One time on Usenet, Pan Ohco > said:
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 03:21:06 GMT, "Lucy" > wrote:
>> "Bigbazza" > said:

> >> Sounds like it was a great big success ......young Gal....Out of
> >> curiosity...How big was the 'Turkey'...also how much and what kind of Oil
> >> did you need to deep fry it ?

> >I know you didn't ask me.. but here's my two cents. We only use peanut oil.
> >(I heard you have to use that kind) and just enough oil to cover the
> >turkey.. depending on how big it is.

> When I fry turkey, they are usually about 12 pounds and I use about 3
> gallons of oil. This will just cover the turkey in a 30 qt. cooker.

Yup -- it was a 12.95 pound bird, and it took 3 gallons of peanut
oil to cover it. We let the oil cool, then filtered and refrigerated
it. We're planning to another turkey for our NY Eve party on Friday...


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