By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Nov 24, 2008 at 3:21 PM

There are many ways to screw up a Thanksgiving turkey. You can forget to thaw it properly. You can overcook it and make it too dry. You can leave stuff inside the body cavity.

Or, if you're frying the thing, you could cause harm to the bird, yourself or others.

Check out this video and let it serve as a warning: