"Mpoconnor7" > wrote in message
...
> >- Fried turkey (we've never done this ourselves, but the brother who's
> >visiting gave us a turkey fryer last Christmas and has done several of
them
> >before, so he'll assist us)
>
> One word of advice for fried turkey is that you set the turkey fryer in a
grass
> area, and put a piece of cardboard or plywood down on the grass and set
the
> fryer on it. You don't want to set it up on or near concrete if you can
help
> it as it gets messy from oil splatter.
>
> I've found the Emeril fried turkey recipe is very good, with the injection
> marinade; you could get the recipe at the food network website. He did a
food
> network special where he fried a turkey and showed how to do it; it's
worth
> watching if you're going to fry a turkey as he gives lots of tips and
tricks.
> I'm sure they'll be playing it sometime before turkey day.


Thanks for the tips. I'll keep them in mind.

I'll do a TiVo search to see if/when the Emeril special will be on.

Mary