More like I was wary of dropping the can into the fire and did not want to stand too close to it. I have never cooked anything above an open flame before.

[ And he doesn't want his feathers to catch fire. Imagine the fried chicken scent that would emanate from them... ]

You may leave it to me. I have experience tending to, tuning, and repairing pianos as I rarely allowed anyone to fiddle with my own to avoid the sound quality being compromised.