face mask is valid af

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Dontfeedthebears@reddit

I got degreaser in my eye at work a couple months ago. I feel your pain!

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Got bacon grease on my penis once. I reacted quickly with my classic jumping helicopter move and successfully flung off the single tiny drop of burning hot grease. Then I started cooking again and realized like 30 seconds later that my hand had been covered in grease that whole time and I just didn’t notice until the adrenaline wore off.

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Yejus@reddit

Did you suffer any lasting injuries?

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entcanta333@reddit

No but my eye was a little oily. I did a ton of rinses but it naturally pushed the rest out by the next day.

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BreadKnifeSeppuku@reddit

Totally missed the face guard at first.

Eyes are really resilient it might suck ass but bacon grease popping would likely be pretty trivial

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This_is_fine8@reddit

My mom had hot peanut oil burn her eyes before. She has a very strong glasses prescription and her identical twin doesn't wear glasses and I'm convinced that's why

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SirStocksAlott@reddit

Meanwhile there are some of us single guys that continue to cook naked.

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Hisagii@reddit

Got a burn on my belly a couple days ago while cookings. Hot olive oil

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SFDessert@reddit

I once made microwave mac & cheese and accidentally upturned the whole thing directly onto my bare naked chest as I was taking it out of the microwave.

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efimer@reddit

... did you eat it though?

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SirStocksAlott@reddit

“And that’s the story of why I can only grow chest hair on the sides.”

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Sorlex@reddit

She has the right idea. "Let it burn you, you'll get tougher skin and it won't bother you soon!" bro go dip your hands in acid I'm good.

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Haistur@reddit

My friend got a grease burn that looked like a frowning face on her arm. It's mostly faded now, ten years later lol

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glytxh@reddit

ive still got a scar on my chest from a particularly sticky blob of oil.

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Technical-Bat2062@reddit

As someone who has Hella cooking burns on my arms that are expensive to fade, I like her lol she's smart

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bowmans1993@reddit

I burn myself on my oven like once a month

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Technical-Bat2062@reddit

Same omg. Struggles of loving to cook i guess

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SandvichIsSpy@reddit

I think my true shine as a cook was two incidents in the past month where I burned myself and just went "Ow. Oof. Dang, I should run some water over that" and went right back to what I was doing after.

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HaVoC_Cycl0ne@reddit

Splashed oil on my arm this morning frying some chicken, wiped it with my other arm and kept on going. Got a few nice splotches for a bit now lol.

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SandvichIsSpy@reddit

I've got a mark on my wrist from one of said incidents. I kinda hope it never goes away, as a reminder of just how good those nachos turned out. 😅

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bowmans1993@reddit

Mine fade but I keep getting new ones. Like spicy temporary tatoos

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Technical-Bat2062@reddit

I wish I felt that way about mine. I have tattoos and they just just ruin my tats. Im Medermas number one customer at this point

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SandvichIsSpy@reddit

I like the way you think.

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Lifes-a-lil-foggy@reddit

I quite literally never learn lmao

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Little_Peon@reddit

My mother had a pretty nasty burn from cooking fried chicken. Oil popped up and hit her face. Got around her lips and her glasses saved her eyes. I had to stay with a neighbor while she went to the emergency room (I was pretty young). That stuff is dangerous and the reason ive mostly avoided cooking with a lot of grease/oil and leave it to restaurants.

Actual hazard here. The gloves might actually be dangerous if she has a large amount splash - dont want them to melt - but I understand.

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Hisagii@reddit

It's not particularly dangerous though, just requires not throwing shit into the oil and not having the oil smoking hot.

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Updog04@reddit

Dude just told a story of his mother getting serious burns from oil and your response is “yeahh well it’s not particularly dangerous tho”

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maxline388@reddit

You could die from walking. You trip, hit your head, and now you're dead. Does that mean you should avoid walking? No.

