Post #30251 by thejab on Mon, Apr 14, 2003 4:46 PM

I never had a problem with heat damage by burning 151 in a volcano bowl. But be careful when flaming. I heard one should never light the 151 with a half empty bottle near. The fumes may ignite inside the nearby bottle and cause the bottle to explode.

I was making flaming steak Diane once and had a little accident. It helps to heat the booze a bit before lighting. So I put a small pan on the stove burner and then poured in the cognac from a small measuring cup. Never light the stove first! Right when that cognac hit the pan it ignited and the flame engulfed the cup in my hand as well. If I was holding a bottle it may have ignited the inside of the bottle and I may have ended up in the hospital!