Deep Fried Turkey

TheMercenary · 11-23-2008, 11:21 PM

Anyone interested? It is a Southern thing. I never heard of it, being raised in the Mid West and North and all; but since I have moved down here we have done it for the last 8 years. It is the best, most moist meat we have had. If anyone is interested I will continue the how to. Let me know.

richlevy · 11-23-2008, 11:31 PM

No thanks. I bought a cast iron 8 qt with a basket and could theoretically deep fry a small turkey in it. If we do get a freebie, I will beer can it on the grill.

classicman · 11-23-2008, 11:31 PM

I love it too - my dad has the fryer! We do it at least once a year. Excellent for chicken too.

Radar · 11-24-2008, 12:41 AM

I was thinking about doing the deep fried turkey thing, but every year there are a lot of fires because people screw it up. At Costco this year, instead of the deep fried turkey thing, they've got a device that looks like it, but it uses infrared to cook it instead of oil.

classicman · 11-24-2008, 12:55 AM

It's like anything else - 90% preparation. Set it up on a nice level spot in the yard away from the house and you should be fine. I've not seen the infared type of unit, so I can't comment on that. The deep fryer is absolutely wonderful though.

Loukianos · 11-24-2008, 03:41 AM

Mmm yum, deep fried. I've been rather curious about that. All I know about it is that you have to defrost and pat dry the turkey beforehand to avoid an oil aerosol...all I ever needed to know, I learned from Mythbusters.

TheMercenary · 11-24-2008, 11:25 AM

We are doing a small one next wed, we usually do two 16 pounders for big family days every other Thanksgiving.

Radar · 11-24-2008, 02:53 PM

Do you guys use peanut oil? How long do you cook it per pound of turkey?

wolf · 11-24-2008, 03:06 PM

One of my friends has a turkey fryer and makes frequent use of it.

Not only is the turkey awesome, but you also can do things like deep fry pillsbury biscuits and fries (reg or sweet potato) as you're waiting for the oil temp to climb up to turkey levels.

One thing that really scared me ... I saw one of my shithead neighbors bringing in a fryer and propane tank. Not sure what unit they're in or I'd drop a dime on him.

They don't allow conventional barbecuing in my highrise ... this could be catastrophic.

Radar · 11-24-2008, 03:20 PM

How big of a turkey can you fry with a 30 quart kit?

Juniper · 11-24-2008, 03:46 PM

We've got the fryer, but only used it once. I guess we weren't that impressed with the results. And we missed the wonderful smell of roasting turkey in the house!

Sundae · 11-24-2008, 04:20 PM

Please document.
Any turkey recipes.
kthx

(just vicarious eating)

Aliantha · 11-24-2008, 04:39 PM

I'm still speachless about people deep frying whole turkeys.

What's wrong with baking? Think of your arteries people!

Oh the humanity!!!

jinx · 11-24-2008, 04:45 PM

Ive never tasted a fried turkey or even seen it done (except for the youtubes of people burning down their houses with the fryers... not too tempting...).

We never stay home for Tgiving so I rarely roast my own, but I just bought one (fresh, despite the son insisting that the frozen ones are better because they're indestructible and make an excellent weapon) and plan to have it cooking while we're at my sis's so we come home to 'leftovers" ready to go. I haven't eaten Bobby-joe's* for days after Tgiving since I was a kid and I'm pretty excited about it.

PM me for my address if you want to send a sample of fried bird btw...

*

TheMercenary · 11-24-2008, 06:06 PM

Thaw the bird to room temp. Clean and pat dry it. Make sure you take out the little plastic pop out thingy for oven cooking. Inject the turkey with your fav mix. Cook it 3 to 3.5 minutes per pound in peanut oil heated to 400 degrees. Never do it indoors. We do it on a heavy duty propane base with a pot big enough to hold the turkey comfortably. Do a water displacement test and the oil level should come up to about 4/5th the height of the turkey, don't worry as the thing boils up it will cook the top. Heat the oil to 400, this takes the longest. Slowly lower it in and start your timer. When it is done, pull it out and let it drip dry.

