November 24, 2005

Just in time for Thanksgiving: Turkey Fryer of Death! Underwriter's Laboratory, the U.S. group that tests the safety of consumer products, refuses to certify that any turkey fryer is safe. Shamelessly stolen from

It's Thanksgiving for all of the US monkeys, and darn if a lot of us aren't willing to risk a turkey fryer fire for some tasty, tasty bird! Here's hoping your holiday is safe and happy!

posted by meredithea 18 years ago
  • They're really good for brewing beer in, though. Deep fried turkey? On Thanksgiving? It's an affront!
  • Lies! Malicious lies! /harumph
  • My uncle made us deep fried cajun turkey for Thanksgiving a couple of years ago. It was really good -- and spicy! The main difference was that the leftovers just weren't as good. Cold fried turkey is sorta icky.
  • Feh. We Canadians have already deep-fried our turkeys...now we're onto bears.
  • Last month's tofurkey would've fallen to pieces in that thang! I kind of like this Revenge of the Eaten.
  • Well at least these backyard chefs are not sacrificing safety for good taste.
  • My friends and I have instituted a new holiday. We call it Fryday. We will be celebrating the 4th anniversary and it happens the day after American Thanksgiving. It is celebrated with 2 or 3 turkey fryers, malt liquor, and as many things we can think of to put in the fryers. We've done turkeys(of course),shrimp, Twinkies, Oreos, cheese, and sometimes the elusive candybar. The day ends when our wives get sick of our drunken company and we all go home to nurse hangovers and bellyaches. Good times, good times.
  • I would love a good Fryday celebration. Combine it with a crawdaddy boil, and you have a veritable fiesta!
  • Business as usual, boys.