Annual F-chat turkey fryer explosion search

Let's run through the checklist:

Turkey -- Check

Gas fired burner -- Check

Lots and lots of superheated oil -- Check

Keg of beer -- Double Check

Next stop?

Darwin awards.

Dale

 

I wouldn't be surprised if we had a winner on Wednesday because the people forgot which day was Thanksgiving.
I'm still surprised that people burn down their houses year after year for the same damn thing, PEOPLE LEARN. Then again, that is why the Darwin Awards exist.

 

i just started deep frying birds this past summer. I gotta say , DAMN GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!! I did however worry about a freek mishap and burning down my house. Before starting I made sure my big pot of peanut oil was farrrrrrrrrr away from the house [ preferably, near the neighbors pad ] i also made sure to move the firebird outa the drive, but most important --- i made sure i had a fire extinguisher handy and ready. If i burn anything down, you can bet your asses I ll post pics here.

 

Sorry, the mayhem has already begun in Tonganoxie City. Do turkey smokers count?

The fire chief estimated loss of about $30,000, as the garage sustained severe damage. A newer Kaboda lawn and garden tractor also was in the garage, Bennett said.

"I'd never seen one like this," Bennett said. "It was like an old refrigerator that was turned into a smoker."

http://www.tonganoxiemirror.com/section/breaking_news/story/11946

 

True story. My brother who is a well to do investment banker decided to do a turkey at a friends house for a birthday party shortly after Thanksgiving. We did a turkey for the big day and he took notes. Of note, he has limited cooking skills. So he sets up the fryer in the middle of his friends driveway and starts the flame. He put in the right amount of oil and walked away for a bit - I think to get a glass of wine. Came back and the temp was reading 250 degrees. Waited for a while, but the temp did not budge. It is getting late and folks are getting hungry, so he cranks the flame up to high. Still the temp does not move. He decides to put the bird in an will let it cook longer. He put the bird in and all hell breaks loose. Oil spatters all over, luckinly missing him. The driveway is a mess. About 2 minutes later the whole vat explodes and the turkey shoot up in the air about 50 feet and is on fire like a Roman candle. Lands on the ground and is essentially disintegrated. Turns out the temp has way off the scale. The thermometer had passed all the way around and was well past 800 degrees or whatever the max is on the thermometer. Luckily no one was hurt, and no one was outside with him to see. He ordered pizza!!!!

 

I saw some turkey fryers on sale at Sam's Club a couple weeks back, in all honesty I think Walmart is intent on thinning out their heard of customers.

 

The Big Easy.
Just like a turkey fryer, minus the boiling, hot oil and visits from your local firefighters.

www.charbroil.com/thebigeasy

Love the firefighter comment!

 

No consuming fire, but can I get honorable mention for this guy who thought that it would be a great idea to fry a turkey while wearing sandals? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNddKw90GNk&feature=related

 

Long time friend of the family burnt down his house, RV, Boat, and Harley in a turkey fryer fire last year. Hot oil went from the fryer down the drive to a 5 gal plastic gas can in the garage which then set off 50 Gal drum of racing fuel. He also got 3rd degree burns on his arms and legs. He barely survived that one.

 

According to the Allstate commercial on TV, 15 homes (on record) burned down last year.

 

If people just watched this, or atleast followed it, no houses would burn down from deep frying turkey. Happy Holidays everyone, be safe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E270Qx5OpxU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNLYL24qUA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9mq29BaLLk&feature=related

 

Just bypass the oil and use pure oxygen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sab2Ltm1WcM

 

That was worth watching. Thanks for the linkage.

RMX

 

I did photo shop of what your house would look like if you screwed up
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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071123/LOCAL/711230463
"Funk says the fire began when oil in the turkey fryer boiled over. All the residents were able to get out of the house and no injuries were reported."



http://www.wwmt.com/news/fire_1345012___article.html/family_firefighters.html
"a massive fire had spread through West Michigan's most popular line dancing night saloon, destroying a family's dream business. "

 

I thought it was time to bring this thread back. Have a happy turkey day.

 

Any updates? Any burned down trailer parks? No incinerated Firebirds or El Caminos? None around here that I heard of.

 

I was wondering the same thing unless the typical turkey friers already had their homes foreclosed on so there's nothing to burn down.

 

Not exactly a turkey fryer, but we had to move my oldest girl out of her apartment in Charleston because an arsonist is burning down houses rented to college students in an anti-gentrification backlash. At least thats the theory.

Generally with the students in the houses asleep.

My wife told me 2 students were injured escaping from a second story window.

 

Wonder what happened to these guys?

"During Thanksgiving, a fire broke out at a Navy facility because of a commercial turkey ‘‘deep fryer” that a Sailor had brought in from home."

http://www.dcmilitary.com/stories/112008/waterline_28138.shtml