Skip the de-feathering part. When the explosion occurs the feathers will be burned off anyway.
Seriously, if there is a way for the fryer to be downstream from the house everyone will be a lot happier if the worst occurs. (The worst is your friend at the other end of the broomstick getting the shakes and knocking over the fryer with the gallons of hot oil now running down the driveway and into the garage. No, on second thought, the worst is you forgetting to turn off the flame before the foregoing occurs).