Reddit mentions of Progressive International – Stainless Steel Splatter Screen– 13” Diameter

Putting the oil into the pan should not splatter at all. If there is water and oil mixing together, that will result in splattering. If the pan is dry it should be as in that video, just a pool of oil, once you spread it across the pan surface it thins and rapidly heats to temperature and will smoke a bit.

If you have hot oil in a pan and are setting items into the pan and want to avoid getting hot oil splashed on you, know you should place items into the pan so that the item touches down into the pan closest you first, and then letting them fall away from you, so that any oil that is splashed up splashes away from you.

If you are cooking items and they are making a royal mess of everything within a square meter of your cooktop, purchase and use a splatter screen. It greatly cuts down or entirely eliminates the oil splatter, while allowing moisture to escape so that you do not steam your food as you would if you used a solid cover.

If you're cooking bacon, in particular, there are screens you can buy to put over the pan. They really help reduce the amount of splatter.

http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-Stainless-Splatter-Screen/dp/B0002MR0TA/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t

Keep your heat low enough to avoid excess spatter, or use a Splatter Screen. to avoid hurting yourself.

I prefer the first method, it doesn't feel the same when you use protection.

Secondly, take care which way you set the bacon in the pan when flipping; that seems to be the time the most grease flys around. I try to flip perpendicular to my genitals.

Are you talking hardware or food?

When it comes to tools, stick to Alton Brown's golden rule: don't buy unitaskers. Make sure that everything you buy can be used for more than one thing.

Knives: you only need three (maybe): a large work knife (generally a chef's knife or a santukou knife, but it can be whatever is comfortable for you), a paring knife, and maybe a serrated knife.

Cutting boards: either plastic, wood, or bamboo (but never use wood or bamboo for meat - the bacteria gets into the grain and doesn't come out). DON'T use hard materials like glass or stone. They dull the edges of your knives.

Other:

• when I moved into my apartment, my mom bought me this set of utensils. It has a whisk, a spoon, a ladle, and tongs. I bought a few more wooden stirring spoons ($1 at Wal*Mart), but I've never wanted needed anything else.
  
• Silicon spatula
  
• Colander or strainer
  
• Assorted cookware
  
• 9x13 cookie pan
  
• 9x13 baking sheet
  
• Splatter screens (they'll save you from having to scrub grease off of every vertical surface in your kitchen)
  
• Assorted mixing bowls
  
• Scissors/shears
  
• Measuring cup(s)
  
• Measuring spoons
  
• Blender/food processor. I have a Ninja. I have some gripes with it, but I don't blend much so for what I need it's fine.
  
  Uhhh... I'm actually not at home right now, so I'm trying to do a mental inventory of my kitchen. I'm sure I've missed a bunch of stuff.

There are screens that are designed to go on top of pans. They help keep splatter to a minimum. http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-Stainless-Splatter-Screen/dp/B0002MR0TA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312838176&sr=8-1

I use one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-Stainless-Splatter-Screen/dp/B0002MR0TA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345497674&sr=8-1&keywords=grease+screen

Or, yah know, use one of these.

http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-Stainless-Splatter-Screen/dp/B0002MR0TA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370144895&sr=8-1&keywords=cooking+oil+screen

Stove Top Spatter Shield
Maybe this isn't exactly an add on, but for cooking bacon it is definitely a necessity!

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