>>1416939>old kitchen job gets two dumb lazy fucks who don't even want to be there, because the government will pay half their wages>chef wants one of them to clean the fryer>>sure>have you cleaned a fryer before?>>sure>step 1: open the valve to drain the oil out>actual step 1: turn the fryer off>it's a gas fryer>air is colder than hot oil should be, so it turns on the gas at 100% power>entire bottom half of the tank hotter than a branding iron>thermostat still cold, gas still 100%>oil in the bottom of the tank boils and ignites>a ten foot tall fireball explodes out the fryer >sets the extract hood on fire>fryer is done exploding but still burning>dumb shit goes off to get some water to pour on it>if the chef hadn't stopped him it would have run through the fryer, into the hot oil tank, and caused a second explosion $2000 fryer was condemned as beyond repair. Only good luck prevented any injuries.
Moral to the story: if you don't know how to do something, just ask.
