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Burn Treatment Center: Awareness and prevention

From cooking to burns

It takes less than one second for a third-degree burn to occur from these cooking methods:

Deep-frying:

500 degrees F or 260 degrees C

Baking:

400 degrees F or 204 degrees C

Frying:

300 degrees F or 148 degrees C

Boiling:

212 degrees F or 100 degrees C

Electric Crock Pot:

200 degrees F or 93 degrees C

Hot Beverages:

160-180 degrees F or 71-82 degrees C

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