ers ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁prepare ▁other ▁food s ▁by ▁f ry ing ▁or ▁bo iling . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁Deep - f ry ing ▁a ▁tur key ▁uses ▁oil ▁over ▁an ▁open ▁fl ame , ▁thus ▁it ▁presents ▁some ▁ha z ards . ▁The ▁operation ▁must ▁be ▁considered ▁ha z ard ous ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁fl ame ▁is ▁lit ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁tur key ▁is ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁oil ▁is ▁co o led . ▁ ▁Ris ks ▁include ▁fire , ▁severe ▁burn s , ▁and ▁explos ion . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁homes ▁and ▁other ▁buildings ▁( such ▁as ▁gar ages ) ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁unsafe ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁tur key ▁f ry er ▁and ▁Under writ ers ▁Labor ator ies ▁has ▁refused ▁to ▁list ▁tur key ▁f ry ers . ▁ ▁Pre par ation ▁Deep - f ry ing ▁requires ▁a ▁cook ing ▁oil ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁smoke ▁point ▁such ▁as ▁can ola ▁oil , ▁pe an ut ▁oil , ▁sa ff lower ▁oil ▁or ▁a ▁bl end . ▁Cook ing ▁time ▁is ▁about ▁four ▁minutes ▁per ▁p ound ▁( or ▁about ▁ 7 ▁minutes ▁per ▁kil o ) ▁of ▁tur key , ▁so ▁a ▁ 1 5 - p ound ▁tur key ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁cook ed ▁for ▁about ▁one ▁hour ▁in ▁ 3 5 0   ° F ▁( 1 7 5   ° C ) ▁oil . ▁O il ▁can ▁be ▁recovered , ▁stored , ▁and ▁re used ▁several ▁times ▁before ▁it ▁becomes