A deep fried turkey emerges from its cooking oil. (Photo by Craig Sailor/Tacoma News Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Thanksgiving is the peak day for home-cooking fires, with deep-fried ...

Austin Fire Department says more cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year Common mistakes include too much oil, dropping frozen or partially thawed turkey into oil AUSTIN, ...

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There is a mystique around turkey frying. It sounds wild to people who haven't seen it, or who have only seen videos of it going very wrong. When my brother Bruce Inskeep started frying turkeys at his ...