Safety Tips to Make Your Thanksgiving Safer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Nov. 23, 2016 - PRLog -- Fire Ranger, located at 4009 NE 6th Ave

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334, wishes our clients and neighbors a Happy Thanksgiving.

As you plan your holiday, please follow these safety tips from Fire Ranger. They will help you keep your Thanksgiving a safe and happy one.

Kitchen fires are the biggest cause of home fires and home fire related injuries, and Thanksgiving is the peak time for home kitchen use and possible incidents.

So there is no better time to focus on safety.

"No matter how many years you've been cooking, or how many Thanksgiving feasts you've served, you still need to make safety your main ingredient," says Neil Cooper, Operations Director at Fire Ranger. Start with these prevention tips:

•        Make your cooking area safe. Move things that can burn away from the stove. Turn pot handles toward the back so that they can't be bumped.

•        Watch what you're cooking. Use a timer when roasting a turkey or baking .

•        Be prepared, Keep a fire extinguisher within reach in case you need to extinguish a kitchen fire.

•        Use extreme caution not to overfill Turkey Fryers with oil, never put a wet or frozen Turkey in to a deep fat fryer**.

•        Stay awake and alert while you're cooking. If you see smoke or the grease starts to boil in your pan, turn the burner off.

•        Prevent burns. Wear long sleeves when you cook, or are moving hot items. Don't lean over the burner. Use potholders and oven mitts to handle hot cookware.

•        Remember - always have a fire extinguisher within reach when using open flame.

**A Note About Frying Turkeys

Deep-frying turkeys has become increasingly  popular in recent years. This cooking method has a lot of potential risks. Turkey fryers get hot all over, so they need to be handled with great care. They can easily tip over spilling hot cooking oil. on to an open flame. Frozen turkeys placed into hot fryers cancause the oil to splatter and bubble.. If fryers are overfilled, the hot oil can spill over the side when the turkey is added. Even a small amount of oil on a hot burner can start a fire.

If you deep-fry a turkey, place the fryer outside on a flat non flammable surface, such as cement. Place the fryer several feet from anything that can catch fire. Don't let children or pets come anywhere near it. An adult should watch the fryer while it cooks. Use a fryer with thermostat controls. Without these controls, the oil can heat to the point of spontaneous combustion. Thaw the turkey completely before cooking it , so it won't splatter the hot oil. Use potholders and oven mitts when handling the turkey.

There's nothing more satisfying than cooking a good meal for the people we love. Make safety is a priority in your kitchen at Thanksgiving and all year long. For additional fire safety, see www.FireRanger.com or call 954-566-5430.

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