re: How do you do your fried turkeys?

30 qt should do. I've got a huge crawfish pot that I use but it is too big for turkey. I have to spin them a little to get it cooked evenly.

My cooker doesn't get the oil higher than 300 degrees.

Okay, you are doing this once a year, maybe twice. Don't go overboard. In fact, I don't even fry turkeys much anymore because it isn't worth it for one turkey. The only time I do is if I am frying them for the folks on base and just keep the grease for a little while after that.

Speaking of oil, go to Sams and by the big jug of "frying oil" It's about 26 bucks and works just fine. You are supposed to use peanut oil, but it cost twice as much.

Inject or brine, whatever, rub with cajun seasoning, fry in oil.

It takes more time for your oil to heat up than it does for your turkey to cook. The oil will probbaly take almost an hour and the turkey will take about 45 minutes.

Don't bother with the specialized turkey cooking shite. Just leave the plastic ring on the bird after opening the bag and use some sort of very durable metal hook to pull it out of the grease when it's done. The plastic ring is very handy when it comes time to spin the bird a little.

Anyway, 30 quarts should do, cheap cooker, cheap oil, you'll be fine.

Oh yeah, don't leave it alone, keep a fire extinguisher handy, and thaw the bird.