[NTLK] [OT] Turducken

[Laurence W Brown]

I deep-fried turkeys for many years - usually no /fewer/ than 4 at a go, sometimes both for Thanksday as well as Giftday, since you have to buy so much fat.

Other than thawing the bird (d'uh), and keeping the cooker away from a wooden wall (d'uh), the safest way to go is lard: it just does not catch fire as easily as vegetable oil. Moreover, it cooks the bird much better, and the bird does not soak it up to become greasy & unhealthy.

I would also just partially cook in oil to keep in the juices, then finish cooking in the smoker for added flavor - as well as letting any remaining fat to drain off. Six to 8 birds will let you give away some, and freeze the rest for a whole winter of great eats... Turkey chili in Feb - yumm...

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On Dec 5, 2011, at 18:46, William <wllm_t at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Deep fryers require the very uncommon commodity, common sense.
> 
> -William 
> 
> On Dec 5, 2011, at 8:44 Awake, Tony Kan wrote:
> 
>> Yes, same thing can happen when you drop FROZEN french fries too. :D
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Dennis Swaney
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>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Turducken
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>> Yes, but that is when the idiots drop a FROZEN turkey into hot oil.
>> [snip]
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