> Read, heed advise....call insurance company...keep charged phone near
> by....
Making sure you have a phone nearby is prudent advice. As far as the
safety of a turkey fryer, with even a minimal amount of common sense,
it is no more dangerous than any other method of cooking anything.

>
> Allstate Insurance said 15 homes burned to the ground around the
> country last Thanksgiving (2004) as a result of the improper use of
> turkey fryers. The product-testing company Underwriters Laboratory
> Inc. refuses to certify as safe any turkey fryer model currently on
> the market.
This is dumb. The turkey fryer is no more dangerous than any other
cooking appliance. If one was frying food in a wok and started a
grease fryer, would it be the wok's fault? I think not.

I have been frying turkeys for several years. Nothing even remotely
close to an incident. The biggest problem is those that drastically
overfill the pot and overflow the pot while cooking. Even then, if one
is there to cut the propane it would be difficult to sustain a fire.
At least for a few moments, until the main body of oil ignited. In
that case, all bets are off.

Even if you did do this, you shouldn't be close enough to anything that
flammable as to catch your entire house on fire.