Serves them right

[BryanGSimmons]

Serves them right for *frying* a turkey on Thanksgiving. Hey, the rest
of the year, frying is OK, but for Thanksgiving you are supposed to
*roast* the turkey. These rich bastards could afford a huge house that
probably only a few people lived in, but they couldn't afford a fire
extinguisher.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4m-connecticut-mansion-burns-down-181726190.html

[ItsJoanNotJoAnn]

Post by BryanGSimmons
Serves them right for *frying* a turkey on Thanksgiving. Hey, the rest
of the year, frying is OK, but for Thanksgiving you are supposed to
*roast* the turkey. These rich bastards could afford a huge house that
probably only a few people lived in, but they couldn't afford a fire
extinguisher.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4m-connecticut-mansion-burns-down-181726190.html

Evidently those folks never saw the dozens of videos
of people burning down their house, garage, or deck.
It's been hammered into people heads for years if
you're going to deep fry a turkey, do it in the yard
or at least in the driveway, far away from the house.

Suffice to say, this will be a Thanksgiving they'll
NEVER forget.

[Mike Duffy]

if you're going to deep fry a turkey, do it in the yard
or at least in the driveway, far away from the house.

I'm not sure if it applied in this case, but also it is
important NEVER to try to save a bit of time and drop it
into the hot oil while it is still frozen a bit.

Initial cooking sears an impermiable layer on the exterior
and although the vapour pressure of the steam building up
on the interior follows the universal gas law, more heat will
permeate the upper protions because the oil rising on the
outside of the turkey has more time to penetrate.

Simultaneously, pressure at the bottom of the turkey will
be higher due to the vertical pressure difference caused
by the oil column. This delays water from vapourizing.

Eventually, this pseudo-homeostasis is disrupted in a
non-adiabatic catastrophic runaway reaction, usually
simultaeous with an uncontained turkey-skin failure.

[Jill McQuown]

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Serves them right for *frying* a turkey on Thanksgiving.  Hey, the rest
of the year, frying is OK, but for Thanksgiving you are supposed to
*roast* the turkey.  These rich bastards could afford a huge house that
probably only a few people lived in, but they couldn't afford a fire
extinguisher.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4m-connecticut-mansion-burns-
down-181726190.html

Evidently those folks never saw the dozens of videos
of people burning down their house, garage, or deck.
It's been hammered into people heads for years if
you're going to deep fry a turkey, do it in the yard
or at least in the driveway, far away from the house.
Suffice to say, this will be a Thanksgiving they'll
NEVER forget.

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage. I seem
to recall this from discussions about deep frying turkeys many years ago
on RFC: aside from doing it outside away from buildings is the first
thing they need to do is fill the fryer with water. Then dip something
equal to the size and weight of the turkey into WATER in the the deep
fryer, to determine the level of how much oil to add. You know, so you
know it won't overflow when you use actual hot oil and lower the turkey
into the fryer. It can be done, but most people probably shouldn't try
it. I do notice Bryan is focusing on the fact that they are "rich
bastards". Sour grapes?

Jill

[Bruce]

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 18:14:54 -0500, Jill McQuown

Post by Jill McQuown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Serves them right for *frying* a turkey on Thanksgiving.  Hey, the rest
of the year, frying is OK, but for Thanksgiving you are supposed to
*roast* the turkey.  These rich bastards could afford a huge house that
probably only a few people lived in, but they couldn't afford a fire
extinguisher.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4m-connecticut-mansion-burns-
down-181726190.html

Evidently those folks never saw the dozens of videos
of people burning down their house, garage, or deck.
It's been hammered into people heads for years if
you're going to deep fry a turkey, do it in the yard
or at least in the driveway, far away from the house.
Suffice to say, this will be a Thanksgiving they'll
NEVER forget.

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.

I agree. I'd do it in a deep fryer.

[Hank Rogers]

Post by Bruce
On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 18:14:54 -0500, Jill McQuown

Post by Jill McQuown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Serves them right for *frying* a turkey on Thanksgiving.  Hey, the rest
of the year, frying is OK, but for Thanksgiving you are supposed to
*roast* the turkey.  These rich bastards could afford a huge house that
probably only a few people lived in, but they couldn't afford a fire
extinguisher.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4m-connecticut-mansion-burns-
down-181726190.html

Evidently those folks never saw the dozens of videos
of people burning down their house, garage, or deck.
It's been hammered into people heads for years if
you're going to deep fry a turkey, do it in the yard
or at least in the driveway, far away from the house.
Suffice to say, this will be a Thanksgiving they'll
NEVER forget.

