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Title: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: warhawk on November 16, 2007, 01:00:04 PM
hello fellow chrome domes..... just wondering.... will  u  b  eating your turkey fried or keep it traditional with the baked.  i'll start:  we will  b  at my mother-in-law's home 4 thanksgiving and she said that she will  b   baking the turkey.  i've tried fried turkey b4 and it was good.

so..... how 'bout u?  will u  b  having your turkey fried or baked?

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Marz on November 16, 2007, 01:08:57 PM
We BBQ our turkey every year.

My dad passed the Weber BBQ that we have been cooking turkeys on for the past 15-20 years on to me a few years back once I took over the turkey day festivities.

It works great, makes for a very good juicy turkey and frees up the oven for other stuff.

The men of the family get bundled up and stand around the BBQ solving the worlds problems as we drink... good times.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: schro on November 16, 2007, 01:20:55 PM
We've always done baked and will likely do it again this year as we were invited to a friend's house.
Now that I have a smoker, I may try that in 2008.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: SLYinKC on November 16, 2007, 01:36:54 PM
Like most things, fried usually tastes better.  I've had smoked and it runs a close second.  I'll probably have baked because that is what is usually prepared by my family.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: PigPen on November 16, 2007, 01:41:04 PM
MMMMMMMMM.........fried turkey. I've only had it once, but loved it. We usually have baked because we don't have a fryer. But that is some damn good eats.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: VFRWolf on November 16, 2007, 02:12:53 PM
I usually fry it, but this year it's just us, so going to smoke a large turkey breast.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Marz on November 16, 2007, 02:52:33 PM
I usually fry it, but this year it's just us, so going to smoke a large turkey breast.

You gonna roll it or do you put it in a pipe?  :*))

I am so sorry, sometimes I cant control myself.....

Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: tomgallagher on November 16, 2007, 03:02:44 PM
Roast that sucker..... O:O
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Robmeister on November 16, 2007, 03:37:19 PM
We eat sushi.......just to piss everyone else off >:D
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Cam on November 16, 2007, 06:26:20 PM
When I used to eat meat I LOVED fried turkey. I kinda miss it now that I'm thinking about it, lol.  :XX
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Tyler on November 16, 2007, 09:15:45 PM
We tend to do a fried turkey.  I bought the Peanut Oil today!
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Razor X on November 16, 2007, 09:25:22 PM
Roast that sucker..... O:O

Amen!
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: JDog on November 17, 2007, 05:33:38 AM
WTF??Fried Turkey? You must be kidding me..This is the first I've ever heard of this being done on Thanksgiving. I love fried food just as much as the next guy but frying a Thanksgiving turkey sounds very bizarre.


Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: VFRWolf on November 17, 2007, 06:01:50 AM
WTF??Fried Turkey? You must be kidding me..This is the first I've ever heard of this being done on Thanksgiving. I love fried food just as much as the next guy but frying a Thanksgiving turkey sounds very bizarre.




Fried is great.  You would think it would be greasy but it's not.  The oil is so hot that it seals all the juices inside the meat.  I can fry an 18lb bird in 55 minutes and it will be sweet, tender, and juicy.  Not dry.  But you need a frying set up and a place away from anything that can burn. 
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: JDog on November 17, 2007, 06:10:23 AM
WTF??Fried Turkey? You must be kidding me..This is the first I've ever heard of this being done on Thanksgiving. I love fried food just as much as the next guy but frying a Thanksgiving turkey sounds very bizarre.




Fried is great.  You would think it would be greasy but it's not.  The oil is so hot that it seals all the juices inside the meat.  I can fry an 18lb bird in 55 minutes and it will be sweet, tender, and juicy.  Not dry.  But you need a frying set up and a place away from anything that can burn. 


