{"id":33,"date":"2025-09-18T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:11:25","slug":"man-hospitalised-after-confusing-air-fryer-with-hair-dryer-it-smelled-like-chips-and-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Man Hospitalised After Confusing Air Fryer with Hair Dryer: \u201cIt Smelled Like Chips and Regret\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">STOKE-ON-TRENT, May 2025 \u2014 Local man Darren Crumble, 42, is recovering after a tragic grooming error involving a Tefal EasyFry 9-in-1 Digital CrispyMaster and his rapidly receding hairline.The mix-up occurred early Tuesday morning, as Darren rushed to prepare for a job interview. Mistaking the air fryer on his kitchen counter for his hair dryer, he shoved his damp scalp into the chamber and hit \u201cMax Crisp.\u201d, Darren said &#8220;There was a whooshing sound, a bright light, and then I could smell paprika,\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/air-fryer-hair-care-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" style=\"width:281px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/air-fryer-hair-care-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/air-fryer-hair-care-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/air-fryer-hair-care-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/air-fryer-hair-care.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Darren recalled, blinking slowly from his hospital bed. &#8220;I thought it was working\u2014until my eyebrows curled up like prawn crackers.\u201dParamedics were called after Darren\u2019s screams reportedly caused his Alexa to play \u201cBurning Down the House\u201d by Talking Heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 32%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s the third air fryer-related injury this week.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Lottie Turner &#8211; Burns Unit Nurse<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nurse-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nurse-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nurse-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nurse-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/cookinguplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nurse.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STOKE-ON-TRENT, May 2025 \u2014 Local man Darren Crumble, 42, is recovering after a tragic grooming error involving a Tefal EasyFry 9-in-1 Digital CrispyMaster and his rapidly receding hairline.The mix-up occurred early Tuesday morning, as Darren rushed to prepare for a job interview. 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