"Joe Doe" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Vox Humana" > wrote:
>
> > As I mentioned in my origianl post, I have
> > considered getting a turkey frying to use with my wok. I keep looking
for
> > one on deep clearance that has the pot missing. I wouldn't be afraid of
> > using the burning with the wok on my deck which is right outside my
kitchen.
> > It wouldn't be at all inconvenient except when it is raining or snowing.
>
>
> The problem with most generic turkey fryers is they are designed to sit
> low for stability and have the tall cooking pot at a convenient height
> to add the turkey or ingredients if you do a seafood/crawfish boil.
> This makes it an inconvenient height to stir fry, unless you find a
> table of suitable height to bring it up to a convenient level.
>
> So if you add the cost of generic discounted fryer + heat resistant
> stand/table it equals the cost of a unit that is at a more convenient
> height for wok cooking. I bought my unit mainly so the height was
> convenient for wok cooking which was my main intended use. Seafood
> boils etc are less convenient because the pot is now quite high on my
> set up.
>
> It looks like several manufacturers make units that are somewhat or very
> adjustable for height and some even have an invertible burner set up so
> that you can use flat bottomed pots for say seafood boil/turkey fry and
> invert the support system to use a round bottomed wok.
>
> Roland

Good point about the height.