11-23-2008, 11:21 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Deep Fried Turkey Anyone interested? It is a Southern thing. I never heard of it, being raised in the Mid West and North and all; but since I have moved down here we have done it for the last 8 years. It is the best, most moist meat we have had. If anyone is interested I will continue the how to. Let me know. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-23-2008, 11:31 PM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	No thanks. I bought a cast iron 8 qt with a basket and could theoretically deep fry a small turkey in it. If we do get a freebie, I will beer can it on the grill. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

11-23-2008, 11:31 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I love it too - my dad has the fryer! We do it at least once a year. Excellent for chicken too. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-24-2008, 12:41 AM	#4
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I was thinking about doing the deep fried turkey thing, but every year there are a lot of fires because people screw it up. At Costco this year, instead of the deep fried turkey thing, they've got a device that looks like it, but it uses infrared to cook it instead of oil. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-24-2008, 12:55 AM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	It's like anything else - 90% preparation. Set it up on a nice level spot in the yard away from the house and you should be fine. I've not seen the infared type of unit, so I can't comment on that. The deep fryer is absolutely wonderful though. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-24-2008, 03:41 AM	#6
Loukianos Provocateur Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mainly on the East Coast Posts: 9	Mmm yum, deep fried. I've been rather curious about that. All I know about it is that you have to defrost and pat dry the turkey beforehand to avoid an oil aerosol...all I ever needed to know, I learned from Mythbusters.

11-24-2008, 11:25 AM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	We are doing a small one next wed, we usually do two 16 pounders for big family days every other Thanksgiving. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-24-2008, 02:53 PM	#8
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Do you guys use peanut oil? How long do you cook it per pound of turkey? __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-24-2008, 03:06 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	One of my friends has a turkey fryer and makes frequent use of it. Not only is the turkey awesome, but you also can do things like deep fry pillsbury biscuits and fries (reg or sweet potato) as you're waiting for the oil temp to climb up to turkey levels. One thing that really scared me ... I saw one of my shithead neighbors bringing in a fryer and propane tank. Not sure what unit they're in or I'd drop a dime on him. They don't allow conventional barbecuing in my highrise ... this could be catastrophic. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-24-2008, 03:20 PM	#10
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	How big of a turkey can you fry with a 30 quart kit? __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

11-24-2008, 03:46 PM	#11
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	We've got the fryer, but only used it once. I guess we weren't that impressed with the results. And we missed the wonderful smell of roasting turkey in the house!

11-24-2008, 04:20 PM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Please document. Any turkey recipes. kthx (just vicarious eating)

11-24-2008, 04:39 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm still speachless about people deep frying whole turkeys. What's wrong with baking? Think of your arteries people! Oh the humanity!!! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-24-2008, 04:45 PM	#14
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Ive never tasted a fried turkey or even seen it done (except for the youtubes of people burning down their houses with the fryers... not too tempting...). We never stay home for Tgiving so I rarely roast my own, but I just bought one (fresh, despite the son insisting that the frozen ones are better because they're indestructible and make an excellent weapon) and plan to have it cooking while we're at my sis's so we come home to 'leftovers" ready to go. I haven't eaten Bobby-joe's* for days after Tgiving since I was a kid and I'm pretty excited about it. PM me for my address if you want to send a sample of fried bird btw... * __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

11-24-2008, 06:06 PM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thaw the bird to room temp. Clean and pat dry it. Make sure you take out the little plastic pop out thingy for oven cooking. Inject the turkey with your fav mix. Cook it 3 to 3.5 minutes per pound in peanut oil heated to 400 degrees. Never do it indoors. We do it on a heavy duty propane base with a pot big enough to hold the turkey comfortably. Do a water displacement test and the oil level should come up to about 4/5th the height of the turkey, don't worry as the thing boils up it will cook the top. Heat the oil to 400, this takes the longest. Slowly lower it in and start your timer. When it is done, pull it out and let it drip dry. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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