Cooking our meals

Even after making it through one's morning rituals and heading to the kitchen for breakfast, one is still in danger. More than 65% of house fires start in the kitchen. Every year, kitchen knives injure more than 300,000 Americans. Every day, accidents in the kitchen are caused by cluttered counters, pointless throw rugs, and pets running around. However, failure to pay attention when working in the kitchen is the main cause of accidents. Unattended food can catch fire, knives can fall, and plans for the day can be disrupted by interruptions from partners, kids, the radio, television, and the phone.

Of course, a lot of kitchen injuries are related to using tools improperly. For example, using a sharp knife to cut the seam on a particularly difficult jar lid or burying sharp knives in soap suds where they wait to be accidentally thrown into the sink by an unwary hand. But distraction and clutter are the main reasons for kitchen accidents. It is foolish to turn on a stove burner and walk away from a work in another room while butter is melting in a skillet. Statistics clearly demonstrate that it is also risky.