Keep yourself and the whole family safe this Thanksgiving!

The Tucker team is grateful that we help keep hands safe both at work and at home.

Thanksgiving is about being thankful for the people in our lives and enjoying a meal—but every year, it turns into one of the most dangerous days in the kitchen. Between the deep fryers, carving knives, and hot pans flying around, burns and cuts skyrocket. Hospitals see more kitchen injuries on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year.

Before you roll up your sleeves and get cooking, take a moment to think about safety. A few simple steps can save your skin—literally.

Tucker Safety Tips for the Holiday Kitchen

• Protect your hands. Hot pans, sharp blades, and boiling liquids don’t take the day off. Use proper oven mitts and cut-resistant gloves that are designed to protect.
• Keep your space clear. Cluttered counters and crowded kitchens lead to accidents. Give yourself room to work.
• Focus on what you’re doing. Distractions are part of the holiday fun, but a single slip with a knife or hot pan can ruin the day quickly.
• Don’t rush. The turkey will still be there in five minutes. Take your time.

Top Safety Tips For Kids

• Stay in the kitchen when cooking on the stove top so you can keep an eye on the food and kids.
• Stay at home when cooking your turkey, and check on it often.
• Keep kids away from the stove and away from hot food and liquids. The steam or splash from vegetables, gravy or coffee could cause serious burns.
• Keep knives out of the reach of children.
• Keep electric cords from an electric knife, coffee maker, plate warmer or mixer from dangling off the counter within easy reach of a child.
• Keep matches and utility lighters out of the reach of children — up high in a locked cabinet.
• Never leave kids alone in room with a lit candle.
• Keep the kitchen and floor clear so you don’t trip over kids, toys, or bags.
• Make sure your smoke alarms are working and test them by pushing the test button to test the alarm.

Thanksgiving Fire Statistics

• Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, with more than three times the daily average for such incidents. Christmas Day and Christmas Eve ranked second and third, with both having nearly twice the daily average.
• Unattended cooking was by far the leading contributing factor in cooking fires and fire deaths.
• Cooking causes half (52%) of all reported home fires and nearly two of every five (36%) home fire injuries, and it is a leading cause of home fire deaths (16%).
• On Thanksgiving day alone, an estimated 1,446 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments in 2023, reflecting 388 percent of the daily average.
• Structure fires occurring on Thanksgiving Day – 80% are due to cooking. And those cooking fires accounted for 40% of the civilian injuries sustained in Thanksgiving structure fires. These are annual estimates for the period 2019 – 2023 (no civilian deaths had occurred in cooking fires on Thanksgiving for these years)

Source: NFPA Research

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