Churning out three meals a day in your home kitchen is ripe with potential pitfalls.And the most serious of these is a kitchen fire. So here are some tips to avoid that mishap:.Unattended cooking is the leading cause of these cooking fires, so try to never leave your meals unattended.Keep a recently purchased, or recently recharged and inspected fire extinguisher in the kitchen.When frying, always use a thermometer to ensure the oil temperature doesn’t go above 375°.Keep all pot handles turned towards the back of the stove so that you don't knock into them or catch them.Loose clothes, long sleeves, scarves: any of these can easily fall into the flame or catch on your electric burner.Never throw water on grease fires, as it can make them spread, and the resulting instant steam can burn you