As Thanksgiving approaches and you’re thinking about the menu, remember that turkey can be cooked multiple ways.
However If you decide to deep fry your turkey, please take appropriate measures to ensure your safety as well as your loved one’s safety.
First, understand that deep-frying a frozen turkey is the worst possible thing you could do!
Make sure to properly thaw your turkey depending on how much it weighs to avoid splattering oil everywhere and potentially starting a fire.
Tips on How to Properly Deep Fry A Turkey:
- Avoid deep frying in any enclosed space
- Use a level surface to avoid spilling oil
- Do NOT overfill fryer
- Children and pets have to be kept away
- Have a fire extinguisher
- If your fryer does not have thermostat controls, monitor the fryer closely to avoid overheating and catching the oil on fire
On Thanksgiving Day in 2018, firefighters responded to an estimated 1,630 home cooking fires
As you might expect, these holiday fires lead to unhappy faces at the dinner table—and a slew of homeowners insurance claims. homeowners’ insurance claims spike about 7% over the Thanksgiving holiday period, with many of those claims related to kitchen fires.
Those claims can be costly. The average loss in a home cooking fire was $6,900 from 2014 through 2018, says the NFPA. That was the No. 2 cause of homeowners insurance losses, behind wind and hail (34.4%).
If you need anymore fire tips or any remediation work this Thanksgiving week, give Restoration 1 of Tulsa a call at 918-205-7764.
