Since then, fear of turkey frying has swept the nation. Deep-fried-turkey-mishap videos are their own online genre, with pots of oil spewing like Mauna Loa.

I still remember the first time watching my father pull out a deep-fried turkey from his fryer. Every Thanksgiving, he makes it his mission to cook our family a more perfect bird than the year ...

There is nothing better than a deep fried turkey for Thanksgiving. The meat is so moist and juicy, and the crispy, crackly skin is to-die-for. Our family fries one every year.

“If you have a fire at your house, even if you have a fire extinguisher, it’s best to call 911,” King said, adding that the department does not get many calls related to deep-fried turkeys.

The Deep-Fried Turkey sandwich from Arby’s is not — as I’d hoped — an entire Thanksgiving sandwich that was battered and then deep-fried. But it’s still pretty good.

Deep frying a turkey isn't as difficult as you think, but safety comes first. As my father would say, "being safe" is the most important ingredient in any good deep-fried turkey.