Texans Lead the Way With Cooking Mishaps on Thanksgiving

Did You Know That Frying a Frozen Turkey Can Start a Fire and Ruin Thanksgiving?

You would think that after countless crazy Thanksgiving horror stories, we would all know never to try to cook a frozen turkey. However, we just don't listen too well in the South, do we?

We love deep frying everything in the south, so it just comes naturally to fry our turkey. The USDA always reminds us of the proper turkey thawing times. Yes, if your turkey is big enough, you may have to thaw it out as early as a week before Thanksgiving, if your turkey isn't thawed out by now, sorry it's probably too late. Every year, there are thousands of house fires that are caused because of deep-frying a turkey.

According to TheAtlantic.com, every year fire departments respond to more than 1,000 fires related to deep fryers. Not only do those fires cause serious burn injuries there is more than $15 million in property damage.

Texas Leads the Way With the Most Cooking-Related Insurance Claims on Thanksgiving

"For the last seven years, Texas has led the country in most grease- and cooking-related insurance claims on Thanksgiving Day, with 38" said The Atlantic. We hate that we have to stress this again, however, no one wants to get seriously hurt or cause so much damage. If you have ever wondered what happens when you put a frozen turkey in a deep fryer you can see the video below.

@abc11_eyewitnessnewsTHANKSGIVING WARNING: Every year deep fryers are responsible for more than 1,000 fires.♬ original sound - ABC11