Burnin’ down the house, turkey style
Posted on November 27, 2003
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South of the border it’s Thanksgiving time. In the spirit:
Allstate Insurance said 15 homes burned to the ground around the country last Thanksgiving as a result of the improper use of turkey fryers. The product-testing company Underwriters Laboratory Inc. (search) refuses to certify as safe any turkey fryer model currently on the market.
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Guthrie said those concerns begin with 5 gallons of scalding 700-degree grease precariously perched over an open flame. And many fryers are unstable — especially the tripod models — which leads to a high incidence of tipping. - Deep-Fried Turkey Can Be Delicious, Dangerous
First off, I had no idea there was such a thing as a “turkey fryer”. I have a hard time imaging a vat of hot grease large enough to hold a 20lb turkey - how the heck do you get the thing back out again?
Second, 700 degrees - Fahrenheit?!? That’s roughly 371 C, or about the temperature you’d cook a turkey at in the over but 5 gallons of oil at that temperature sounds like you’re just asking for Inquisition-grade hillarity to me.
Play safe: microwave your bird.
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