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Updog04@reddit

Nobody said anything about avoiding frying food lol. Someone is just taking precautions so they don’t get burned and somehow people like you have a problem with it

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maxline388@reddit

OP literallt said this:

That stuff is dangerous and the reason ive mostly avoided cooking with a lot of grease/oil and leave it to restaurants.

Taking precautions is fine, avoiding cooking with oil is ridiculous.

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HeadNJuicyShoulders@reddit

I hate when people clip videos and in this case quotes to prove a point. What happened to that person’s mom sucks but the person you’re half quoting isn’t wrong.

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Updog04@reddit

Sorry my bad! I meant to say dude just told a story of their mother having severe burns and your response is “It's not particularly dangerous though, just requires not throwing shit into the oil and not having the oil smoking hot”. Forgot the whole quote for your eyes!!! :(

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Napkinsd_@reddit

It's safe if you take proper precautions and use a thermometer

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karlnite@reddit

Yah around the lips is a bad place to get oil burns. Often swells a lot and causes discolouration/scarring.

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ArtBl0q@reddit

It could make her breakout also...happens to me if I fry and don't immediately wash up.

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kai-vanceai@reddit (OP)

definitely！！！

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BlueBack@reddit

going "ow, ow, ouch" while frying up some food feels like it's part of the experience, wouldn't want to deprive myself of that

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FatCatBoomerBanker@reddit

I cook steak in a cast iron skillet with no shirt on.

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BlueBack@reddit

hell yeah brother, that's what it's all about

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Badvevil@reddit

Knowing the oil is hot enough to cook my skin is how I know it’s hot enough to cook my food

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Equal_Pilot2378@reddit

same, i will literally stick my finger in the oil to determine if it’s hot enough. i have worked in food service for a decade and i can barely feel my hands lol.

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ineedbalto@reddit

That’s metal

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Icy_Negotiation_5929@reddit

Bro, they need to put you back in the dish pit for your own safety.

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SirStocksAlott@reddit

It would be a miracle if you still have finger prints haha

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Equal_Pilot2378@reddit

i hadn’t even thought about this! i should really start committing crimes 🤔

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Chief_Mischief@reddit

There's only so many fingerprintless people with all their fingers in the world...

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MedicalDisscharge@reddit

"Sir, we cant find any fingerprints, and everything is covered in a thin layer of grease"

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SnooBooks2680@reddit

this made me lmao

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ethanao@reddit

Someone introduce bro to a thermometer 😭

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Equal_Pilot2378@reddit

thermometers??? hmmm… those cost money. my fingers are free and god gave them to me for a reason! (the reason being sticking them in oil <3)

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stronkreptile@reddit

my mother watched a kid deep fry his hand to the knuckles doing that shit

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OhMyGod_Zilla@reddit

Or even the chopsticks method… 🥲🥲

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insanechef58@reddit

Or just flick some water in the pan

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stronkreptile@reddit

yeah that’s never been dangerous or anything

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SmartWonderWoman@reddit

@ u/OhMyGod_Zilla What’s the chopstick method?

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dairbhre_dreamin@reddit

Take a pair of wooden chopsticks. Poke into the oil. If the oil starts bubbling, it’s hot enough. If the oil doesn’t start bubbling, it needs to heat up more. Chinese Cooking Demystified does it at the start of every video lmao.

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SmartWonderWoman@reddit

Thank you!

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Fuyukage@reddit

If you stick wooden objects (spoons, chopsticks, etc) into oil and it bubbles around the object, it’s hot enough. If it doesn’t bubble, not hot enough. I use this all the time with a wooden spoon I have!

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G1gapu1t@reddit

Could be sticking a metal chopstick in and removing to test heat throughout the dish.

You can do that with the cake testers and meat in particular.

