Thanksgiving for the :corner:s
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Originally Posted by shareall,Nov 22 2007, 12:07 PM
I found it interesting that so many restaurants in the US were advertising pre-ordered Thanksgiving dinners! This seems really strange to me - even though I hate cooking. 
butt he sayz its not bad
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Originally Posted by wicky,Nov 22 2007, 12:47 PM
no such thing 
actually my 1st born brought one thats the bombdiggity of PP and I had allready baked and purchased an extra back up one
sokay I have plenty of whip cream so it will get gobbled somehow
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From: La Crescenta, CA
Originally Posted by dead-bird,Nov 21 2007, 07:08 PM
I'm frying the bird, hope I don't burn down the house...
By John L. Mitchell, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 22, 2007 (edited)
The Los Angeles Fire Department is so concerned about that potential for danger that it has issued a warning, urging people to "think twice" about deep-frying turkeys in their own home. Under the heading "Your Turkey or Your Life," the Fire Department released an advisory and video on its website saying that the cookers used to prepare the popular Southern dish can be harmful.
"Deep-fat fryers are extremely dangerous because of the hot oil used to do the cooking," said Ron Myers, a Fire Department spokesman. "You can never recover from a hot oil burn. It melts the skin. A child or adult who is burned with hot oil will be disfigured for life -- or suffer a fatal injury."
Some fryers, he said, easily tip over, spilling the hot cooking oil, and other brands frequently overfill when the turkey is submerged in the oil. Any small amount of oil coming into contact with a burner can cause a fire. The sides, lid and pot handles get dangerously hot, and the fryers can overheat to the point of combustion, Myers said.
The Fire Department recommends that turkey fryers be used outdoors, on a solid, level surface a safe distance (at least 20 feet) from buildings and flammable materials. They should never be used in an enclosed space, on a wooden deck, under a patio or in a garage. The turkey should always be completely thawed before cooking. In addition, the cooker should never be left unattended and a fire extinguisher should always be kept nearby. (Never use water to extinguish a grease fire.)
The National Fire Protection Assn., a nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to reducing fire hazards, discourages the use of outdoor, gas-fueled turkey fryers. "They have a significant risk of burns and fire," said spokeswoman Lorraine Carli. "More cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year -- three times as many."
