Talk:Chip pan

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[edit] Pictures

Okay - the first picture is of a skillet and the second is of a large pot. How can these two very different things both be chip pans? Also note that the second will be deleted soon for an useable license. Rmhermen 19:18, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Apparantly someone was confused. The first picture was actually a frying pan (and is used in that article.) Removed as such. GeeJo (t) (c) • 19:42, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
Someone was (i.e., me). I will find a nice GFDL image or two. Please hang off on deleting the second image for a few days until I can locate a suitable replacement. Proto||type 12:13, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
OK, the second image has been replaced with a freely donated one. Proto||type 10:00, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] new image

Image:Chip-pan-fire.jpg appears to show something on fire over a bunsen burner in a lab. It is hard to tell simply from the photo what is actually burning, or how the fire was started. Can the original uploader please provide some more detail? Thanks. Arbitrary username 20:45, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

I note that this has been done now. Many thanks. Arbitrary username 19:47, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Extinguishment

Why is it inadvisable to use a fire extinguisher to put out a chip pan fire? Phasmatisnox 08:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

According to the Fire classes article, cooking oil fires (Europe class F) burn hotter than other typical combustible liquids, rendering the standard class B extinguisher ineffective. -- Cyrius|✎ 00:22, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More picture stuff

The article has a lot of photos of stuff on fire. Where's the photo that just shows what a chip pan is? This American couldn't pick one out of a lineup. -- Cyrius|✎ 00:22, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

It's like a big high-sided saucepan. (Chips are fries, btw, if you didn't know!) It often contains a basket with an attached handle. I'll try and find a free one, but it's tricky as I don't own one, and stores don't sell them any more (due to all the fires. Neil ム 12:17, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] All Fire no Chips

This article is very misleading - anybody who doesn't know what a chip pan is will assume it does nothing but eject huge balls of flame every time someone dares to fry chips this way. I have used a chip pan for many years, and never once has it caught fire. How about moving this article to Chip Pan Fire and having something actually ON chip pans here? 86.148.220.241 18:35, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Believe me, it's better than it was. Feel free to improve it. Chris Cunningham 10:17, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
If you have an image of your chip pan, that would be greatly appreciated. I have been trying to get one for ages - nobody I know has one any more, all the images I've found online are copyrighted, and no stores sell them any more, probably due to their reputation as combustive devices. Neil ム 10:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Alas my chip pan is about 70 miles away at the moment, but I'll gladly contribute next time I'm visiting its current home :) Chris Cunningham 12:20, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
I found a great picture online, and I've requested permission to use it but the more the better. Do you live 70 miles away from it because of this article? ;p Neil ム 12:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I split this article and started one called chip pan fire. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.127.126.117 (talk) 17:35, 8 January 2008 (UTC)