I finally bought a splatter screen after 10 years

Spent $8 at the dollar store on a mesh screen. Fried chicken for Sunday dinner. Oil went everywhere anyway because I forgot to dry the chicken first. Grease popped straight through the holes. Hit me right in the arm. Still have a little scar. Anyone else skip the basics and regret it later?

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sam_murphy393d ago

Weeks to heal from a knuckle burn? That's brutal. I've had my share of grease pops but never anything that stuck around that long. Makes me think I've been getting lucky with the short stings.

henrycooper3d ago

I had the same problem with a dollar store splatter screen. The mesh is too wide on those cheap ones, small droplets just shoot right through. Spend like 3 bucks more on a fine mesh one from the kitchen aisle, the holes are way smaller. Also yeah, patting the chicken dry with paper towels is huge. Learned that after a nasty burn on my knuckle that took weeks to heal.