Burndt my thumb pretty bad

[Saltheart]

a tiny pin hole in the very edge near the good skin then squeeze out the juice without tearing the skin. As Ed said , the blister skin is some protection. If you don't drain the big blister , it could easily tear right down the middle.
Anyway , a tiny pin , put the tip in a flam till it turns red , wait for it to cool then just pierce the very edge of the blister to drain it. On bad burns the fluid often fills the blister agin so you need to re drain it. When you drain it and it doesn't fill up again , that's a good size. then you kind of let the skin adhere to the flesh under it and then you apply some kind of anti bacterial ointment to keep it from getting too dry and cracking.

Burns are tough. Like Nebe , having worked with metals and ceramics so long , burns are inevitable , the hope is to keep them as minor as possible.

[FishermanTim]

I like your thinking Salt,
and it make completely logical sense.

[chefchris401]

That sucks man!!

as a chef i feel your pain!

Ive had some serious burns, the worst ones come from other people but yourself, dumb line cooks carrying sheet trays into your neck.

Its going to happen someday if you work with hot items.

the silverdine stuff they sell at the stores works wonders, expensive but great results.

[redcrbbr]

leave the blister on and don't pop it, it will do more repair work than any meds can. after 3 or 4 days cut the blister off and use that silver sulfidine(great stuff). keep it covered and clean.

[spence]

Originally Posted by redcrbbr

silver sulfidine(great stuff). keep it covered and clean.

Agree, and watch it closely. Even if you take care of it there's always the chance of celulitis or other infection on a burn that bad.

-spence