>OOPS, too late! Your title should say - use common (an uncommon entity) sense when deep frying.
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>Nah, we don't want none of that fancy pants common sense. Besides, having the fryer go up in a ball of flame is a heck of a lot cheaper than fireworks.

I did decide to change my process of cooking today. In the future, I will turn the burner off before I drop the turkey into the grease. (No, I didn't ignite the house!) I just think that would be a good strategery.<g> I put my cooker out in the driveway - a safe distance from the house btw.