While families navigate health concerns during the coming holidays while under the pall of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, another concern during Thanksgiving celebrations is fire safety — especially for those who endeavor to deep fry their turkey.
Whether to prevent house fires and horrific injuries while frying such a large bird in scalding, inflammable oil; or to avoid an expensive and inconvenient sewer backup; experts, agencies and city governments all agree there’s a right way and a wrong way to spice up a holiday meal.
Surprise resident Andy Cepon is a professionally trained chef, who worked in food service for more than 25 years.