Woman learns the wrong way to make grilled cheese

One woman found out life hacks can be dangerous when she attempted to make grilled cheese, or ‘cheese on toast’, a different way.

Suzanne Dale of Sale, England, saw a Facebook post advising culinary slacks to turn a toaster on its side as a way to quickly make a toasty, open-faced cheese sandwich.

A few minutes after the 66-year-old had followed the instructions, smoke started to billow out of her toaster. Needless to say, her grilled cheese was a certified fail.

Dale managed to unplug the appliance and scramble outside as the flames took over. The fire was extinguished after about 20 minutes and it took hours for the smoke to clear from her home.

Hoping to save others from potential danger, Dale posted a note on Facebook along with a photo of her destroyed appliance. It’s since been shared close to 10,000 times.

“Luckily I live in a house and have a garden, but if it was anyone living in a flat or somebody who was less agile who couldn’t get out as quick, they were real flames, it could be dangerous,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “I don’t want anybody to be doing that in a flat or anyone who could not get out quick.”

Toasters are only intended to be used upright, as tilting can cause the surface to heat up, while crumbs and other residue at the bottom of the toaster can fall into the elements and ignite.