Fowl fire in the turkey fryer
November 14, 2007
Our family Thanksgiving down south wouldn't be complete without a turkey bubbling away in the deep fryer.
This year, though, it might be time to break out the Turkey Cannon instead.
Turns out, according to this sober assessment by the firefighters of the Underwriters' Laboratories, that oily cauldron might not be the safest way to fix our feast.
Honestly, for all its crispy deliciousness, I was never sure deep-fried turkey skin was that safe from an arterial perspective, anyway.
More grillin':
Instead, smoke the bird in a grill made out of a beer keg.
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deep fried turkey. And less than a tablespoon of oil is absorbed by the bird!