Tips to fry your turkey — not your home

WASHINGTON — The last thing anyone wants this Thanksgiving is for a fire to gobble up their house.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is sharing some tips this year from the Consumer Product Safety Commission for those who want to use a turkey fryer to cook up dinner.

• Use turkey fryers outside only and away from your home.
• Never use a turkey fryer in a garage or on a porch.
• Completely thaw and dry turkey before cooking.
• Do not overfill the oil in the turkey fryer.
• If the oil begins to smoke, immediately turn the gas supply off.
• Never leave the turkey fryer unattended.

For those who have forgotten the age-old wisdom of “fire bad,” the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has video to illustrate how turkey fryers and housing don’t really get along.

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