What are the best instructions for deep frying a turkey?”
Deep frying a turkey is a very fast method of cooking that is gaining in popularity. The turkey comes out very moist and tasty with dark, crispy skin. First, you will need to buy a turkey deep frying kit, available at most department stores (compare prices). Then, read the instruction book carefully and follow all safety precautions. Here are step-by-step instructions, with pictures, showing how we deep-fry our turkey. 1. Select your turkey for deep frying. The best weight is between 10 to 20 pounds. 2. Completely thaw turkey before frying. A 20 pound turkey takes about 4 full days to thaw in the refrigerator. 3. Remove the neck and giblets from the turkey cavity. Discard or use for giblet gravy or stuffing. 4. Place the turkey in the deep-fryer pot and fill with plain water until the water reaches about 1 inch below the top of the turkey. Remove the turkey and note where the water level reaches. This will be your oil level line. Dry the turkey and the pot. Saftey Tips: Read the instru
Perhaps you’re one of the many people who gave into the temptation to purchase the once-a-year appliance specifically designed for deep-frying turkeys, and you have no idea how to deep fry a turkey. Common knowledge about deep frying turkeys boils down to two basic tenets. One, they’re supposed to be delicious (but again, I’m skeptical anything can make a turkey taste good), and pitching a 30 lb still-partially ice-block frozen into a vat of boiling oil is a somewhat risky proposition. In keeping with the scariness of deep frying a turkey, the best information I found on the process came via firefighters, with an alarming frequency of use of the term “structure fire.” If structure fires aren’t in your plans for the day, a firefighter quoted in the article says: He said those using fryers should read and follow all operating instructions; place the fryer on a flat, noncombustible surface; properly gauge the amount of oil in the fryer and avoid overfilling it; use the fryer outdoors only
