How to fry a turkey safely? here are a few tips
Jonathan Meade. I am a professor of fire science at Purdue Global. Um, normally a lot of people during Thanksgiving and when they cook turkeys, they use a *** fryer and, and they fill it, they fill a *** large pot with uh fat and oil. Usually it’s a peanut oil type of situation and they heat it up to about 350 degrees and they put their turkeys in there, usually around £12 to £20. The big problem with cooking turkey is that it has to be dry and, you know, it can’t have frost on it. It must therefore be defrosted. And that’s one of the big problems because what happens is they throw turkey into the hot fat and the water comes in with it when it’s frozen or it has ice or water and water expands 1700 times, you know its volume when you do that. So you heat the water up to 350 degrees, which is past its steam point, because water boils at 212 degrees. So when you drop that turkey in there, the water expands inside, pushes the oil out of the container and falls out. directly onto the flaming burner you are using to cook the turkey. That’s why it has to be dry, because if it’s not dry, that’s exactly what’s going to happen. It causes shit to overflow, that’s what it boils down to. Yeah, the frying should be done outside the building and I know people do it right at the edge of their garage and that sort of thing and even in that situation it should be away from the garage, you you know, at four or five feet away because remember everything you do when you heat it, it’s going to rise. So when the fire starts, the oil is going to fall, it’s going to ignite and push straight up over the burner. So when it does that, obviously everything above it, you heat it up to that ignition temperature and you also light the fire. So it’s going to take a little while, but it’s going to do it. So keep it away a little away from the building. So that way you won’t run into this problem if in fact you have a wet turkey, remember you’re using propane, it’s crap, it’s compressed gas cylinder and all, you know, make sure your device is in good condition, make sure it’s working clean and readily available. Try it before you start cooking, make sure it works, make sure you have a full gas tank*** and keep, you know, your tank away from your burner as much as you can. I know they only put about five or 6 feet of hose in there, but make sure you use that hose and make sure you can access the stops. So this is really easy above the tank. Usually, cooking is one of the most important questions we answer. So whether you’re cooking a turkey in the oven and you forget about it or you’re leaving food on the stove or those kinds of things, you know, where you’re using a charcoal grill or you’re using * **, *** fryer, these are usually cooking issues which are usually one of the biggest ones we respond to. Just keep safety in mind when doing so. Always, you know, keep your burner away from the house and away from your tank and, you know, that should work fine and you can have a safe vacation that way just by making sure that those things happen.
How to fry a turkey safely? here are a few tips
Planning to fry your turkey for Thanksgiving this year? There are dangers and safety precautions you should know about in advance. Jonathan Mead, a firefighter and professor in the fire safety department at Purdue University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, explains the process in the video above. To fry a turkey, the whole bird is usually placed in a pan filled with cooking oil. heated to approximately 350 degrees. Mead says people should make sure their turkey is completely thawed before placing it in the boiling oil. Any ice or water left inside the turkey will instantly boil and expand, causing the oil to boil over and ignite when it comes into contact with the burner. To keep people and buildings safe, Mead recommends frying at least 5 feet from any buildings in case there is moisture remaining in the bird that could cause a reaction. Cooking-related fires are one of the most common situations that fire departments respond to. to during the holiday season. Learn more in the video above.
Planning to fry your turkey for Thanksgiving this year?
There are dangers and safety precautions you should know about in advance.
Jonathan Mead, a firefighter and professor in the fire safety department at Purdue University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, explains the process in the video above.
To fry a turkey, the whole bird is usually placed in a pan filled with cooking oil heated to around 350 degrees.
Mead says people should make sure their turkey is completely thawed before placing it in the boiling oil. Any ice or water left inside the turkey will instantly boil and expand, causing the oil to boil over and ignite when it comes into contact with the burner.
To keep people and buildings safe, Mead recommends frying at least 5 feet away from any buildings in case there is moisture remaining in the bird that could cause a reaction.
Cooking-related fires are one of the most common situations that fire departments respond to during the holiday season.
Learn more in the video above.
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