deep frying a turkey........ any tips?

[moparwacko]

I'll lower it in with my engine hoist

Just how big is this bird?

And keep Rebel in the house.....

 

[moparedtn]

 

[70ChargerRT]

The best way to deep fry a turkey is to substitute a chicken and deep fry it instead lol

 

[GTXDAN]

Get yourself a good thermometer to keep track of oil temp. Use peanut oil and keep the temp at 375. You'll have to turn the heat up after you put the bird in the oil to keep the temp up, and keep an eye on the temp as it will start to raise as the bird gets warm. Turn down the heat so you don't burn it, but keep it at 375.
I always injected mine with seasoning for a little different taste.

 

[kiwigtx]

My SIL is going to brine the turkey for a few hours, then oven bake slowly covered with bacon strips and probably a cavity full of stuffing.

BTW we do our turkeys at Christmas time.

 

[kiwigtx]

It seems that Mancini Racing are going to cook their turkey at speed.....

 

[eldubb440]

Enter the oil very slow. I do mine at 3 1/2 minutes per pound at 350.

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what's the D ring in the bird?

 

[kiwigtx]

The thing about dropping a whole turkey into a boiling pot of oil wreaks of danger to me.

Most people don't have a pot big enough to take the amount of oil required PLUS the volume of the turkey when immersed PLUS the volume in the pot required for the expanse of bubbles created when the turkey hits the hot oil.

That is where most people fall down and get burnt or worse ....set fire to their house/garage.

 

[kiwigtx]

There is another alterative - pre-carve the turkey into portions - legs, wings, breast in quarters...etc....then Air-Fry it.

I haven't tried it myself, but I'm sure it would be safer than some videos I have seen.



Classic example of insufficient room in the pot for the extra room required for the bubbling oil and volume of turkey.

 

[Charles Cook]

what's the D ring in the bird?

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That’s the rod and stand that goes in the cavity of the turkey so you can lower or lift the bird.

 

[GTXDAN]

You can do what LOWBIKEMIKE said to find level of oil, or you could put the bird in the pot before you take it out of the wrapper so you don't have to worry about water. The stand displaces next to nothing in the pot.
Make absolutely sure it is thawed out

 

[fourgearsavoy]

I have deep fried a few turkeys and I prefer the Big Easy oil less turkey fryer. Much easier and you don't have to buy expensive oil and you still get the crisp skin.
Gus

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Determine the level of oil needed by putting turkey in the pot and fill with water above the turkey, remove turkey, mark level of water and that will be the oil level you need. Dry turkey and heat oil

Shut off the flame put turkey in the oil then start the flame back up

Have a 'fire extinguisher' handy & do it away from the house outside

VERY slowly-about a full minute to immerse.

Do not do indoors or in a garage!

All of the above and put it neck cavity down. If you put neck cavity up oil will shoot out like a volcano. Turn flame off and lower bird very slowly. Turn flame back on when bird stabilizes in oil. Regulate flame to keep oil temp constant. Don’t cover while cooking. Stay with fryer don’t wander off and play corn hole. Use peanut oil don’t substitute, yes it’s expensive, save the container and you can reuse the oil for Christmas. Wherever you fry is going to get oil splattered and messy. Wouldn’t fry on the deck. I do mine in the yard. Enjoy.

 

[DeltaV]

Turkey is a healthy choice of food to eat. Why deep fry it?

 

[eldubb440]

Turkey is a healthy choice of food to eat. Why deep fry it?

see post #1

 

[Black_Sheep]

Nothing to add except put some cardboard down around the fryer to avoid making a mess. Make sure you are away from any flammable structure, my neighbor's buddy burned his garage down when he tried frying inside due to rain...

 

[eldubb440]

Nothing to add except put some cardboard down around the fryer to avoid making a mess. Make sure you are away from any flammable structure, my neighbor's buddy burned his garage down when he tried frying inside due to rain...

after all these years of welding and chemicals; ain't no way a turkey is burning me down

 

[oldkimmer]

any reason not to put the dry turkey into the fryer, fill it with oil, then remove the turkey until the oil is hot?

Cold oil will saturate the turkey and render it useless. We have done a few. Follow the advice of the members. Kim

 

[kiwigtx]

put some cardboard down around the fryer ................................. + Make sure you are away from any flammable structure,

sure...cardboard is not flammable at all.

 

[SlinktRR]

The only benefit of the fried turkey for me is the speed. If you have time, an offset smoker with cherry or apple wood makes a tasty bird. I use the Oklahoma Joe and can smoke 2 turkeys or 6 whole chickens at a time and they come out really nice. I do a brine injection for the turkeys. Brisket with oak and mesquite is my favorite on this setup.