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Best Oil Less Fryers, Elect Or Propane ?
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:09 pm
Would like to try one but can't decide. So which is better and why ?
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Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:15 pm to FISH N TIGER
You might want to try the food board. There were some recent discussions on the oil less fryers there.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:16 pm to FISH N TIGER
Have no experience with electric but I bought a Charbroil Big Easy that uses propane and love it pretty much fool proof just make sure you have a good thermometer
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:30 pm to FISH N TIGER
I used a propane oil-less fryer over thanksgiving to cook two birds, it works really well. I don't have any experience with electric. I'm all about propane and propane accessories.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:35 pm to Blastoise
Yes ima propane man myself and that's what i'm leaning towards, just wanted to hear it from some who use propane and had good luck with them.from what i have read seems like it may take a bit more time to cook but that's fine.I know to inject the bird, but do some of you use olive oil rub on outside and seasoning too ?
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:38 pm to FISH N TIGER
Never used a propane one but I have cooked a dozen birds (turkeys and chickens) on an electric cooker with great results.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:47 pm to FISH N TIGER
I bought an electric Butterball and a Char-Broil propane to try out for Thanksgiving. They both cook good. I personally prefer the propane because it browns the turkeys/chicken/food just like it was fried or grilled.
With the electric you have to cook with the glass lid on the whole time and it is very hard to get the food to brown. We tried olive oil and then an italian dressing and it still won't brown as much as I would like.
At Christmas since the electric has to heat up and it takes 20 to 30 minutes we are going to start the turkey in the propane while the electric warms up. That way when the propane turkey is done we will still have 20 to 30 minutes to move the turkey from the Butterball to the Char-Broil and cook it with the wire-mesh-browning lid.
With the Char-Broil you only use the lid if you want the food browned more than it is. We have never used it before. This video shows a 16 pound turkey cooked with the Char-Broil lid on the whole time - Oooops !!!! He even puts a message at the 1:58 mark that he later learned to cook without the lid.
Don't cook with the lid
Comparison thread:
gas vs electric oil-less turkey fryer
With the electric you have to cook with the glass lid on the whole time and it is very hard to get the food to brown. We tried olive oil and then an italian dressing and it still won't brown as much as I would like.
At Christmas since the electric has to heat up and it takes 20 to 30 minutes we are going to start the turkey in the propane while the electric warms up. That way when the propane turkey is done we will still have 20 to 30 minutes to move the turkey from the Butterball to the Char-Broil and cook it with the wire-mesh-browning lid.
With the Char-Broil you only use the lid if you want the food browned more than it is. We have never used it before. This video shows a 16 pound turkey cooked with the Char-Broil lid on the whole time - Oooops !!!! He even puts a message at the 1:58 mark that he later learned to cook without the lid.
Don't cook with the lid
Comparison thread:
gas vs electric oil-less turkey fryer
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:01 pm to Tiger Ree
I used the eletric and rubbed the outside with with the same thing I used for injection.
Also, put some Slap Ya Mama on the outside as well. Browned up really well.
Also, put some Slap Ya Mama on the outside as well. Browned up really well.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:29 pm to FISH N TIGER
propane brah
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:41 pm to FISH N TIGER
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:49 pm to LSUSUPERSTAR
That's the one i'm going with,wife said it's gonna be my Christmas present...Woo Hooo! 
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:14 pm to FISH N TIGER
I have the Big Easy and it is superb. One factor for me was that I can cook with it when the power is out after a storm for instance.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:20 pm to FISH N TIGER
No brainer, propane. You can take/use it anywhere.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:23 pm to Geauxtiga
I hAve the big easy and that thing is the tits. Had it for about a year, I. Ant tell the difference between infrared or deep fried.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:29 pm to LSUSUPERSTAR
quote:
Is this the one people prefer
Yes, but don't buy it from Amazon. I have bought three in the last month plus one electric Butterball. All of them are $ 79.99 at Academy right now and were before T-giving also.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:31 pm to RetiredTiger
quote:Dam good point.
I have the Big Easy and it is superb. One factor for me was that I can cook with it when the power is out after a storm for instance.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:58 pm to Tiger Ree
Here are the two I bought last week.
The two I bought before Thanksgiving
The two I bought before Thanksgiving
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:01 pm to Tiger Ree
I can't find any anywhere here in Savannah. I got the random thought today that I wanted fried turkey for Christmas and I can't find an infrared fryer.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:02 pm to Tiger Ree
Why are you buying so many? Gifts?
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