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This_is_fine8@reddit

My boyfriend burned all the nerves off his hands when he was a kid and he does shit like this all the time. I've never once seen him use an oven mitt

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Equal_Pilot2378@reddit

okay that’s next level!! i definitely use oven mitts! i will reach into the air fryer and flip food with my bare hands, i flip bacon in the pan with my hands sometimes to freak my fiancé out, and i check the oil temp with my hands. the oven is just too hot! i can’t do it hahaha

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AnxiousBaby1827@reddit

This entire thread needs to learn that just because you can't feel the pain doesn't mean you're not damaging your body 😭

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anothermanscookies@reddit

I fucking hate getting burned by oil. Even only a tiny spitz evokes such a visceral reaction in me.

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Shadowpriest@reddit

And here I am like a mad lunatic cooking bacon in my executive birthday suit.

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Insanely_Mclean@reddit

Always wear appropriate PPE.

Does she also have her safety shoes?

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TanTanExtreme2@reddit

Need to see the SDS, have the appropriate training docs posted by the equipment, have the SOP and LOPs near by as well.

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IamNotFatIamChubby@reddit

Are those rubber gloves? If it gets splashed and it melts it with be way worse lol

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LickyBoy@reddit

100%. Or if her sweatshirt caught on fire. This is so over the top. If you are that afraid of cooking, it's likely because you have trouble controlling your cook. Lower your heat, use less oil, use q screen. Inexperience is the problem here.

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pseodopodgod@reddit

bc the oil is scary & it hurts :/

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klaxz1@reddit

Meanwhile, I fry bacon in my underpants

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Fan_of_Clio@reddit

If she is willing to put in the effort to do the cooking? Why complain?

Hell, I would buy her the gear if that meant I had to spend less time in the kitchen

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DannyKit7@reddit

She gotta unlock the anti grease burn passive. You can tell she has zero xp in cooking

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jws1102@reddit

I’ve been splashed in the face with hot fryer oil before. GF is the smart one in that house.

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ObviouslyRealPerson@reddit

If frying bacon is involved, my wife says that's my job

Won't even go near the kitchen while bacon is frying

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Psychological-Let-90@reddit

Try doing it IN the oven on a baking pan. Better bacon, easier cleanup, and safer.

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scripted_ending@reddit

Is that a water bottle on the floor on standby in case the oil starts a fire??? 😳 Please make sure she reaches for the the lid and BAKING SODA instead!

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Select_Vegetable70@reddit

Just tell her you'll do the cooking from now own...

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electricmama4life@reddit

Same, this is why I now have an air fryer.

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Psychological-Let-90@reddit

PLASTIC gloves are a really bad choice. You thought hot oil spatters hurt? Melting plastic AND hot oil is so much worse.

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paradajz666@reddit

I do this without a shirt. I hate when oil splashes on my clothes, and the clothes smell like food.

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mrhappy1010@reddit

That’s funny but I think I might steal that getup

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tiny_chaotic_evil@reddit

maybe you would accept her with burn marks on her face...

but the next guy may not :P

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Robby_Digital@reddit

They make mesh splash guards to place over a pan when cooking with oil.

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murraybauman44@reddit

Always put the burner in mild heat, that will help

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24K1NN1CK24@reddit

She’s wearing cheap plastic tho. That oil can melt it and cause the plastic to melt into her skin

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Matica-sK@reddit

Keeper.

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CaTz_EyE@reddit

But her splatter screens. They’re cheap and will help keep her from getting burned.

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AmyGiacomelli@reddit

I do not fault her for this.

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Hello_pet_my_kitty@reddit

I do the same. Lol. Minus the face shield, but tbh it’s just bc I hadn’t thought of that and now I’ll probably get me one of them.

I always have a hoody tied tight with the sleeves tucked into pot holders and use tongs for everything 🤣 I HATE the feeling of getting hit by hot oil. It’s starling.

Also had a friend frying chicken when I was a kid, she had a big, like, “bubble” of oil explode one time and it melted off most of her forearm skin. Left a hella scar from wrist to elbow, permanently changing the color of her skin and minimal feeling left there as well. Won’t ever be me, I said! lol.(sorry, girly 😬😩)

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sisterfisterT@reddit

This is adorable hahaha

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ItsOKtoFuckingSwear@reddit

Meanwhile I cook without my top on when it’s hot out and just throw an apron on.

