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This Is What Happens When You Deep Fry a Frozen Turkey

Posted by timothy on from the arson-excuse-maker dept.

Too late for many east-coast Americans, but perhaps in time to stop a blaze or two in California, an anonymous reader writes with this video of "a controlled demonstration of why it is a bad idea to fry a frozen turkey." My brother this morning assembled (despite poor directions and questionable parts fit) a deep fryer for a Thanksgiving turkey; we're optimistic, and the turkey seems to be fully thawed at least.

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  1. Err... by pev · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I'd never even considered doing that in the first place?! (OK, ignoring me being vegetarian that is...!)

    How many Slashdotters had that cross their mind? Do our American cousins not get taught cookery basics at school? Should they be doing demo videos of why one shouldn't also cook turkeys using [ petrol / napalm / thermite ] as well just in case?

    I'm flummoxed.