Deep Fried TURKEY?

[Lazarus]

Somebody who was frying a whole Turkey while in his garage in a nearby town--managed to set his garage on fire. ;D ;D

What's the right way to cook a Turkey?

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[PackerFan]

Somebody who was frying a whole Turkey while in his garage in a nearby town--managed to set his garage on fire. ;D ;D

What's the right way to cook a Turkey?

???

In a oven.

[Satan]

Somebody who was frying a whole Turkey while in his garage in a nearby town--managed to set his garage on fire. ;D ;D

What's the right way to cook a Turkey?

???


IMO, deep-frying is the best way to cook a turkey. It does help, however, if you keep in mind that dropping a 15-pound bird into a tub of boiling oil sitting on an open flame (as are most of those rigs) may cause a splash (and a resultant grease-fire) if not done most carefully. ::)

[The Guardian]

Sky: Can you elaborate on that? I have never had deep fried turkey, but I know a lot of people do it that way. Good, I take it?

[Satan]

Good ain't the word for it. It seals in the juice instantly, and makes the skin crispy. It also takes much less time (about an hour for a 15-lb bird).

Check it out:

http://www.allrecipes.com/cb/kh/thanks/friedturkey/default.asp

(My guess is that the guy who set his garage on fire tried to 'eyeball' how much oil he'd need, or left the flame on while he dunked the bird. HUGE mistakes.)

You'll need one of these:

http://www.cajunmarket.com/images/BC-34QT-Turkey-Frying-Kit.jpg
http://www.cajunmarket.com/Cajun-Cookware/Turkey-Fryers/index.htm

[kathleen]

I guess it is whatever turns your crank. :)

There are few things that I like deep fried. I think that fries is the most horrible thing that a cook can do to a potato. ;)

And I never understood the idea of a home deep fryer kitchen appliance. Exactly how much deep frying does the average home cook do?

[Satan]

There are few things that I like deep fried. I think that fries is the most horrible thing that a cook can do to a potato. ;)

If it's done right, the turkey won't really taste 'fried' on the inside. ;)

And I never understood the idea of a home deep fryer kitchen appliance. Exactly how much deep frying does the average home cook do?


Hey, you can do crab and shrimp boils in it, too (or soup for 50-75 people). ;D

[wendy]

I've had them deep fried but I'd never do it myself. I just throw it on the webber with some soaked hickory chips for a couple of hours.

[Hoss]

Good stuff. Now I'm a cook by hobby, so I'll tell yall the PROPER way to cook ANYTHING!!! First, you take a 12 to 15 lb bird, inject him with red hot sauce, green hot sauce,(Both Lousiana hot sauce) worchestire sauce, melted butter,(All mixed together), inject him all over. Smeer the outside of the bird with mustard and SLOWLY submerge him in a big pan with pre heated PEANUT oil. The oil should be kept about 350 degrees. About 45 minutes later, you've got a pretty, and good tastin turkey. ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Lazarus]

I had never heard of it before the fire story, but it does sound interesting. ;D

[Lance]

I am going to have to try this. Sounds good and my wife and I both like Turkey. My chief complaint is that when you oven cook it, sometimes the white meat gets too dry. (I can NOT stand this!!)

[guido]

We deep fried a 25lb turkey this year, injected it with a garlic/butter sauce. I'd go so far as to say that any other way to cook a turkey is WRONG!

[Julia]

(Unless you burn down your garage, or something), it is pretty difficult to mess up a deep-fried turkey, but there are 3 secrets to the best deep-fried turkey:

1) inject the meat with a really good marinade (like Hoss's)
2)use a dry rub for the outside and coat the inside with Kosher salt
3)use only peanut oil for frying

There are two drawbacks, imo, though. The first is that you have to watch the size of the turkey you immersing into your pot of boiling oil. If your pot is the standard size they sell in a turkey-frying kit, you can only cook about an 18lb bird. So if you are having a very large dinner party, you might need to cook two. (We've done that and it wasn't much a problem since they only take about 1 hour each.)

Also, you can't cook your turkey with any dressing stuffed inside. (I know, you're not supposed to do that anymore, anyway, but that's why my mom usually wants the turkey roasted instead of fried.::))

[Hoss]

I forgot to add lemmon juice to my marinade. Also, after smeering the outside with mustard, I always sprinlke very heavily some cajun seasoning all over the bird. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D