TheStig Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Hey guys, As all of you know yesterday was Thanksgiving, the day all the Pilgrims ascended upon America and promptly killed all the Indians. Cool. Anyways, everyone knows the post slaying tradition is to eat a turkey. Well this year I decided to deep fry my turkey to be different. Read on to see if I burned my house down! And that's how you fry a turkey. FIN Pretty much the best turkey you'll ever have. I got most of it, enough to keep my happy. Getting ready to carve the turkey... Now all I have to do with this is filter it and throw it in my car! An hour later, and this is what you have. Doesn't it look amazing? Almost done! Always have a fire extinguisher handy! I needed more oil then I had to cover the whole thing, so I just rotated it to evenly cook the turkey's legs. In she goes! Almost there! I got it up to 325 before putting the turkey in, then lowered it to 275* as it cooked. The first thing you want to do is heat the oil. My fryer setup outdoors. I moved it on to my porch, but basically it's a gigantic propane tank coupled to a fire device with a huge pot of hot oil. AWESOME! Here is my turkey. I let it soak in brine overnight, and then covered it with ginger. Sounds odd yes, but man is it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! How did it taste? You have awesome grass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I don't always eat turkey, but when I do, I prefer deep fried turkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Did you use peanut oil? I've heard that's the best kind for deep frying turkeys. There was a local story in our paper about a guy who used olive oil and came very close to having the setup catch on fire because of the flash point of the oil. Anyway, I'm glad yours worked out and that you enjoyed it. I have yet to try deep fried turkey...maybe one day. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugart Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Your oil temps were a bit low. Ive been frying turkeys for years and I usually get it up to 375-400 first then add the bird, since you'll lose anywhere between 25-50 degrees. Then adjust the oxygen on the burner to hold it at 350. Another tip is to put the turkey in first then add water. Pull the turkey out and measure the water to see exactly how much oil you need. It should take 3 minutes per pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Awesome TR dude, I want some of your turkey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 ^ I'm sure some ACEer somewhere has tried it! My mom talked about doing this, but didn't get around to it this year. Maybe next time, though. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Colin manages not to blow up Siesta Key, color me impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 That was an amazing trip report! It honestly made me hungry!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3D Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 That looks sooooooooo good!!! now you made me really hungry. And I have to agree with sasquatch, your grass is AWSOME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds03 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Why didn't you use A1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Mmm .. Turkeyriffic! I have to admit that I've never been a big fan of Turkey, but I've never tried deep fried, and I have to say it looked really good. Thanks for sharing, and good job on not burning down the house! Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelizeIt Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 That looks great. I think that at the next West Coast Bash, that Robb needs to Deep Fry up one of these Turkeys. (In addition to his wings) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily>piers Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 On nom nom! Looks good and I love the pics. Did you hit up Cheesecake Factory for pudders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba83 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 You deep fried a turkey and lived to tell about it? NO WAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 There's several things about frying a turkey. First, i'm assuming you used peanut oil, which is the norm. Good for you. Second, it didn't look like you injected it, which is a requirement. Cajun creole butter, or creole garlic is what I usually inject. The turkey tastes so much better, if you do it again, I highly recommend injecting it. That's the only way to go. Third, temperature seemed to be ok. Usually, you get it to a high temperature, then the turkey naturally brings it down to 350-300 degrees once you put it in. Just trying to give some tips to anyone who tries to fry a turkey. If anyone has the option to fry or bake a turkey, frying is the only way to go. Below is a pic of a perfect cajun fried turkey how good does that look? Donkey style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo19799 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 We deep fried a turkey. We used a BBQ flavor and injected it into the turkey. Man was it good!! Once you have deep fried turkey, you'll never go back to cooking it in the oven, and this is coming from someone that doesn't like turkey. Great report. I think I'm going to finish up the leftover turkey now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Second, it didn't look like you injected it, which is a requirement. Cajun creole butter, or creole garlic is what I usually inject. The turkey tastes so much better, if you do it again, I highly recommend injecting it. That's the only way to go. true, and its fun too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 We've been doing this for a few Thanksgivings...really good stuff, especially when you inject Red Hot into the bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Congrats Colin! Your bird looks amazing! I hope some of my tips helped. Next you should try deep frying a garlic & jalapeno prime rib. A-mazing! Guy "One word for next time. GARLIC & JALAPENO!" Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 That turkey looks great, and I think the brine-and-ginger seasoning was a good touch. You should try to deep fry an entire cheesecake next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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