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.

I agree. I'd do it in a deep fryer.

Better have your dik doctor on speedcall, Master.

[Hank Rogers]

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Serves them right for *frying* a turkey on Thanksgiving.  Hey, the rest
of the year, frying is OK, but for Thanksgiving you are supposed to
*roast* the turkey.  These rich bastards could afford a huge house that
probably only a few people lived in, but they couldn't afford a fire
extinguisher.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/4m-connecticut-mansion-burns-
down-181726190.html

Evidently those folks never saw the dozens of videos
of people burning down their house, garage, or deck.
It's been hammered into people heads for years if
you're going to deep fry a turkey, do it in the yard
or at least in the driveway, far away from the house.
Suffice to say, this will be a Thanksgiving they'll
NEVER forget.

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.  I seem
to recall this from discussions about deep frying turkeys many years ago
on RFC:  aside from doing it outside away from buildings is the first
thing they need to do is fill the fryer with water.  Then dip something
equal to the size and weight of the turkey into WATER in the the deep
fryer, to determine the level of how much oil to add.  You know, so you
know it won't overflow when you use actual hot oil and lower the turkey
into the fryer.  It can be done, but most people probably shouldn't try
it.  I do notice Bryan is focusing on the fact that they are "rich
bastards".  Sour grapes?
Jill

If he's looking for sour, he sure as hell came to the right place, your
Majesty.

[Michael Trew]

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.  I seem
to recall this from discussions about deep frying turkeys many years ago
on RFC:  aside from doing it outside away from buildings is the first
thing they need to do is fill the fryer with water.  Then dip something
equal to the size and weight of the turkey into WATER in the the deep
fryer, to determine the level of how much oil to add.  You know, so you
know it won't overflow when you use actual hot oil and lower the turkey
into the fryer.  It can be done, but most people probably shouldn't try
it.

Someone in East Liverpool burned their entire house down this year by
deep frying a turkey in their garage. It likely wasn't fully thawed.
I've never deep-fried a turkey, and I don't plan on it, but one should
turn the flame OFF before putting the turkey in oil (then relight). In
the case it over-flows, at least it won't explode into flames. I wonder
if home owner's insurance covers that kind of stupidity?

[Bruce]

Post by Michael Trew

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.  I seem
to recall this from discussions about deep frying turkeys many years ago
on RFC:  aside from doing it outside away from buildings is the first
thing they need to do is fill the fryer with water.  Then dip something
equal to the size and weight of the turkey into WATER in the the deep
fryer, to determine the level of how much oil to add.  You know, so you
know it won't overflow when you use actual hot oil and lower the turkey
into the fryer.  It can be done, but most people probably shouldn't try
it.

Someone in East Liverpool burned their entire house down this year by
deep frying a turkey in their garage.

I'll never understand why people don't do it in a deep fryer or a big
pot.

[Jim]

Post by Bruce

Post by Michael Trew

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.  I seem
to recall this from discussions about deep frying turkeys many years ago
on RFC:  aside from doing it outside away from buildings is the first
thing they need to do is fill the fryer with water.  Then dip something
equal to the size and weight of the turkey into WATER in the the deep
fryer, to determine the level of how much oil to add.  You know, so you
know it won't overflow when you use actual hot oil and lower the turkey
into the fryer.  It can be done, but most people probably shouldn't try
it.

Someone in East Liverpool burned their entire house down this year by
deep frying a turkey in their garage.

I'll never understand why people don't do it in a deep fryer or a big
pot.

Right, and why are so many people trying to sell their garage?

[Bruce]

Post by Jim

Post by Bruce

Post by Michael Trew

It's idiotic to think you should deep fry a turkey in a garage.  I seem
to recall this from discussions about deep frying turkeys many years ago
on RFC:  aside from doing it outside away from buildings is the first
thing they need to do is fill the fryer with water.  Then dip something
equal to the size and weight of the turkey into WATER in the the deep
fryer, to determine the level of how much oil to add.  You know, so you
know it won't overflow when you use actual hot oil and lower the turkey
into the fryer.  It can be done, but most people probably shouldn't try
it.

Someone in East Liverpool burned their entire house down this year by
deep frying a turkey in their garage.

