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I just saw an INSURANCE commercial that stated that 2 million people tried to deep-fry a Turkey last year and 15 burned down their homes....
Once again, someone takes all the fun out of the holiday.
Hillary, when can I get a picture of those lovely legs?
Just let me know when to post my annual 48-hour 5# miracle diet.
Kirstie Alley could stand to skip Thanksgiving dinner all together.
KIRSTIE: "I DON'T WANT FAT SEX!"
It's been a rough few years for Kirstie Alley, 53, and not just because her career has been in a slump. On the episode of Oprah Winfrey's show that aired Nov. 12, Kirstie made a shocking revelation that she hasn't had sex in four and a half years, confessing, "I don't want to have fat sex!"
About 10 months ago, Kirstie told Oprah she faced the fact that she had blown up: At last count her weight was about 260 pounds. Kirstie recalled stripping down and looking at herself in a mirror:
"I have seen myself naked.... I couldn't believe it. And so I just was crushed."
But while Kirstie may be admitting this, what the heavy-set, sexstarved actress isn't saying is that she's also been blowing up at everyone around her! Suffering the strains of weight gain and career pressure, sources say she's been yelling at crew members on the set of her upcoming Showtime TV show, Fat Actress, and has taken to loudly fighting about script changes and location decisions.
Before production began in Los Angeles two months ago, Kirstie seemed perfectly comfortable with the show's premise. In Fat Actress, she plays a fictionalized version of herself, an actress coping with her weight. She joked to producers that they should get her wardrobe in three different sizes to match her weight fluctuations. But once shooting started, says a friend, that happy-go-lucky attitude disappeared faster than the on-set snacks.
"Suddenly, Kirstie's ego kicked in; before this series she didn't seem to care about how she looked," the friend says. In fact, the actress was regularly seen walking around L.A. in frumpy clothes and uncombed hair, even eating pie at House of Pies. [There's a House of Pies?!! Why has no one told me about this?!]
Now, the friend says, "she gets irritable so quickly, makeup has to rush in to dab the sweat off her face." A source says the chainsmoking, popsicle-sucking actress has flown off the handle at the show's cameramen, wardrobers, and makeup artists. The people she's always nice to are the celebs who visit the set as guest stars.
Recently, on line in the cafeteria, Kirstie loudly berated an assistant after a pair of earrings Kirstie needed for an upcoming scene disappeared. "She flipped out," says the source. "The next day, four staff members were fired." Reps for Kirstie did not return Star's calls for comment. More
Kirstie shows the world how she really feels...
Looks yummy!
Thanks.
A most amazing fact about fried turkeys, according to All State Insurance company commercial, 15 people managed to burn down their houses in the attempt last year.
You skipped the part of the directions about "Don't get drunk & throw icecubes in the oil to see what happens."
I've roasted my last turkey - I bought a fryer last Thanksgiving and the turkey is Steve's job now.
I routinely fry Turkey's in the 15-16 pound range without a problem. What I need this year is some recipe's for HOME MADE injection mixes? Any ideas??
Thanks for the info! We're doing our 1st fried turkey this year.
Fried turkey ping.
Where do you find something large enough to hold the batter?
Mmmmmmm, Indiana State Fair Cornbirds!
As credentials for this food safety opinion, I hold a Texas Retail Food Managers Certification, and USAF Food Safety Certificate and am a culinary school graduate.
Do your family a favor and don't overcook the turkey. ;>)
/john
Ping for later. My mouth is already watering!
"Heat the oil to 365-375 degrees F. Depending on the amount of oil used, this usually takes between 45 minutes and 1 hour."
My burner gets the oil up to temp. in about 20 minutes.
Something I've learned is that the oil temp drops 40-50 degrees or so when the bird is introduced to the pot, so I heat my oil to 400 before lowering the bird (higher temps cause the oil(peanut) to smoke, a no-no).
Also, there are peanut allergies so if you're cooking for a large group of unknown folks its a good idea to annnounce that the turkey was fried in peanut oil. (I put a small sign beside the turkey when served at church functions.) If peanut oil cannot be used, Canola oil is an acceptable substitute, but its pushing the limit on Canola to heat it to 400 before dropping in the bird so be very carful not to get it any hotter.
thanks much for this thread.
Happy TG.
'12-14 pound turkey is the maximum size bird that can be successfully deep-fried.'
BS, always do 18+. Always good.