Thanksgiving day can be a big problem for your homeowners insurance. According to the NFPA, Thanksgiving day is the number 1 day for home cooking fires. This day shows a 250% percent increase in home cooking fires over the average day. To put that in perspective, Christmas is the second highest day at 59% home cooking fire activity over the average day according to Forbes.
What are some of the reasons that home cooking fires are more prevelant on Thanksgiving Day? In some cases the person cooking is not paying as much attention to cooking as they do on other days. Another contributing factor that could cause a homeowners insurance claim is that there is too much cooking. Thanksgiving dinner typically sees more dishes than your average meal. This can lead to nearby items catching fire.
Deep frying your turkey can be another Thanksgiving day problem for your homeowners insurance. Deep fryers have the highest death rate per 1,000 home cooking fires. If deep frying a turkey be sure to keep the proper procedures in mind.
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