Is it safe to cook marshmallows on a lighter?

[Ash Housewares]

only one way to find out

[TheNix]

The biggest problem that I can see, beside setting fire to everything, is putting a piece of molten marshmallow in your mouth.

It's better to melt chocolate and dip the marshmallow in that! Chocolate fondue anyone?

[nrabbit]

a viable solution to the problem indeed, however i think it complicates the situation.
+ i think that i'll OD on sugar if i mix chocolate with marshmallows

[BobCox2]

a viable solution to the problem indeed, however i think it complicates the situation.
+ i think that i'll OD on sugar if i mix chocolate with marshmallows

This is why don't they make chocolate fluff, Liability...?

[Painman]

Do you really think a lighter emits any more noxious chemicals than a campfire?

Zippo-type lighters burn Naphtha, a semi-heavy, industrially produced petrochemical product. Bic lighters burn Butane, C4H10. Campfires burn wood. Randomly obtained from the wilderness.

Which do you think is more likely to contain kill-you sorts of compounds?

[nrabbit]

butane and naphtha? :/
honestly, i've got no idea, my chemistry knowledge equals to a bit less than 0

[Darkflight]

Butane and naphtha consist mainly of carbon and hydrogen, and they burn into CO2 and H2O which is perfectly safe as long as you don't inhale large amounts of smoke. Sniffing the unburned gas is pretty unhealthy though. It's perfectly safe to eat marshmellows cooked on a lighter. If you keep the lighter lit for a very long time there might be a small risk it will explode, so be careful.

[krischan]

A lighter usually doesn't produce a flame which burns all carbon. Only the hydrogenium might be burned fully, else the flame would look like one of a welder or a blowtorch. I guess a lighter produces a couple of nasty substances, in particular those which don't burn butane, like Zippos. They use gasoline AFAIK.

This one might be OK:



Found through Google Pictures, I'm not affiliated at all to that bong shop

This one is probably not OK:



Campfires probably produce similar substances (including benzene compounds which are poisonous and can cause cancer), but I guess it's less unhealthy than a lighter. It's probably better to use charcoal.

[Stevinator]

yes that would work. but it would be tedious and you'll probably burn your fingers.

don't let kris scare you, you'll probably live through the experience.

Marsh mellows don't have to get that hot, you could get away with using a toaster oven and a skewer, if you could trick it into staying hot while the door is open.

[coju]

This is why don't they make chocolate fluff, Liability...?

i just fluffed my mouth. A friend had the frosting from Toaster Struddles. They market it as some cream or something like that. allwwww maaannneee

to op: I wouldn't do it, nor would I eat a mellow roasted on an open bic.