Deep Frying a Turkey

[hig4s]

Sams Club has a 35lb jug thats around $30 I have a 34 QRT cooker and the one jug is enough

also when the oil is cool I run it through a filter then freeze it I was told this will keep it from turning rancid and let you reuse it.

 

 

That is 4.5 gallons!!!

[dr_bar]

little late but still valid.../

 

 

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[BoomerCPO]

little late but still valid.../

 

 

 

THAT is the most common mistake that amateurs make when deep frying a turkey. Once that oil catches fire it is all over but the crying.

 

Boomer.....who says don't blame me for stupid.

[Yammer Dan]

ya'll are talkin about deep-fryin a turkey (or maybe even a Chicken) ... jus' wondering how many have had Drunken Chicken or Turkey ???

 

 

 

 

I met this Drunk Chick a few years ago.........

[BoomerCPO]

I met this Drunk Chick a few years ago.........

 

Only one?

 

Boomer.....who knows better than to feed a drunk chick a late night breakfast.

[Uturn]

Went to BJs to get peanut oil but they were sold out. They had soybean oil at $20 for 35#. I couldn't tell the difference after the fact. Was GOODDDDDD!

 

MIKE aka Uturn

 

[Jerry W]

Cottonseed oil is equally as good and less expensive than peanut oil.

[tazmocycle]

the biggest problem when frying turkey or anything with moisture in it, is the water boils out at a fast rate when dropped into the frier and thats what causes all the fires. when you put the turkey into the empty pot just put enough water in it to cover the bird, pull the bird out and let it drain most of the water back into the pot. then measure the water and that is all the oil you need to fry the bird. i did a 13lb turkey and only used a little over 2 1/2 gallions of oil. also when you are lowering the bird down into the frier, go real slow lowering it into the oil and watch closly as the water starts to boil out and don't let the oil bubbling up go over the top. if it get close to the top, lift the bird back up a little till it goes back down and slowly lower it down until it stops bubbling over. very important to use some heavy gloves when handling the lift hook, when the steam starts coming out of the pot it will scold your arm and hands or any flesh need it. you can also fry a few potatoes after frying the bird and it'll help clean the oil, and after it cools and solids goes to the bottom, you can put it back into the jugs and keep it in the refrig and use it again for x-mas.

[Sailor]

As part of our marine firefighting training we have to put out large oil fires using just water.

One exercise is a 20 foot tank about 4 feet deep filled with diesel oil. They fire it up and let the flames get up to about 60 feet then you go in and put it out with a fire hose using water. It can be done in seconds. The trick is not to use a stream of water as that pulls in more oxygen and makes the fire worse. Use a spray and aim over the surface. The heat turns the spray to steam and smothers the fire.