A firefighter from St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 of the Slidell area, sprays water onto a burning turkey deep fryer as they demonstrate how to improperly deep fry a turkey at the fire department training academy on South Range Road Friday, November 21, 2014. Important things to remember when deep frying a turkey at home. An overfilled pot will cause the cooking oil to spill when the turkey lowered. A partially frozen turkey will cause cooking oil to splatter when put in the pot. Cooking without a thermometer can result in the oil heating to dangerous levels, which can become combustible above 350 degrees. Never deep fry a turkey indoors or under allow porch ceiling an never leave it unattended. Keep your flying operation at least 10 feet from any structure. And most importantly, if there is a fire, never spray water on it. It will spread the fire instantly. And lastly, keep a BC fire extinguisher close by. This is according to Chad Duffaut, chief of fire prevention for the Slidell area fire department.
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