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

[kiwigtx]

Tightened that right up...

I was starting to think that wound might need stitches....with a tow rope.

 

[1STMP]

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...

Filed away for future reference.

Mansion destroyed in Thanksgiving fire when owner tried to fry turkey

A gigantic fire erupted inside a $4 million Connecticut mansion after residents attempted to fry a turkey in the garage on Thanksgiving .

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[DeltaV]

other than don't blow myself up

oven took a dump, so I bought a fryer on amazon

Weston, CT.
The turkey is burned too.

 

[davek]

Weston, CT.
The turkey is burned too.

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How do you end up burning your house down , maybe he burnt his mother inlaws house down.

 

[eldubb440]

How do you end up burning your house down , maybe he burnt his mother inlaws house down.

insurance check!

 

[Black_Sheep]

How do you end up burning your house down , maybe he burnt his mother inlaws house down.

If you have too much oil when you drop the bird in the pot it overflows onto the burner, the resulting fireball is quite spectacular…

 

[ckessel]

Cajun Blackened?

 

[MarPar]

insurance check!

Greek Lighting?

 

[DeltaV]

I bet it's also interesting if the turkey isn't fully thawed when it's submersed in the hot oil.

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Heresy I say. Deep frying a turkey is like putting ketchup on a hotdog.

 

[Charles Cook]

I bet it's also interesting if the turkey isn't fully thawed when it's submersed in the hot oil.

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Heresy I say. Deep frying a turkey is like putting ketchup on a hotdog.

Nah

 

[eldubb440]

this is a very educational thread, possible sticky material

 

[DeltaV]

Nah View attachment 1767340

The truck in the background is the same color.

 

[QuickBpBp]

Weston, CT.
The turkey is burned too.

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Damn!!

 

[Charles Cook]

I cooked one that I injected the night before will apple juice and Worcestershire sauce. They get a little darker.

 

[DeltaV]

I cooked one that I injected the night before will apple juice and Worcestershire sauce. They get a little darker. View attachment 1767344

It looks like something an egyptologist pulled out of a sarcophagus.

Or you're deep frying Carolina roadkill?

 

[Charles Cook]

It looks like something an egyptologist pulled out of a sarcophagus.

Or you're deep frying Carolina roadkill?

I got to get RJ to break that down for me.

 

[MarPar]

I bet it's also interesting if the turkey isn't fully thawed when it's submersed in the hot oil.

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Heresy I say. Deep frying a turkey is like putting ketchup on a hotdog.

don't knock it till you've tried it!

 

[kiwigtx]

Heresy I say. Deep frying a turkey is like putting ketchup on a hotdog.

 

[1STMP]

I cooked one that I injected the night before will apple juice and Worcestershire sauce. They get a little darker. View attachment 1767344