first time frying a turkey

Make sure the turkey is fully defrosted and there is no ice whatsoever left on the bird (especially in the cavity). That's all I got, as I have never actually fried a bird, but have watched plenty of youtube videos on turkey fries gone wrong.

Make sure the Turkey is completely thawed and as dry as possible before lowering into the grease. I like to wear long oven mitts so that when the burst of steam comes up when you start lowering it, it doesn’t scald your arms making you drop the Turkey and creating a fireball. Lower the Turkey very slowly, a few inches at a time and let the oil settle a bit before lowering more. It’s all about maintaining your oil temp. Make sure you have a good oil thermometer and monitor it closely. The oil temp os going to drop big time when the bird frost goes in, so I like to get it up to 375 or so before putting the bird in to mitigate that a bit.

What day did you put your turkey in the fridge to start defrosting? Is it already FULLY defrosted? are you brining?

Turkey is defrosted and sitting in fridge. This evening i will drop it into the pot and add water to make sure I get the oil level correct. I don't think I am going to brine it, just going to rub underneath the skin with butter and add butter / olive oil on the outside with plenty of seasonings.

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don't think I am going to brine it, just going to rub underneath the skin with butter and add butter / olive oil on the outside with plenty of seasonings.

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Shoot that mother up.

Place your turkey frying set up at least 15-20’ away from anything you don’t want burned to the ground in case things go badly

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first time frying a turkey

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congrats on the fire, it will be a great way to cause excitement on a boring day

[quote]Don’t do this[/quote


Correction, DO THIS. Just make sure and film it and post it for our entertainment

What I do is lower the turkey about 2 inches into the oil, and then lift it out. I do this several times after the boiling slows down. I slowly put the turkey deeper into the oil.

This method controls the boiling action and IMO, is safer and does not make as much mess.

The first 15 minutes, you will have to watch the oil temperature closely and make adjustments as needed. As the turkey cooks, you will have to cut back on the gas to maintain 350 F temperature.

At a family Thanksgiving, I told the host that my pot is only big enough to fry a 16-17 lb bird. She got a 19.5 lb bird that would barely fit in my pot. It was very hard to control the temperature and I had to stand by the pot for 1.5 hours and adjust the gas every few minutes.

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before lowering into the grease

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Oil.