DCist: Eating In: Deep-Fried Thanksgiving

Jaynuze

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:39:14 -0500

too much work ... though I did notice your very nice brewing kettle. I just finished up 10 gallons of holiday porter. Just waiting for the brew to settle before I transfer it to my kegs!

edenman

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:35:05 -0500

Jaynuze: The nice thing about stainless steel is that your brewkettle can double as a turkey fryer, as long as you're willing to clean the hell out of it after frying. I'm brewing next weekend, in fact: it's winter beer time.

Jaynuze

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:29:14 -0500

just do what I do ... use that contraption to brew beer. Much less messy and a much better result! Then again, I've never tried fried turkey, though I'm sure it's up there with everything else that's fried ... like mac & cheese.

Mike Licht

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:20:46 -0500

You left out lots of key steps. Cook and carve that turkey like a real guy!

Fluxgirl

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:52:40 -0500

Smoked turkey. Not nearly as dangerous and better tasting.

TX2DC

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:22:34 -0500

Looks dangerous. Sorry, but no turkey is worth being scalded with gallons of hot, burning oil.

DC Daddy

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:36:32 -0500

Retch, gag, puke.

WestEnder

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:44:53 -0500

Step 9: Angioplasty, bypass surgery, stroke, and/or heart attack. Enjoy! Reminds me of the words with which a soldier in Iraq turned down a proffered candy bar: "That's just a sniper bullet that takes 20 years to hit you."

HCE

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:03:12 -0500

Sell your used peanut oil to the hippie down the block who makes biodiesel in his garage. Or just pour it out into your yard. Not to be confused with motor oil, it's biodegradable.

mommyworks

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:00:27 -0500

Post your used peanut oil on Craig's list or free cycle. Someone with a bio-diesel vehicle would be happy to take it away.

iAManugget

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:51:53 -0500

"Also, what are you suppose to do with a few gallons of used peanut oil?" did anyone say i-95 pile up?

edenman

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:27:36 -0500

flipperman: Thanks, edited. Brain disconnect on that one.

Henry Krinkle

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:24:21 -0500

You can filter and reuse dep frying oil. I still haven't tried fried turkey, but I will one of these days. I prefer smoked turkey, which is really easy to do on the Big Green Egg.

Samer

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:15:27 -0500

You do not, and I don't recommend, that you freeze the candy bar before frying. And by candy bar, I do mean a European Mars bar, or the closest thing to that on these shores, a Milky Way bar. Accept no substitutes. If you are frying it for long enough for you to get "one gross leaky chocolatey mess," then your batter isn't thick enough and you're frying it too long. High heat is your friend.

NCinDC

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:09:14 -0500

Also, what are you suppose to do with a few gallons of used peanut oil? Sell it to Five Guys.

flipperman

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:08:25 -0500

You also basically left off the whole point of step 3: You need to then take the turkey out of the water and mark the level--that's the level to which you want to fill the oil. Just slightly important...don't be the dumbass who forgets that filling the damn pot all the way to the top without leaving room for the turkey will cause a lovely cascade of hot oil to overflow and set everything on fire.

RJ

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:01:58 -0500

You left out a few important things: Firefighters and EMTs prefer the ” Turkey Derrick ” set-up. Also, what are you suppose to do with a few gallons of used peanut oil? Fryers note STEP 6 is where your Thanksgiving becomes a living nightmare if you F__ it up.

rob

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:59:29 -0500

No Cajun injections? *that's what she said...

aaronsinger

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:44:14 -0500

Who needs fried turkey when you have sous-vide turkey! [see Chicagoist]