Rob I take it you need a rather large fryer to accomplish this ? I own a deep fryer that I use on a weekly basis and there is no way it could fry an 18lb turkey. What do you use to accomplish this? An industrial sized fryer?
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: VFRWolf on November 17, 2007, 06:15:14 AM
Yep, something along the lines of this

http://www.amazon.com/Turkey-Fryers-Fish-Cookers-Outdoor/b?ie=UTF8&node=553776
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Timmay on November 17, 2007, 06:47:39 AM
It looks like a huge stock pot JDog.....you hook it up to a propane tank and drop taht baby in there and let'r sizzle.  Good sh*t.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Timmay on November 17, 2007, 06:50:52 AM
My brother will be cooking two of them.  One in regular oil and one in peanut oil.  My daughter Annie is allergic to peanuts so he takes that into consideration.  But have you seen the price on a gallon of peanut oil?  I never have purchased it before cause I dont have the fryer...but at walmart the other day it was 34.99 per gallon...i was like damn....you can walk over to the frozen dept. and pick up your turkey for like 12 bucks and that makes for an expensive turkey.  But....you cant beat the taste of deep fried turkey..much more juicier...and when you season it with cajun spices...oh damn...you southerns will know what im talkin about .
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: VFRWolf on November 17, 2007, 07:32:50 AM
Tim, peanut oil will last a loong time.  It doesn't go rancid like veggie oil does.  Mine lasts well over a year if I seal it up so dirt doesn't get into it.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: RodgerDodger on November 17, 2007, 08:13:59 AM
Unfortunately it looks like we're having roasted turkey this year. >:(
A final decision will be made early next week. If there's a temp spikes on T-day, we'll smoke it.
Never had fried turkey. The frying process must seal in all the juices.
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.  ::)
My wife said if the bird goes in the oven, I'm the one that's gonna do the basting. Damn. I'm hoping for warmer weather.
Send some of that summer over here, JDog!  O:O
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Timmay on November 17, 2007, 08:17:46 AM
Yes ..Im always the one who has to cut the turkey...and I would much rather be slicing a Fried Turkey than an oven turkey...just makes for better sneakin a slab or two while cutting it
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Alexander215 on November 17, 2007, 12:58:55 PM
I've never had a fried turkey and never will as I am a vegetarian. But I saw a Tur-duck-en deep fried once
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Cam on November 17, 2007, 01:14:01 PM
I've never had a fried turkey and never will as I am a vegetarian. But I saw a Tur-duck-en deep fried once

Nice to see another sly vegetarian on here!
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: David on November 17, 2007, 02:51:21 PM
Personally, I love the fried turkey more after having it last year.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: PBurke on November 18, 2007, 12:42:44 PM
fried is good, baked is good, but have you ever tried DRUNK CHICKEN? (and this is not a dating thread timmj. >:D )

my step brother has a keg that is made into a little smoker. 13-14 pound turkey at 275 for about four hours. you have to cook the bird while it is standing over a beer (16 oz.) it gets so damn moist and the flavor is incredible.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Paul on November 18, 2007, 06:54:34 PM
Baked turkey here.  Upside down so the juices permeate the white meat.  MMMMMMMM good.
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: nomad on November 18, 2007, 09:17:32 PM
fried is good, baked is good, but have you ever tried DRUNK CHICKEN? (and this is not a dating thread timmj. >:D )

my step brother has a keg that is made into a little smoker. 13-14 pound turkey at 275 for about four hours. you have to cook the bird while it is standing over a beer (16 oz.) it gets so damn moist and the flavor is incredible.

Fried is the best but if your gonna bake it the drunkin trukey is the only way to go.
 O0 O0 O0
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Timmay on November 18, 2007, 09:23:39 PM
fried is good, baked is good, but have you ever tried DRUNK CHICKEN? (and this is not a dating thread timmj. >:D )

my step brother has a keg that is made into a little smoker. 13-14 pound turkey at 275 for about four hours. you have to cook the bird while it is standing over a beer (16 oz.) it gets so damn moist and the flavor is incredible.

There y'all go again...get my hopes up and then let me down!  gezzzzzzzzzz what am i gonna do with y'all
Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: JDog on November 19, 2007, 02:56:24 AM
Things have evidently changed quite a bit since I left the USA in 2003. Drunk and Fried Turkey? :-\

I might have to get a 30Gallon fryer and try a whole chicken first. Great Success!

Title: Re: fried turkey or baked turkey...
Post by: Alexander215 on November 19, 2007, 06:49:49 PM
Things have evidently changed quite a bit since I left the USA in 2003. Drunk and Fried Turkey? :-\

I might have to get a 30Gallon fryer and try a whole chicken first. Great Success!



Or you could use a pot and a cornish hen to practice!