You might be thinking of turkey right now. Maybe you need to buy a bird. Or plan the Thanksgiving menu. But you may not be thinking about your turkey exploding. If you cook your bird a certain way, ...

Let's keep it simple: Do not deep fry a frozen turkey. Deep-fried turkey is a crispy, juicy, flavorful experience with a unique texture compared to traditionally roasted Thanksgiving meat. Deep-fried ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Every year around Thanksgiving, you hear of a turkey exploding in a deep fryer in someone’s backyard. Why does this happen and why are deep fryers still being sold, if it is such ...

I’ve seen the deep-frying frozen turkey explosion videos… but nobody explains why they explode. So I recruited some firefighters and we started dropping birds in hot oil. Frozen turkey? Instant chaos.

It’s not just bad luck with exploding turkeys, there’s a scientific reason that frozen birds and hot oil fryers don’t mix on Thanksgiving. You might wonder how badly frying a Thanksgiving turkey could ...

Deep-frying a turkey is a great way to get a delicious, moist meal for Thanksgiving. But this method of cooking can be a very dangerous undertaking. Every fall, millions of dollars of damage, trips to ...