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Southern Pines Today November Edition Page 7<br />
Don’t Burn<br />
The Turkey<br />
National statistics show that<br />
leaving stoves and burners<br />
unattended while cooking is<br />
the leading cause of holiday<br />
fi res, part of the reason why<br />
fi refi ghters respond to more<br />
incidents during Thanksgiving<br />
and Christmas than any other<br />
time of year, according to a<br />
news release from the Las<br />
Cruces Fire Department.<br />
The fi re department reminds<br />
holiday chefs to use caution<br />
when preparing their holiday<br />
feast and recommends<br />
following these and other safety<br />
tips:<br />
• Start with a clean cooking<br />
area and keep the area well<br />
maintained.<br />
• Keep the cooking area off<br />
limits to children and pets.<br />
• Limit the number of people<br />
cooking to avoid crowding<br />
and accidents.<br />
• Avoid wearing loose clothing<br />
and jewelry that could<br />
interfere with cooking.<br />
• Never leave stoves or<br />
ovens — indoor or outdoor<br />
— unattended. Turn off all<br />
burners and other devices<br />
when leaving the cooking<br />
area.<br />
• Deep-frying a turkey is<br />
popular but there are<br />
unique dangers that come<br />
along with this method<br />
of cooking and extra<br />
precautions should be<br />
taken:<br />
• Never use a turkey fryer<br />
indoors, in a garage, on<br />
a porch or on any other<br />
surface that can catch fi re.<br />
It is recommended you<br />
place the fryer a minimum<br />
of 10 feet from all surfaces<br />
and structures, including<br />
walls and fences.<br />
• Ensure the hose connecting<br />
the fryer to the propane<br />
tank is free from cracks,<br />
and long enough to keep<br />
the tank and fryer a safe<br />
distance away from each<br />
other.<br />
• Avoid fi lling the pot with too<br />
much cooking oil as the<br />
turkey will displace some oil.<br />
• Be sure that the turkey is<br />
completely thawed. Slowly<br />
place and remove turkey<br />
from fryer. Avoid dropping or<br />
quickly removing turkey and<br />
wear gloves while using a<br />
fryer.<br />
• Do not leave fryer<br />
unattended and monitor oil<br />
temperature regularly.<br />
• In the event of fi re, call<br />
911. Avoid using water to<br />
extinguish grease or oil fi res.<br />
• Follow all directions and<br />
safety measures included<br />
with the burner and fryer.<br />
Keep a fi re extinguisher handy<br />
and know how to properly use<br />
it.<br />
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