They also say it is much safer not to use chip pans or deep fat fryers, especially those without a thermostat.

Source: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/person-treated-after-flat-fire-283944/

While the Web Summit counsel accepted certain actions, like pouring a pot of paint down the drain, were not normal use, it was also effectively an acceptance that pouring the contents of a deep fat fryer into it was also not normal, he said.

Source: https://kildare-nationalist.ie/2023/10/12/web-summit-challenges-e20000-payout-over-flooding-of-rented-house-for-staff/