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jweezee@reddit

Well hello there

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RadiantAwarenesss@reddit

gif

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deaglebingo@reddit

OP's GF: ATGATT you: FuckIt.com

your powers combined could vanquish all evil.

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Substantial-One1934@reddit

Safety first!

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GITAxCINTA@reddit

use the pan lid whenever you're frying,it works the best for me

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Calamityranny@reddit

Ever since I got some hot oil narrowly missing my eye I've been doing the same damn thing 🤣🤣 may have hit the eyelid but nooo thank you

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nocomment413@reddit

My method is to just raw dog it. I wanna get to my grandma’s level of heat resistance one day where she just touches the pan to see if it’s hot enough. Been training myself for years to handle the heat lol

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Few_Composer5125@reddit

Use a deeper pot or a splash screen, deep fry not pan fry?

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Betelgeuse_PT@reddit

It hurts, so I understand her

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Nappev@reddit

You now have the oppurtunity to buy her one of those mesh lids with a handle

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guilty_bystander@reddit

Just lower the heat.. or.. stitll putting liquids on hot oil

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inthefade95@reddit

Do you live in Chernobyl?

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Phatstache@reddit

I was cooking with oil and some of it splashed on my belly through my shirt now I got a scar from a 1st degree burn. Safety is awesome

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robert1985xx@reddit

Who cares, as long as she makes dinner.

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Admirable-Profit-618@reddit

I don't judge her. I have permanent scars from hot oil. However I still fry food while wearing boxers like a mad man.

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Embarrassed-Cause250@reddit

Smart cookie! She’s a keeper!

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Puzzled_Pop_6845@reddit

Valid precautions

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Low_Importance_9292@reddit

I'm with the gf on this one. Even if you think she looks crazy, she can always change her clothes faster than the marks hot oil leaves on your skin.

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andrey_not_the_goat@reddit

Doing this with rubber gloves is a step closer to an even bigger mess.

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cypher-dex@reddit

Must be the top comment

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inherendo@reddit

Splatter screen is useful. Things still sometimes explode through if it's a big enough pop but you're much safer.

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Ashamed_Emu_4289@reddit

Fun fact, there is some evidence that cooking using gas ranges indoors is a potential significant cause of lung cancer.

Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4881732/

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SonSuko@reddit

Looking like breaking bad up in there

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74389654@reddit

sounds like she has some experience with hot oil

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Crimestar@reddit

Hmm ok then. Weird AF but people like to pretend everything is normal these days.

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Squeekazu@reddit

She looks short. As a fellow short gal I feel like we have a higher likelihood of copping hot oil to the face and eyes that nobody warns you about lol

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she-dont-use-jellyyy@reddit

This is fucking adorable.

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Sweaty_Marzipan4274@reddit

I'm 6'4" and I get oil on my face occasionally, her height must get it lots. At least she cooking, best be supportive!

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Terminuht@reddit

As someone who has had many burns from grease spashes, this isnt a bad idea at all. When in a restaurant/fast food setting you should be using this kind of PPE to clean friers.

My arms look like I have snowflakes on them from all the little scars

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PinchedTazerZ0@reddit

Training this new dude on how we do sous vide beef and it's supposed to get seared in its own tallow before getting cooled and bagged

I eventually had to make him do something else because he just kept flipping shit too hard and wincing at oil kisses on his forearms, it's not a race man relax

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5C0L0P3NDR4@reddit

i cooked bacon with no shirt on once

Once.

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mefista@reddit

Get a load of bacon nip Steve

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PatrickBateman-2009@reddit

I hate to say it, but I’ve done it numerous times. Just didn’t learn my lesson I guess.

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ChickenChaser5@reddit

Thats me cooking scrapple.

