[Sca-cooks] And now for something totally different

[Kathleen A Roberts]

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:36:25 -0500
  Elaine Koogler <ekoogler1 at comcast.net> wrote:
  
> I'd add one more caution:  Even though you're doing it 
>outside, you can still cause a fire.  make sure that the 
>fryer is resting on a non-flamable surface.  I've heard 
>of folks burning down their decks that way!

flat is good too.  we put ours in a gravel driveway and 
the legs of the burner thingy go into the surface really 
well.  flat is good.

and the manufacturers recommend the kind of fire 
extinguisher to have on hand as well.

cailte
who has a friend who deep fried half of a ham and said it 
was great!  just long enough to crackle the skin and warm 
the meat some.

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