Deep Frying a turkey question

[Happy Panther]

How long does it take to heat the oil generally? Like 20 minutes?

[Happy Panther]

PS i need this answered today

[The Saltman]

I dunno

[Happy Panther]

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[The Saltman]

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[Happy Panther]

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[The Saltman]

[Happy Panther]

Lowe's?

[dimbee]

It depends on how much oil you have and how hot you have the burner turned on. I know you want it around 375 degrees... it won't take long to heat up. 3 minuteas in the oil for every pound the turkey weighs, btw

[Khyber53]

Do NOT overfill the pot! This can't be stressed enough. It's better to underfill and have to add oil in afterwards then to have too much.

And when you gently place the turkey in, the oil will rise higher than you would think as the steam created will increase the volume of the oil.

If you've never done this, be careful. We do two to three turkeys a year in the fryer. Do it outside on a level driveway with no overhanging branches. Have a fire extinguisher near by. Keep kids way, way out of the area. And give plenty of time for cool down of both the bird and oil once you are done cooking. Measure doneness with a probe thermometer in the thigh of the bird, make sure not to touch the bone with the thermometer.

Oh and last thing... make sure you didn't leave the giblets bag in the turkey.

[Ranucci's Big Butt BBQ]

Takes a good 30 minutes to get your oil up to temp. I usually go about 25-50 degrees higher as the oil will drop fast once you put the bird in.

Best way to fill the pot is put the turkey in then fill it up with water until the bird is covered. Take the bird out and mark where the water is. This is how much oil you should put in the pot. You should have minimal oil spitting out once you drop the turkey in. Go slow when putting the turkey in. If you drop it in at once you will create a volcano effect and oil will shoot out straight up though the neck.

[Happy Panther]

Cool Thanks. I am doing it in the grass so i don't stain the driveway. It is raining so hopefully fire possibility is lower but i do have an extinguisher.

Have premeasured the oil level.

Will go slowly.

Also throwing in an onion and garlic

[Khyber53]

No reason to throw seasonings into the oil. They will just burn and ruin the bird before it is done.

[The_Cannon]

Yea not a good idea to put seasoning into the oil. You can season the bird directly but I wouldn't recommend putting it in the oi.