I saw the other posts about deep frying turkeys, but the ideal weights were smaller. Is there a way to have such a big bird in the fryer and have it turn out good. Any advice will help.
I cooked a 23+ pound bird last weekend for the guys here at the station. We had the families come down, I cooked it for 3.5 minutes a pound. It was very moist and yummy inside. I have a tall pot though, if you don't have one you might want to pick one up.
I did a 22 lb bird last Thanksgiving,loooong story short, I'll never try that again. At least not with a 30 qt pot. I would, however, fry two 15 lb'ers at the same time in two different pots. I think it would be pretty impressive to walk in with two golden brown birds on two platters (my one hour late, not done big bird wasn't). I don't think the in-laws are going to ask me to be in charge of the turkey this year :shocked: so you can borrow mine if you want to go the two turkey route. Shoot me a pm if so. Good Luck...Clacker
I was at the Grand Opening of the Outdoor Emporium in Seattle last Summer. They were doing about 15lb Birds and they were great. I dont know about size restrictions but We all know how to push the Envelope. 1st make sure and have a Video Camera :help:ready you may end up on some TV SHOW. :applause: :applause: :applause:2nd make sure there aren't any charged water hoses around. 3rd have at least Tow ABC Grade Fire Extinguishers at Hand. Now all you need is the Firesuit! :jester: :jester:BE Safe is the only thing I really mean to say. :cheers: :cheers:
Got a call last night from Hobart Mann and that was good timing. He suggested using the turkey dutch oven, it's real easy. So I will give it a try and report back after thanksgiving. Thanks for all the help. BTW- Hobart said the turkey gets to done on the outside and not enough inside when it is so big. The cost of oil gets pretty high too. I would rather be on TV for something else than burning down the house.LOL- not much I can do with a fire extinguisher and video camera without a house.
Dont do it.....you will not like the results. Fry up two smaller birds and keep em in the 15 pound range.
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