Deep Fried Turkey - Everything you need to know and then some! | Thanksgiving Dinner Preparation

Tune in for everything you ever wanted to know, and answers to questions you never thought to ask. What are the benefits of deep-frying turkey? What are the drawbacks to deep-frying turkey? What will you need to get started? These and many more questions are answered as thoroughly as I know how to help you decide if deep-frying turkey is right for you. I'll show you the equipment I use, and tips I've learned along the way. I'll even show you how to avoid a very dangerous situation. That's right, deep frying something as large as a turkey could cause fires, burns, even explosions! So you want to be armed with best information possible before venturing into your Thanksgiving meal preperation with a large vat of hot oil!

If you want to learn more about the possible hazards of using a deep fryer for your turkey, our friends over at Insider Tech have put together this great compilation, so please take safety seriously!    • Never Deep-Fry A Frozen Turkey  

Also you can learn the simple 3-step process to carving your turkey like a pro here:    • How to Carve a Turkey Like a Pro in Just 3...  

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Timestamps:
1:00 Benefits of Deep-Frying
2:34 Downsides of Deep-Frying
3:34 What kind of oil?
6:07 Introduction to the equipment
9:37 Thawing your turkey
12:02 Speed-thawing your turkey
13:41 Preparing your turkey to cook
15:11 What's that stuff inside my turkey?
16:22 What are giblets?
17:22 Using injectable brine
27:54 How much oil do I use?
33:20 How does the propane burner work?
35:46 Lighting the burner
38:27 What temperature & how long?
40:30 How to safely check the meat temperature
41:09 Final safety check - pat turkey dry
43:42 Lowering the turkey into the oil
46:00 First temperature check
50:24 Golden brown reveal!
53:04 Slicing into juicy goodness
54:39 How to recycle your cooking oil
56:45 Can you use bones for broth?


Music:
Bury Me Down in the Valley by Riverside Ramblers - courtesy of Epidemic Sound

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