A mum has issued a stark warning to festive chefs about the dangers of cooking Christmas dinner after she suffered severe burns from hot goose fat. Rebecca Evans, 51, was preparing a Sunday roast when the incident occurred. She had placed goose fat in the oven to heat up for her roast potatoes and became distracted while talking to her daughter Katie. The hairdresser left the oil in the oven for 20 minutes before removing it to add the par-boiled potatoes.
However, the tray unbalanced on the hob and toppled over. Reacting instinctively, Rebecca tried to push the tray back onto the cooker, but the scorching fat splashed onto her left hand and both feet. Her quick-thinking daughter Katie, who had recently completed a paediatric first aid course, rushed her mother to the shower to cool her burns before wrapping them in cling film. They then hurried to the hospital where doctors treated Rebecca's burns with antibacterial gel and dressings.
Rebecca, a grandmother from Maidstone, Kent, suffered horrific burns after a kitchen mishap and is now warning others to don proper footwear while cooking. The accident occurred in September when she was preparing a roast dinner and hot oil splashed onto her skin, leading to severe injuries that required a skin graft on both feet and five weeks off work.
