I wholeheartedly recommend a turkey fryer. My brother has been frying our turkey for years now and the turkey comes out moist and tender.
Some people think turkey frying is dangerous because every year there is a news story about someone using a fryer who burned himself or set his house on fire. In reality, turkey frying is safe, BUT you must follow the instructions to the letter. Only if you ignore the instructions will you have a disaster.
Happy and Safe Thanksgiving, all!
You could always go the Alton Brown Turkey Hoist route.
Been a while since I’ve watched the epi, but he positioned a step ladder over the fryer, and rigged it with appropriate heat-resistant hardware to lower and raise the bird from a distance.