I had deep fried turkey a couple of times in the past couple of years (i
have never cooked it myself but done by relatives). It was the best turkey i
have ever had..so moist and juicy. The only draw back is..no gravy... and
if you can get past the idea of how bad the peanut oil is for you. Other
than that i would choose deep fried over oven cooked in a minute

"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 01:18:15 GMT, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>
> >For years I've read about deep frying whole turkeys, especially around
the
> >holidays, and seen various propane contraptions with the burners, stands,
and
> >pots, none of which seemed safe enough to handle when filled with gallons
of
> >oil and a heavy turkey.
> >
> >Today at Walmart, amidst all the propane paraphernalia, I saw an electric
> >turkey fryer which would seem much safer than the propane. I didn't look
at
> >in detail since I don't plan to buy one. It was a large one-piece unit
and
> >had a hinged lid and, of course, temperature control on the front.
> >Interesting...
>
>
> Hey Wayne!
> I bought one of those propane fired turkey fryers last year. If you
> respect the danger involved in using it...it's ok. You need to set it
> up outdoors on a surface that won't be bothered if you spill 375
> degree oil onto it. You basically get that peanut oil up to about 375
> degrees fahrenheit and deep fry the turkey. Before you heat the oil,
> put the turkey in the pot and fill it with water up to about three
> inches from the top, then take the turkey out and see where the water
> level is...this is how high you want to fill the pot with
> oil...otherwise you may cause the oil to run over the sides of the pot
> when you drop the turkey in to cook. If you set it up on your patio or
> driveway...put several layers of newspaper under the pot to absorb the
> oil you spill when lifting the bird out of the hot oil.
>
> I thought the cooked turkey was delicious...much more moist and juicy
> than alot of traditionally oven baked turkeys I have had in the past.
>
> Regards,
> Bill