How do you fry a turkey? is it good?

Answer 1

It's great!!!

Answer 2

Good Eats is a show that had a great tutorial on how to fry a turkey. Look it up on food network.com. I've heard a lot of people say that fried turkey is much more tender than roast, but they obviously don't know how to roast a turkey the right way. At least frying it is much, much quicker than roasting it.
Whatever you do, don't try it without reading a detailed tutorial first. People say it's very dangerous for some reason.

Answer 3

You purchase a fryer for ouside with a large pot. Then you buy peanut oil. You also buy the trukey lifter that they sell next to the fryers. It allows you to place the turkey in the pot of hot oil slowly without splashing and causing a grease fire or burning yourself with hot oil that splashes out.
You take your turkey while it is still wrapped and frozen and place it in the pot and with a measuring cup, fill it with water to cover. Then you write down how much water you needed, this will be how much oil you will need.
Next you pour the water out and thaw the turkey according to package directions. Then you inject it with seasonings.

Now, you heat the oil (the amount you measured previously) to the proper temp, will say on the fryer instructions. And then you pat the outside of the turkey dry with paper towels, then you use the turkey lift to place the turkey in the hot oil. Making sure you use the fryer according to driections, outside aways from anything flammible. The instructions will tell you how long to fry it according to the weight of the turkey.
When it is ready to come out use the lifter to remove and place in a sturdy roaster or pan lined with paper towels or brown paper bags to remove excess grease.

Usually sporting goods stores and hardware stores have the fryers for around 29 dollars and sometimes they throw in the lifter. You have to buy the propane if you buy a propane one.
The peanut oil is what costs the most. You can use other oils, but it won't taste very good.
You can reuse the oil. In fact, sometimes you can get several people to go in on the cost of the oil and have a turkey fry with your friends. It is still important to measure how much oil you will need with the water method for every turkey, and if you are starting out, just do one until you are more experienced. Also, never leave the oil unattended. Even to go pee. Always have an adult watching over it. Little kids, even neighbor kids have a way of sniffing out dangerous situations to place themselves in and this is dangerous. Just be careful, read the fryer instructions and have fun.

Answer 4

This is pretty long but complete

Deep frying a turkey is a very fast method of cooking that is gaining in popularity. The turkey comes out very moist and tasty with dark, crispy skin. First, you will need to buy a turkey deep frying kit, available at most department stores (compare prices). Then, read the instruction book carefully and follow all safety precautions. Here are step-by-step instructions, with pictures, showing how we deep-fry our turkey.
1. Select your turkey for deep frying. The best weight is between 10 to 20 pounds.

2. Completely thaw turkey before frying. A 20 pound turkey takes about 4 full days to thaw in the refrigerator.

3. Remove the neck and giblets from the turkey cavity. Discard or use for giblet gravy or stuffing.

4. Place the turkey in the deep-fryer pot and fill with plain water until the water reaches about 1 inch below the top of the turkey.
Remove the turkey and note where the water level reaches. This will be your oil level line. Dry the turkey and the pot.
Saftey Tips:

Read the instructions that come with your turkey fryer carefully before use.
Locate fryer outside away from roof overhangs.

Do not use on a deck, patio or in a garage.
Do not fill the pot with oil while it is sitting on the cooking stand.
Never leave the pot unattended.
Marinating the Turkey
After experimenting with various seasoning rubs, we have found that injecting the turkey with a spicy marinade produces the best results: a very moist and tasty turkey.
1. Injecting the turkey with a marinade sauce makes a very tender and tasty turkey. Injectors and various marinade sauces are available at most grocery stores in the herb and spices aisle ().

2. Let turkey marinate in the refrigerator for at least two hours, overnight for best flavor. Do NOT leave the turkey on the counter after marinating and do not reuse any leftover marinade.

3. Your turkey deep fryer comes with a turkey stand to insert into the body cavity of the turkey. Place the loop of the stand through the neck of the turkey and exit through the body cavity at the legs.

Tie legs together with a piece of string.
Heating the Oil and Adding Turkey
1. Use a high-quality cooking oil that has a high (450°F preferably) smoking point, such as canola or peanut oil.
2. Pour oil into the pot, using the water fill line. Attach the thermometer included with your turkey fryer to the top of the pot with the clip.

