Turkey Fryer Fire Demonstration, presented by William Shatner & State Farm®

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William Shatner knows firsthand how dangerous turkey fryers can be—so do the firefighters with the Illinois Fire Service, who staged some of the common mistakes, with explosive results. Watch William Shatner's story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYkRF_FmD40 Safe Turkey Frying Tips 1: Avoid oil spillover--don't overfill the pot. 2: Turn off flame when lowering the turkey into oil. 3: Fry outside, away from the house. 4: Properly thaw the turkey before frying. 5: Keep a grease-fire-approved extinguisher nearby. Detailed Transcript http://static1.st8fm.com/accessible-transcripts/TurkeyFryerFireDemonstrationpresentedbyWilliam ShatnerState Farm.txt

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I just don't eat turkey. Not even on Thanksgiving. NEVER.

Thermal isolation of the gas tank is best when the breeze blows between the tank & fryer. This crosswind arrangement provides thinner laminar boundary layers & greater total air flow to separate the tank & fryer. It also provides the cook the same protection on the opposite side of the fryer, and even greater protection in the case of a tank fire.
I further recommend a 45deg (knight's jump) upwind position for the cook so a tank explosion does not put the cook directly in the line of tank explosion ejecta from the fryer.
Also a near-by cold water basin & towel is good for immersion cooling of minor oil splatter burns, not to mention hand-washing.

If the fryer is placed directly down-wind from the tank, in the same air stream, less than a several tank diameters away, then downwind (lee) turbulence produces a relatively slow-moving reservoir of heated air (and droplet spray) to pool between the two, allowing faster (upwind!) heat (and flame) transfer from the fryer to the tank.

The fryer was at like 500 degrees of course it's gonna boil over.

The reason why the Farm is my insurer.

Was it an invisible hose?

The firefighter who pours the ice into the fryer has the most "I don't even give a fuck" gait about him.

Or you know.. you could oven roast your turkey, instead of deep frying it like everything fucking else.

Heres an idea... how about we just cook the turkey in an oven? k....

DINGLE DANGLE.

Obvious thing to do, if you are me.. Grill & Slow Roast a turkey, will taste 100 times better without all that oil in it!

Now THAT was an eye-opening demonstration!

Damn it Bill, ever heard of a phaser?

0:32 cool guys don't look at explosions

Ok people.. we gotta create videos of some awesome turkey explosions and post it here!!! Lets do this... yes we can!!

I really like William Shatner.. because when he says he nearly burned his house down.. you can believe it.

Only in America....

I have the infrared turkey fryer and it uses no oil. The turkey tastes just like it is fried and is delicious and safer than an oil fryer !!

The fire dept. forgot the dingle dangle.

I find it hilarious that this is a legitimate concern in America. Why the hell can't you just cook a turkey in the oven like normal people? No wonder the obesity rates are through the roof.

Maybe I should get one of the infrared fryers instead.