@calfiresandiego: KABOOM! 💥 Your Thanksgiving spirit isn’t fully activated until you watch firefighters demonstrate what not to do with a turkey fryer. You’re welcome. Please read the do’s and don’ts below and imagine explaining to your family why your turkey survived the fryer but your eyelashes didn’t. ❌ Don’ts: ❌ Do not fry a turkey that is partially frozen or wet, thaw it completely and dry it inside and out. ❌ Do not overfill the fryer with oil, mark your safe fill-line before adding oil. ❌ Do not place the fryer on a wooden deck, under a structure, or near anything flammable. ❌ Do not leave the fryer unattended and keep children and pets away ❌ Do not use water to extinguish a grease or oil fire ✅ Do’s: ✅ Ensure your fryer is on a level surface away from anything flammable ✅ Use a high smoke-point oil (like peanut or canola) and monitor its temperature with a thermometer. ✅ Slowly and carefully lower and lift the turkey in and out of the oil (with two people if possible) to reduce splashing. Turn the fryer off when lowering. ✅ Ensure your turkey is between 10–14 pounds, anything above can lead to overflow ✅ Keep a fire extinguisher (rated for grease/oil fires) nearby and wear protective gear like long sleeves and insulated gloves. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM CAL FIRE/SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE!
the amount of people who are incapable of realizing they’re demonstrating how NOT to deep fry a turkey is alarming. job security though, right?
2025-11-23 02:03:25
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D :
You would think firefighters would know how to properly fry a turkey without starting a fire 🤦♂️
2025-11-22 21:18:14
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ashleylynn365 :
You know they were soooo excited to do this 😂
2025-11-23 02:37:30
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_Alda_619_ :
That’s why you let it thaw out first !
2025-11-21 17:25:19
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saltonapond :
mind yall.... deep fried turkey taste like cardboard. not worth burning the house down.
2025-11-23 21:17:17
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SteeleYoSnacks :
So can the firemen come to Thanksgiving dinner and do it correctly for us?
2025-11-22 18:12:53
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6.0Snow :
It happens when there is water and water and oil don’t mix so it does what u saw
2025-11-21 18:04:30
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sweetness_6 :
You also threw the turkey in there Ice cold gibblets and all
2025-11-21 18:11:22
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Real_Kanye :
Firefighters doing stuff like this to keep themselves busy 😂
2025-11-23 16:40:43
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Edith santos :
I seen ppls do this in sandals
2025-11-23 17:10:41
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Jojo :
Why did you throw it in though? 😂😜
2025-11-22 21:24:19
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✨A Letter to Elise✨ :
lol, I love when my fyp hits local 😂
2025-11-22 15:47:20
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Heyyy :
That’s a frozen bird yall. Look up chemistry
2025-11-23 22:48:46
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Fleefer :
It kinda looks beautiful when the fire spills out and spirals a bit … like a graceful dance of fire … what’s the aluminum looking oval thing behind the pot… oh nvm that’s the heat source 😬 prolly covered propane tank right … oof no ty
2025-11-23 11:39:15
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madzlikesjazz :
I mean, who is DUNKING a whole turkey like that into a fryer????
2025-11-22 15:14:50
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Corrina :
People not reading the caption, and trying to roast the firefighters, is too much. READ.
2025-11-24 03:47:19
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BethanyCarter :
THIS HAPPENED!! Almost 20yrs ago, we had Thanksgiving at my sisters house and my grandpa put the turkey in and BOOM! The backyard was ablaze. My grandpa freaked, my dad freaked, my brother-in-law freaked, my brothers freaked. All of the women inside (me holding my infant niece) freaked/ laughed. My dad nearly knocked my bro-in-law out when the idiot tried to grab the hose. Dad had my brothers grab dirt and all of them started running to smother the fire with dirt before it could drift to the pool. It was soon smothered and everything was alright, but that was the LAST time we tried cooking a turkey like this. That was the driest, most miserable turkey I’ve ever eaten 😂😂
2025-11-25 00:33:51
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Evelyn :
Never fry a turkey, got itttt📝
2025-11-23 18:19:14
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AllieComments :
❌ don’t fry a turkey. Got it.
2025-11-25 01:21:50
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Kyle :
Hey at least it keep you busy 😂 on a positive. This is dangerous, ladies and gentlemen please don’t try this at home! Stay safe
2025-11-21 18:32:43
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omque :
Is deep fried turkey worth it taste wise?
2025-11-23 05:49:53
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Fabi🌹💫 :
Do you deliver? 😂
2025-11-24 03:22:54
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NoEstoyEnculado :
Got it 🫡🤝🏼
2025-11-21 17:24:19
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Stephanie :
I saw a video a long time ago they said fill up the pot with water, put the turkey inside it, take it out, and wherever the water line hits is how much oil you put into the pot, AFTER you dump the water, and thaw out the turkey a week in advance depending on how big it is.
2025-11-24 02:05:13
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Inyoface :
I believe it needs to be thawed out some 😎
2025-11-22 11:28:24
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