This is a PSA for anyone who will be frying their turkey this Thanksgiving.
Please remember that if your turkey is frozen, DO NOT attempt to fry it.
Please watch the below video to see what happens when you fry a frozen turkey.
The Fire Department and the Office of the State Fire Marshal of Raleigh, NC offer the following safety tips for frying turkeys:
Always operate turkey fryers outside. They should also not be used under a garage, deck, breezeway, porch, barn or any structure that can catch fire.
Use extreme caution when cooking with oil. Hot oil can spill or splash onto the flame, igniting a fire. Also, oil inside a turkey cooker pot can stay dangerously hot for hours after use.
Don’t overheat the oil. Cooking oil, if heated beyond its cooking temperature (375 degrees), can ignite.
Make sure the turkey has thawed completely before putting it in a turkey fryer.
NEVER use water to extinguish a grease fire!
Stay safe everyone & have a very happy Thanksgiving!
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