3. Light the outdoor cooker, beginning with a low flame. Gradually increase the flame until the oil reaches a temperture between 325 to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Do NOT leave the cooker unattended. You might have to adjust the temperature control several times to keep the oil at the right temperature, especially if it is windy outside. It will take at least half an hour for the oil to reach the correct temperature.

4. Once the oil has reached the correct temperature (350 degrees for turkeys that are 10-13 pounds, 325 for 14 to 20 pound turkeys) carefully lower the turkey into the boiling oil.

Lower the turkey partially, then lift out, and repeat 3 or 4 times. This will help seal in the juices and keep the oil from boiling over. (This can be messy; oil can bubble out a bit. Wear gloves and try to stand back from the cooker.)
Cooking the Turkey
1. Once the turkey has been submerged in the hot oil, cook for 3 to 3 1/2 minutes per pound. Fry turkeys that are 10 to 13 pounds for 3 minutes per pound, and for turkeys from 14 to 20 pounds, cook for 3 1/2 minutes per pound. A 10 pound turkey will take about 30 minutes. A 20 pound turkey will require about 1 hour, 10 minutes.
2. Cook until internal temperature reaches between 180 and 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Do NOT use the lid while frying.

3. Once the turkey is fully cooked, wearing heavy gloves, grab the hook of the lifter. Slowly lift out the turkey and let the excess oil drip back into the pot. Place the turkey on a paper towel lined platter.

Finishing the Turkey
1. After cooking is complete, let the turkey "rest" for 10 to 20 minutes before carving.
2. Let the oil in the cooker cool completely, about 3 hours. Place the lid over the pot while cooling, if desired.

3. Once the oil is completely cool, you can strain the oil using a cheesecloth. The oil can then be used up to 3 times. (The oil will begin to break down after 3 uses.)

A deep-fried turkey is very dark brown when done. The skin is crispy and the meat is very moist and not greasy tasting.

Answer 5

Inject it with a liquid seasoning. Put peanut oil in a deep fryer, let it get very hot, put the turkey in. But you need to find more details about deep frying to get it just right.

Answer 6

ITS AWESOME!!!
1 lb butter
1/2 sm bottle garlic juice
1/2 sm bottle onion juice
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
1 ts lemon juice

1/2 ts hot pepper sauce
4 tb fajita sauce
1/2 c white wine
1 ts mustard
1/2 can chicken broth

Ingredients and amounts may be varied according to individual taste.

Blend all ingredients (except broth) in a large sauce pan over low
heat. Add chicken broth to pan which will approximately double
amount of mixture. Let simmer for 5 minutes then cool to room
temperature.

Wash turkey thoroughly. Using a large syringe, inject cooled
mixture into all meaty areas of turkey (breast, wings, drumsticks,
thighs, etc.). Let marinate in refrigerator overnight.

To Cook: Heat 5 gallons of cooking oil (preferably peanut oil) to
300 degrees F. in large boiling pot (35 to 45 qts.) Lower whole
turkey into hot oil SLOWLY and CAREFULLY. Cover pot checking oil
temperature every few minutes maintaining a 280-310 degree range.
Cook for exactly 3.5 minutes per pound of turkey weight (i.e. a
10 lb turkey will cook in 35 minutes) As soon as time is up, remove
turkey, wrap in aluminum foil. After at least 15 minutes, slice
turkey as you would a baked one.

Answer 7

do it VERY carefully,fires have been caused due to the oil overflowing into the fire below.
Depending on the weight of the turkey depends on cooking time.
Last year we had two turkeys for Thanksgiving,one was deep fried, the other one was from the oven.
The deep fried one was far better tasting =P

Answer 8

u put it in a realy big fryer just for frying turkeys,it's good but takes a long time and you have to do it just right

Answer 9

you must have a turkey fryer, oil, and seasoning and follow the directions and it is delicious. better in my opinion that roast turkey.

Answer 10

Yes, if you fry a turkey it is usually good unless you are vegetarian.

Good Luck!

Done. 10 pts please :)

Answer 11

No. Turkey isn't to fry.