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Fry Safe With Butterball This Holidy Season

I am thrilled to hear about the new Butterball Turkey Fryer because frying a turkey used to be so dangerous. Or at least that is what I have always heard. I do know that the leading cause of home fires and injuries from them are cooking fires.



Every year we average about 2,000 home fires on Thanksgiving here in the United States.  Also an average of 5 people will die as a result.  Most of these fires happen during prime cooking time and are directly related to preparation of the Thanksgiving Meal.



What makes this so? There are probably a lot of reasons but it all boils down to people not knowing how to safely operate their appliances and/or not creating a safe cooking environment.  Retails are pummeling the public with the latest and greatest cooking gadgets but are forgetting about the warnings.  Thankfully, the butterball turkey fryer changes all of this. It is safe and very easy to use.



First it is electric as opposed to the propane models responsible for so many fires. Further it is small and can be used indoors very safely. There is much less oil required and cooking times are less than one hour.



One of the biggest dangers involved with turkey fryers is the propensity for them to spill or splatter oil.  This is especially dangerous when inserting or removing the turkey.  The splatter can cause fire if it comes in contact with the flame and can easily burn human flesh.  However, the butterball avoids this by being completely enclosed and obviously being flameless.



The Butterball is small but being so makes it very sturdy. It will fit on the counter with no problem and it lays flat so it will not tip.  This is far different from other fryers which stand on a base or stand which can collapse under the weight of the oil.



Something I never considered until I saw the butterball was that we need to control the maximum temperature of the oil while cooking. Oil vapors can ignite if hotter than 375 degrees.  The Butterball Turkey Fryer has an internal heating element with temperature controls eliminating the this issue.



When you think about it there are so many variables which could take a turn for the worse while using a turkey fryer.  In my opinion this is why the Butterball is making such a monumental splash this season.  For any doubters out there, you will be pleased to find out that Consumer Reports did a feature on the Butterball Turkey Fryer and they gave it rave reviews.

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