Turkey fryers can burn, explode (Darwin nominee)

Biloxi Sun-Herald ^ | 11.20.03 | SUSAN CHRISTENSEN

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[solzhenitsyn]

It's a shame. Mr. Glenn sounds like a decent guy.

[Pedantic_Lady]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!

Question...what's with this new-fangled frying of turkeys that's going on? What ever happened to roasting them? It's probably much healthier...in more ways than one!

[cinFLA]

Question...what's with this new-fangled frying of turkeys that's going on?

Perhaps you should try one. ymmmmmmmmmm

[ken in texas]

I just caught some of the teasers for the late news here in the Dallas area. Looks like there will be some "dramatic" footage of turkey frying gone bad.

Wonder how many homes or patios will get burned this year...

[76834]

Stupid is as Stupid does.
Also always wear at least a T shirt when frying bacon.
LOL

[Serb5150]

Maybe it's good, but deep fried turkey sounds pretty gross...

[Great_Dame]

WOW!!! The guy got burnt TWICE!!!!! Just putting the turkey IN the fryer. Good Thing he had to be treated so someone else could take the turkey OUT! No telling what he would have burned if he had to do that too!

mhking -- pretty please may I be on your ping list???

[Dog Gone]

Fried turkeys are juicier and tastier than roasted turkeys. Buy one already done, and you'll understand the attraction.

Rookies who attempt this at home without having an experienced friend oversee the process are risking the sight of a turkey rocket, nanoseconds before they get covered with boiling oil.

[illiac]

I've ben deep frying turkey fo 20 years and have never had a problem....but, like the original post says "you cannot idiot proof the world". BTW, they are very good, especially if injected with spice mixture.

[Pedantic_Lady]

Perhaps you should try one. ymmmmmmmmmm

Can't...they don't fry turkeys in the UK and I don't have anything that would hold it anyway. I roast my Thanksgiving and Xmas turkeys in the oven and that's the way I likes 'em.

Before anyone asks...Thanksgiving is not a holiday here. You'd be surprised how often I get asked that! I take a day and a half off work for it. I get 21 days vacation here (one of the only GOOD bits about living in the UK) so I can take all the Brit holidays and the American ones. :-)

[millefleur]

No thermostat !!? what were the manufacturers thinking?

[Kirkwood]

Turducken!

[Pedantic_Lady]

Fried turkeys are juicier and tastier than roasted turkeys. Buy one already done, and you'll understand the attraction.

I may try one when I move back to the U.S., but I wouldn't want to make a habit of it; I'm sure it's much higher in fat and cholesterol than a roast turkey!

[commish]

Actually once you have eaten one, you won;t want to go back to regular roasted Turkey.

Frying a turkey is easy as long as you use common sense (IE follow the rules above). My brother and I have fried at least 20 birds over the past 5 years with no problems.

Put the fryer on a level concrete pad away from the house and keep an eye on it and everything is fine.

15 Lb bird is fully cooked in under an hour.

[baltodog]

FairBURN...what an appropriate name!!!!
Just for safety, I prefer to deep fry my turkey in acetone.
Not only will it burn faster, the petroleum distillates add an extra kick.
BAM!

[Great_Dame]

Hi! Deep fried turkey gets seared instantly when it hits the oil, so the oil stays pretty much outside the turkey. Its real juicy because there is no evaporation and you inject the turkey with yummy flavorings before its gets its special little bath. Yummy!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Funny post, but if you've never had deep fried turkey you are missing a real treat...

[Pedantic_Lady]

Funnily enough, the only level concrete pad that's a safe distance from the house is the street. You'd be surprised just how tiny lot sizes are here in the UK! It's probably against some law, too. It's unbelievable; there are so many ridiculous laws here; like I can't grow a garden hedge over six feet tall, but idiots can set off loud fireworks all night long and the police won't do a thing about it. But if I grow that hedge taller than six feet...not only will the council come and cut it down, they'll send ME the bill.

To the moon!