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RC_Colada@reddit

As a child I had hamburger grease splatter into my right eye and it permanently damaged my vision. I understand her completely.

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Consistent-Arm8344@reddit

Lmao honestly I respect the commitment to not getting popped by oil shrapnel. This is just Dark Souls level kitchen armor and she clearly beat the boss.

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Palanki96@reddit

Honestly i never had any troube with oil splashes. You just need pans with higher walls and don't just throw in stuff when frying

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TheLaziestDwarf@reddit

Lol and im over here cooking bacon and greasy burger meat shirtless. I complain and my wife tells me to just put a shirt on, but I do it every time.

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WillSmiff@reddit

Proof that guys will date anyone who says yes. Wtf is this even? Rubber gloves to protect from hot oil? Lacks cooking cooking skills and critical thinking. Good luck.

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PatrickBateman-2009@reddit

She’s got the hood up and all lmao, not taking any chances. Question, does she have cooking specific clothes? Like is that her frying shit hoodie? I had a friend who did that because they didn’t want to ruin other clothes cooking, like anytime they were about to cook they went to the closet and threw on the cooking shirt lmfao. Hopefully you turned the AC up at least, hoodie, full ppe and a hot stove don’t mix.

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model-citizen95@reddit

I have a pair of steampunk goggles that I wear when cutting onions. Normalize tactical cooking gear!

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SirMy-TDog@reddit

I guess no naked apron for you, brother.

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Mysterious-Alps-5186@reddit

Just going to say cooking bacon or burgers while naked isn't a good idea, I learned the hard way

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Scurvy_BT@reddit

I've got an oil burn scar, so I 100% get it.

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Voormijnogenonly@reddit

Get that girl a splatter guard

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DisastrousFeature244@reddit

As someone who got unexpectedly attacked by an oil splash on face, she's doing herself a favor by being cautious

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OMA_@reddit

Same. I can handle
Cold stuff but the moment anything above 100°F touches me I’m in blinding pain.

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Icy_Interaction7502@reddit

Chicken splashes the worst. Fuck that.

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dorkd0rk@reddit

Lolololol this is adorable and also those hot oil splashes fucking suck, so I dont really blame her for this. She's a smart cookie!!!

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footoncake@reddit

I use to handle pool chemicals the same way...

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pcolabella@reddit

I spent 3 months in a burn ward in North Carolina for 30° oil burns over my stomach and arm. I still cook with a shirt off. What is this.

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Consistent-Menu-6629@reddit

Huh, I was under the impression you just let that shot burn you... But she has some good ideas...

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embarrassedalien@reddit

smart move tbh

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Silvanus350@reddit

I feel like being this afraid of the stovetop is literally just exacerbating the problem.

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SirStocksAlott@reddit

Respect. One idea is to start in the air fryer and finish in the wok, can get that crispy fried chicken in the air fryer and glaze with sauce for like a minute in the wok. Might save some time not having to head to the decontamination chamber after to get out of gear. 😀

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freshmarketshoes@reddit

Shoutout to her for wearing her PPE

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PawnWithoutPurpose@reddit

Honestly - can’t fault her. She drew the line, took action and persevered!

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pm_me_homedecor@reddit

OP why no pics of the finished meal?

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Zemelaar@reddit

Your girlfriend is very wise.

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sentientfartcloud@reddit

I once dripped the freshy cooked contents of a pizza roll on my moon and it left a visible scar. Perhaps I should suit up like your gf when I eat those next time

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ZestycloseRound6843@reddit

I've fried enough things to see this and be tempted to buy my own mask

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pm_me_homedecor@reddit

Same. I think it’s actually a great idea. I’ve got oil in the eye before.

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Yejus@reddit

Does she work in a chem lab by any chance?

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ShadowConstruct@reddit

I mean, I've seen what oil can do to ones flesh. I'm not that careful but I totally get why she's like that.

I've known people who won't fry anything because of the risk of burns.

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