Bradbrewer
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My yeast starter boiled over while I was moving the flask off the burner. Hot wort probably feels similar to napalm.
Another brewing injury
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Subsailor
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OOOOOWWWW! definitely use a mitt when moving hot stuff.
HawksBrewer
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Ouch. What they said. Silicone mitts.
Hopper5000
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ouch man, heal fast... looks like you are gonna have to drink a bunch of homebrew to forget about that...
Bensiff
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Rotate 'em, the cold one goes on the hand and when it warms up, get another cold one and start drinking the one that warmed up some and so on and so forth until the pain goes away
+HopSpunge+
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Holly hell. Put cold butter on it. Then buy one of these.
cardinalsfan
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Never ever put butter, lard or oil on a burn.
+HopSpunge+
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Works good. Try it next time you get burnt. Takes the pain away.
Stauffbier
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If boiling liquid spills on one of those Oven Gloves and absorbs in it can do even more damage to your skin than if you weren't wearing one. It's better to use a glove that can handle heat that is also water resistant...
Ask me how I know!
OUCH!!! painful reminder of when i had 350 degree oil run down my arm... that's gonna leave a mark...
+1 on this. A cloth mitt saturated with boiling water will essentially HOLD boiling water against your skin. You need a heat resistant silicone mitt, available anywhere they sell kitchen stuff. I also learned this the hard way.
rs4life
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+HopSpunge+ said:
Horrible advice, theres a huge chance of infection from this. The ONLY topical creams that should be applied to burns are silver nitrate cream and one other that i forget the name of and neither are otc. Im an RN and EMT fyi
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Aye. You could probably put butter on a first degree burn but OP looks to have at least a 2nd degree burn (blistering) so sanitation is important.
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You should never put butter or any other oil or fat based whatever on a burn, not only for infection reasons, it also creates a heat trapping layer of insulation. You need to wick the heat away, not trap it
motobrewer
I'm no atheist scientist, but...
i have never liked the idea of boiling starters in the flask. unless you had like a 5 liter flask.
meadmazer
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Butter goes on bread, not on burns.
+HopSpunge+
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Butter will get rid of eczema also.
I was once told to put mustard on a burn. I decided not to because this person could not read a clock.
That is laugh-out-loud funny!!!!! I will remember that: do not take advice from someone who cannot tell time.
huntingohio
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2 words boys WELDING GLOVES
My pair has paid for itself 100 times over in hospital bills, and at the price they sell em at from harbor frieght, its dumb not to thave a pair or two.
Plus its more manly than a silicone glove, kinda like using a hunting knife vs a paring knife. Makes you feel a little bit more like a man
My pair has paid for itself 100 times over in hospital bills, and at the price they sell em at from harbor frieght, its dumb not to thave a pair or two.
Plus its more manly than a silicone glove, kinda like using a hunting knife vs a paring knife. Makes you feel a little bit more like a man
StittsvilleJames
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Forget the gloves, get yourself some socialized healthcare! More trips to the hospital means your winning!
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Sheesh! And I came here to get away from th politics on TV. Vote in the booth tomorrow. Let's stick to beer here!
Erlenmeyer flasks are a hassle for boilovers. Even with a gas stovetop I found it hard to get the temperature right to avoid it. My solution was to sidestep it. I got 1/2 gallon canning jars from the local big box store, and a canner, for the price of a couple of those flasks. I mashed a small batch of 1.040 wort, boiled it briefly, and then canned it. With it now sterile, I can take one out and pitch yeast for a starter right in the jars, then put them on the stir plate.
45_70sharps
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Exactly. Old wives take. The temporary soothing is more than offset by the increased burn
Keep ice in the freezer. If you don't have ice use something like a bag of frozen corn.
I also have an aloe plant in the kitchen. A big healthy one that's ready for me to be stupid!
After you are done with the ice, the aloe will actually help with the healing.
motobrewer
I'm no atheist scientist, but...
lol!!!
