Last minute instructions for those FReepers who will deep fry, or attempt to deep fry, their turkey

Me | 11/25/08 | GeorgiaDawg32

[Doogle]

I start laughing at the sight of the turkey falling in the very beginning...enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snztuhK28hA

[Obadiah]

Make sure the turkey is dead and defeathered...TRY not to be inebriated when doing this,...

Wow, you really are a pro!

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Yeah, but you risk smoking the oil beforehand if you jack it up to 400 degrees first, especially if you're not using a top-of-the-line oil.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I find they go in a lot more quietly if you start with cold oil, then gradually increase the heat.

Oh, wait. That’s the instructions for all of us McCain voters.

[CholeraJoe]

I’ve fried slightly fewer than 100. Long sleeves, long pants, leather boots. I don’t care how frickin’ hot it is in the deep south. Cover up. You’ll thank me if hot grease splatters.

Thick gloves and eye protection are also essential.

You can make maximum use of your oil if you fry three or four turkeys consecutively. Give them to friends, neighbors, etc. Better yet, have them supply the thawed bird.

Once you’re done frying, let the oil cool for a day before you try to pour it into a plastic container. Not a few minutes, not a few hours. Hot oil will melt plastic and turn everything into goo.

Scatter kitty litter around the base of your fryer to soak up splashed oil, if you are on concrete or brick. It’ll keep your patio clean.

Frying turkeys is not brain surgery, but go easy on the tequila until the last one is done.

And for crying out loud, don’t try frying a stuffed bird unless you have a death wish.

[Doc Savage]

Look, I’m sure it’s the best method, or brining is, or whatever.. I bought a silly Butterball, defrosted it for 4 days, threw on a little salt and pepper, basted it twice, and it was the most moist turkey we’ve ever had, golden brown skin, plump. So I don’t know. It was easy, safe, and the best damn cheap turkey we’ve ever had.

[mirkwood]

[Bailee]

Do not deep fry turkey under Carport get out safe distance from dwelling and keep fire extinguisher handy.

There real good fried properly but severe flame up can happen if you get the oil to hot.

Please dont burn house your house down.

[Tennessee_Bob]

I’m worried that I’m going to lose my job over this thread. I just admitted to one of my agents that I’m going to be smoking a turkey this Thanksgiving. Of course, it could be worse - I could be smoking hams. He said they’re going to be keeping an eye on me.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

right, which is why I said nothing bigger than 15..

[chiller]

and I LOVE that peanut oil gravy ! /sarc

The old way is the best way...at least if you like dressing and gravy.

[chiller]

The old way is the best way, ...if you like the all day aroma of a turkey roasting in the oven.

[cyclotic]

We’re going to be trying the garbage can method next weekend at scout camp.

Pound a stake deep in the ground.
Place turkey, butt first onto the stake
Place a steel trash can over the bird
Ring around the trash can with one complete bag of charcoal
Place some charcoal on top of can.
Walk away for 2-3 hours

[Wil H]

Ooooooooh. That's where I went wrong last year. It was no easy feat to get that squawking little b*st*rd into the deep fryer.

Methinks your FIRST problem was mistaking a Little Bustard for a Turkey!

Don't know what the Bustard tastes like, probably more like Pheasant than Turkey..:-)

[muawiyah]

And the shrapnel from the exploding skull ~ oh the humanity!

[muawiyah]

You're Iroquois aren't you?

[reagan_fanatic]

1) Make sure the turkey is dead and defeathered

LOL - where would I be without FR!!

[NEMDF]

Do you have to light the charcoal?

[capt. norm]

We’ve been deep frying our Thanksgiving turkey for about 7 or 8 years now.

Well I think it should be done by now....I always thought frying was faster than that.