Austin Fire Department says more cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year Common mistakes include too much oil, dropping frozen or partially thawed turkey into oil AUSTIN, ...

Thanksgiving sees the highest number of home-cooking fires — deep fryers cause around 60 injuries, 5 deaths, and $15 million in damage each year, per NFPA. Fry outdoors in a cleared, dry, level area — ...

Thanksgiving is the peak day for home-cooking fires, with deep-fried turkeys posing major risks, including injuries and significant property damage. Safety experts advise frying only in a cleared ...

There is a mystique around turkey frying. It sounds wild to people who haven't seen it, or who have only seen videos of it going very wrong. When my brother Bruce Inskeep started frying turkeys at his ...