I'll never understand why people don't do it in a deep fryer or a big
pot.

Right, and why are so many people trying to sell their garage?

Yes, here too.

[Dave Smith]

Post by Michael Trew
Someone in East Liverpool burned their entire house down this year by
deep frying a turkey in their garage.  It likely wasn't fully thawed.
I've never deep-fried a turkey, and I don't plan on it, but one should
turn the flame OFF before putting the turkey in oil (then relight).  In
the case it over-flows, at least it won't explode into flames.  I wonder
if home owner's insurance covers that kind of stupidity?

Garage fires can be a bitch. When we were in Paris last year there was
a post on a local FB page about a garage fire on our block. It did not
give an address so I was unsure whose house it was, and hoped it was not
mine. It turned out to be 6 houses down the road from us, about a half
mile away. I don't know the people who lived there are the time
because they had just moved in recently but the house had originally
been built for a friend of mine and he said it was a battery recharging
fire.

It was quite a while before they started working on that place and it
looks like it must have pretty well gutted the inside. That was more
than a year and a half ago and they are still working on it.

[Michael Trew]

Post by Michael Trew
Someone in East Liverpool burned their entire house down this year by
deep frying a turkey in their garage.  It likely wasn't fully thawed.
I've never deep-fried a turkey, and I don't plan on it, but one should
turn the flame OFF before putting the turkey in oil (then relight).
In the case it over-flows, at least it won't explode into flames.  I
wonder if home owner's insurance covers that kind of stupidity?

Garage fires can be a bitch.  When we were in Paris last year there was
a post on a local FB page about a garage fire on our block. It did not
give an address so I was unsure whose house it was, and hoped it was not
mine. It turned out to be 6 houses down the road from us, about a half
mile away.  I don't know the people who lived there are the time because
they had just moved in recently but the house had originally been built
for a friend of mine and he said it was a battery recharging fire.
It was quite a while before they started working on that place and it
looks like it must have pretty well gutted the inside. That was more
than a year and a half ago and they are still working on it.

My stepfather and I bought a 6-car garage at tax sale a couple of years
ago. Someone posted on a local face-book group weeks later that there
was a garage fire on the same street, on a very cold icy January
evening. I tried to buy said garage from the former owners a year prior
before tax sale, and they were extremely rude and spiteful. I
honest-to-God thought they came back and burned it down. The roads were
so bad that I had to bundle up and hike up to the garage to check it
out. Fortunately, it was a vacant garage a block away that had burned,
not ours. With no utilities on, it was surely arson, however.

[Dave Smith]

Post by Michael Trew

Garage fires can be a bitch.  When we were in Paris last year there
was a post on a local FB page about a garage fire on our block. It did
not give an address so I was unsure whose house it was, and hoped it
was not mine. It turned out to be 6 houses down the road from us,
about a half mile away.  I don't know the people who lived there are
the time because they had just moved in recently but the house had
originally been built for a friend of mine and he said it was a
battery recharging fire.
It was quite a while before they started working on that place and it
looks like it must have pretty well gutted the inside. That was more
than a year and a half ago and they are still working on it.

My stepfather and I bought a 6-car garage at tax sale a couple of years
ago.  Someone posted on a local face-book group weeks later that there
was a garage fire on the same street, on a very cold icy January
evening.  I tried to buy said garage from the former owners a year prior
before tax sale, and they were extremely rude and spiteful.  I honest-
to-God thought they came back and burned it down.  The roads were so bad
that I had to bundle up and hike up to the garage to check it out.
Fortunately, it was a vacant garage a block away that had burned, not
ours.  With no utilities on, it was surely arson, however.

We were a little concerned about the house across from our next door
neighbour. The lady who had lived there was very nice and had raised 6
kids. Four of them turned out well. One was drunk and the other was
nuts. He was usually self medicated with drugs and alcohol. He had once
threatened to go and burn down his mother's house. Some time after that
the mother died and the house was sold. A couple with a few kids moved
in and started renovating it. Then we started seeing the crazy son
riding by occasionally on his bicycle. We feared that he might be
planning to burn it down.

Am example of how nuts this guy was... one night he went downtown and
put epoxy glue in the locks of a half dozen businesses. That was crazy
enough, but the next day he went to the police station and turned
himself in.

[clams casino]

Post by Jill McQuown
I do notice Bryan is focusing on the fact that they are "rich
bastards".  Sour grapes?
Jill

Bully him then - have at!