Do you fry your Thanksgiving turkey?

[Abbey Marie]

By BIL did once. It made me gag to smell all that grease cooking.

Way to take a fairly healthy recipe (oven roasted turkey) and make it unhealthy.

What do you all do?

[fj1200]

We did it once... delicious. It's just a pain to do and the oil seems to cost more than the turkey, makes much more sense if you're doing more than one.

You're supposed to do it in peanut oil, not grease, I don't think that makes it unhealthy and it's done so much more quickly.

[Abbey Marie]

We did it once... delicious. It's just a pain to do and the oil seems to cost more than the turkey, makes much more sense if you're doing more than one.

You're supposed to do it in peanut oil, not grease, I don't think that makes it unhealthy and it's done so much more quickly.

I don't know what type of oil he used. I called it grease because that is what it smelled like to me.

[Kathianne]

This year I'm having the kids and spouses/fiancees here. I'll roast the turkey, I'm a traditionalist. I've always made a sausage, sage, bread recipe for dressing. I'm thinking of changing that perhaps this year.

[ConHog]

This year I'm having the kids and spouses/fiancees here. I'll roast the turkey, I'm a traditionalist. I've always made a sausage, sage, bread recipe for dressing. I'm thinking of changing that perhaps this year.

I LOVE fried turkey, and yes Abbey it has to be peanut oil otherwise it just doesn't taste right, but I also love my mom's stuffing and gravy so this year we are going to fry a turkey breast and roast a small turkey so we have gravy to go with our dressing and mashed potatoes.

[Kathianne]

I LOVE fried turkey, and yes Abbey it has to be peanut oil otherwise it just doesn't taste right, but I also love my mom's stuffing and gravy so this year we are going to fry a turkey breast and roast a small turkey so we have gravy to go with our dressing and mashed potatoes.

I'm sure I'd love it fried, but not for Thanksgiving, at least here. My brother has said he's going to fry a turkey, think I'll give him a call.

[MtnBiker]

I only roast my turkey, no frying. I have had fried turkey and it is ok. It is almost time to start making jalapeno cranberry relish, ymmmm.

[Little-Acorn]

I'd never even HEARD of deep-frying a turkey, until a few years ago. And I'm a really old guy. And I was aghast at the very idea.

Oven-baking only, now and forever.

I also found out that, if you oven-bake one that's 20# or bigger, the white meat turns out dry. But if you oven-bake one smaller than that, it comes out wonderfully juicy.

Why on Earth anyone would EVER deep-fry a turkey, I'll never know. Do you deep-fry the pumpkin pies too?

[DragonStryk72]

Nah, we do oven-roasted, with plenty of basting. Never really got the fascination with frying the turkey, but that may be because I used to work the fryers at Long John Silvers

[fj1200]

Why on Earth anyone would EVER deep-fry a turkey...

This is why.

... it comes out wonderfully juicy.

And it cooks fast, 3 minutes per pound.

[ConHog]

I'd never even HEARD of deep-frying a turkey, until a few years ago. And I'm a really old guy. And I was aghast at the very idea.

Oven-baking only, now and forever.

I also found out that, if you oven-bake one that's 20# or bigger, the white meat turns out dry. But if you oven-bake one smaller than that, it comes out wonderfully juicy.

Why on Earth anyone would EVER deep-fry a turkey, I'll never know. Do you deep-fry the pumpkin pies too?

Fried turkey is just incredibly delicious. Now as to whether you'd eat it for Thanksgiving, that's a matter of opinion. My mom flat put her foot down that she was roasting a turkey whether we fried one or not, and we were a okay with that because of the gravy situation. but fried turkey is awesome.

[Jess]

By BIL did once. It made me gag to smell all that grease cooking.

Way to take a fairly healthy recipe (oven roasted turkey) and make it unhealthy.

What do you all do?

Deep-fried turkey is nummy. The ex actually did that pretty good.

We did smoked turkeys too. If you stuff the cavity with apple and onion slices it keeps the turkey moist and gives it a little bit of that flavor BUT it may take longer to get the bird done.

I'm ordering a pizza and staying in my pjs all day this year.

[ConHog]

Deep-fried turkey is nummy. The ex actually did that pretty good.

We did smoked turkeys too. If you stuff the cavity with apple and onion slices it keeps the turkey moist and gives it a little bit of that flavor BUT it may take longer to get the bird done.

I'm ordering a pizza and staying in my pjs all day this year.

Da fuck?

[Shadow]

Deep-fried turkey is nummy. The ex actually did that pretty good.

We did smoked turkeys too. If you stuff the cavity with apple and onion slices it keeps the turkey moist and gives it a little bit of that flavor BUT it may take longer to get the bird done.

I'm ordering a pizza and staying in my pjs all day this year.

Me too. Already informed my mom to count me out and that I am NOT participating this year. Planning on ordering take out...watching movies...and ending the day with a long bubble bath and a smutty book (or christmas stories...depends on my mood).

BTW never tried baking a turkey with apples and onion's ...that sounds good. Ever tried it with chicken? I have one of those in the freezer right now.

[Kathianne]

Deep-fried turkey is nummy. The ex actually did that pretty good.

We did smoked turkeys too. If you stuff the cavity with apple and onion slices it keeps the turkey moist and gives it a little bit of that flavor BUT it may take longer to get the bird done.

I'm ordering a pizza and staying in my pjs all day this year.

Now that you brought up smoked turkey, ahhhh! More than a few years ago my brother got a huge smoker, that started the 'one smoked turkey' and 'one roasted turkey' dinners. Two years ago he got the big ole' deep fryer, supposedly he's working towards perfection. I think somewhere between Thanksgiving and Christmas I'm going to make him prove that up! I love smoked turkey!