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Please don't burn your house down; frying a turkey safely


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Posted by: RStokes
Date: Nov 26 2024 10:40 AM



If you're going to try frying your turkey for Thanksgiving this year, please use safety and don't cause a fire. Fire departments do demonstrations of how quickly a fire can start from a turkey fryer. Watch the video above to see. Here are some safety tips:


- Make sure your turkey fryer is at least 10 feet from your home and not under roof eaves. 


- Turkey fryers can tip over easily, spilling hot cooking oil over a large area. Make sure your fryer is on a sturdy, level surface, and don't move it once it is in use.


- An overfilled cooking pot will cause cooking oil to spill when the turkey is put in. Test the amount of oil you need by filling your fryer with water. Place the turkey in the pot to test volume displacement and make sure the water doesn't get too close to the top. Measure the amount of water and use that as a guide for filling the pot with oil.


- A partially frozen turkey will cause cooking oil to splatter when you put it in the cooking pot. Make sure your turkey is fully thawed without frost on it before you fry it.


- Without thermostat controls, deep fryers can overheat oil to the point of starting a fire. If your turkey fryer doesn't have a thermostat, use a kitchen thermometer that attaches to the side of the pot. This will help you monitor the temperature of the oil. 


The sides of the cooking pot, lid and pot handles can get dangerously hot. Always use protective oven mitts. Keep children and pets at least 3 feet away from the fryer. 


- Consider using an electric or air fryer.


- Never leave fryers unattended. 


- Never use fryers in garages. 


- Never use fryers on wooden decks or under patios. 


- Be cautious of the weather, and avoid operating a fryer in the rain. 


- Allot 2 feet between the burner and the tank.


- Keep a fire extinguisher nearby. 



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