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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
@cpsc.gov

There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.

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Sheila the Wonderbink
@sheilaoshea.com

My bet is on these being the turkey equivalents of when they used crash test dummies to demonstrate what being in a collision without a seatbelt looks like. It's not real; it's just a demonstration of what could happen.

Callalily
@callalily57.bsky.social

I know that sometimes, if a house is being torn town anyway and it's somewhere safe enough, they can get permission to purposely set a fire so that firefighters can get practice or training. Could be somewhere like that.

Jacob
@ucfjake.bsky.social

...Strengthen your home's honmoon with anti-tip straps, thawing your turkey before dipping in boiling oil, watering your Christmas trees, not holding lit fireworks in your hands, and changing your smoke alarm batteries (I think those are the big annual hits?)

asheneyes.bsky.social
@asheneyes.bsky.social

Let whoever is stupid enough to do this in their homes or on their damn porch ruin their own lives. I support this message because I'm pretty sure only people stupid enough to vote republican are stupid enough to try this.

arnicaxross
@arnicaxross.blacksky.app

Yes. The mechanics of a frozen turkey fire are that when water of any type is exposed to boiling oil (fry temp) it violently displaces that boiling oil as it converts to steam. When you put a frozen turkey in too much boiling oil, that displaced oil finds the source of ignition. And walls. And you.

arnicaxross
@arnicaxross.blacksky.app

Mythbusters and Good Eats Original with Alton Brown both covered the science of why we thaw turkeys. And show you how to make a ladder dropper. They make GREAT episodes to watch, especially if you like watching Buster the Crash Test Dummy catch on fire

cajunfj40.bsky.social
@cajunfj40.bsky.social

There's instructions embossed on the side of the pot, plus a "max fill line" and a "max turkey size" note. There's very little fire risk if you follow the instructions and *turn the burner off* before putting in/taking out the turkey.

cajunfj40.bsky.social
@cajunfj40.bsky.social

However, that's still just "administrative controls", which is just barely above "PPE" for hazard control. There are electric deep fryers that aren't much bigger that would remove the flame hazard, with thermoswitches that remove the overheat hazard, etc.

Gitmeau
@gitmeau.bsky.social

Have we considered the harm being done preventing stupids from filtering themselves out of the gene pool? I'm starting to think that adding those warnings on stuff over the last few decades kinda led to the current state of moron takeover we currently have.

WHATever
@engineicedave.bsky.social

Hey, if you’re going to deep fry your turkey, a day or so before do a “dry run” with water. Fill the fryer pot you’re going to use 1/2 full of water and put in your bird in the wrapper. Does waterline cover the bird? Add/remove water to adjust, then mark spot, I scratch a line, that’s your oil line.

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Dan
@dandwig.bsky.social

It’s fast, and the end results turn out as good as much more elaborate methods. And as long as the turkey is thawed and patted dry before frying, it doesn’t burn your house down.

ean_
@eanescoto.com

THIS way? Once. Otherwise, fried turkey is like, a cheater's turkey. It cooks fast and the whole thing ends up tender & moist. All the discarded oil ends up feeling wasteful unless you know someone with a bio diesel car.

Felladonna
@langsec.hacker.gf

yeah, in principle one could filter and store the used oil, then use it over time in the deep fryer, but that presupposes having a deep fryer and some level of forethought which is not on display here (in belgium they basically issue you a deep fryer when you move here)

JaimeL
@jaimel.bsky.social

I've fried twice. They're absolutely fine and incredibly fast. If you're not going to filter and reuse the oil that part does feel wasteful for sure but financially it's counterbalanced by the fact that it's difficult not to get a free 20 pound turkey in Nov. Even paying, there're like 29¢/lb here.

JaimeL
@jaimel.bsky.social

Lynn, that's if you even have to pay. Most chain supermarkets do giveaways; ours tracks spending & I think $400 Sept-Thanksgiving gets you a free 15-20# turkey & another $200 by Christmas and you get a turkey or a ham. I'm roasting 15# turkey I got discounted to 25¢/lb at Aldi last December & froze.

scoutzknivez
@serumaddict989.bsky.social

Yes and I dont get why. If you do a proper wet brine, the turkey is going to taste just as good roasted. I've had both and still prefer roasted till this day. Hell, even a smoked turkey is more preferable.

AJC
@acjc.mu.social

Yeah but a proper wet brine takes time and minimal effort. Some folks just don't want to invest that much, to their detriment.

Emily (spooky)
@emilyrose.bsky.social

“Stand by your pan” really seems like the wrong message here, though. Should the emphasis be on thawing the turkey, which is not mentioned anywhere? Standing by a pan that’s doing that seems like a very bad plan.

newlife25.bsky.social
@newlife25.bsky.social

We have an oil free fryer that is totally removed from our house! The bird is completely thawed so that we can inject it with a seasoned butter flavor. Anyone who thinks that they can put a frozen bird in hot oil shouldn’t be frying a turkey!