We've Burned up the Wicked Witch

So now as I promised, here is some grill safety which I found from the Southern Living Magazine and it's called Maintenance 101:

1. Be sure your grill is 10 feet away from your house or a building.
2. Store propane tanks outside of your home in a place that is sheltered from direct sunlight.
3. Be sure to have the lid up when you light your grill.
4. Never light your grill with gas or kerosene.
5. Do not add lighter fluid, newspapers, or other trash to speed up the heating process.

Now you are saying: You didn't tell me anything new. So here are a few more that might be new to you:

1. Be aware of where your kids' plastic toys are when you are using your grill.
2. Make sure the fall leaves are pushed well away from your grill.
3. Have some protection from the sudden storm that blasts your charcoal grill and tips it over, or you might have sparks flying down the street.
4. Have a fire extinguisher handy for obvious reasons.
5. Make sure everyone in your household knows that you are using the grill, not so they don't accidentally start cooking inside, but so that they know you are working with a heat source.
6. Have your meat and other foods prepared and ready to put on the grill before you start, so you don't have a lit grill unattended. Besides, your coals can burn up or you can use up your propane too fast.

Why does everyone always have to bring up safety? Prime example: in Omaha, Nebraska, there is an ordinance about using grills in apartment complexes because too many complexes have burnt because of grilling.

If you have some more heads-up safety ideas that you would like to share, please leave us a comment below.