We've got another holiday to worry about. It seems Thanksgiving Day is upon us.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

We've done as big as an 18ish lb bird before. It worked fine.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Put a tarp or garbage bag directly on top of the fryer to protect it from the rain.

Be careful, DDD. This is a trap. I am not sure what you did, but YO wants you to die in a turkey and grease inferno.

[Pheidippides]

What sort of injection? Im making a garlic-based rub but need some ideas for injection.

Im setting up the fryer on the far side of my driveway, so plenty of space between the hot pot and the house. Im actually more concerned about weather. What do you do if it is snowing or raining? Seems like that could make things very difficult.

I've never had it snow or rain. I suspect snow isn't a big deal but may make it harder to heat the oil in cold temps. Rain in Utah is also probably not that bad but a torrential storm like you could get elsewhere would suck.

I use a cajun butter injection - one point bottle per bird. Comes with a nifty syringe and needle too. Everybody loves it, and I inject just prior to frying. I bet some of the pit Masters here have some good ideas.

[TripletDaddy]

I've never had it snow or rain. I suspect snow isn't a big deal but may make it harder to heat the oil in cold temps. Rain in Utah is also probably not that bad but a torrential storm like you could get elsewhere would suck.

I use a cajun butter injection - one point bottle per bird. Comes with a nifty syringe and needle too. Everybody loves it, and I inject just prior to frying. I bet some of the pit Masters here have some good ideas.

please send me a link to a brand you recommend. Cajun butter injection with a garlic rub sounds pretty tasty to me.

Next up, where do local yokels buy fresh turkeys? I dont want to worry about thawing a frozen bird.

[Donuthole]

please send me a link to a brand you recommend. Cajun butter injection with a garlic rub sounds pretty tasty to me.

Next up, where do local yokels buy fresh turkeys? I dont want to worry about thawing a frozen bird.

Understandable, as thawing is a lot of hard work.

[creekster]

Understandable, as thawing is a lot of hard work.

Especially since you have to touch it and all.

[TripletDaddy]

Understandable, as thawing is a lot of hard work.

I dont mind the work, I just dont want to be worried!

[Pheidippides]

please send me a link to a brand you recommend. Cajun butter injection with a garlic rub sounds pretty tasty to me.

Next up, where do local yokels buy fresh turkeys? I dont want to worry about thawing a frozen bird.

Moroni Utah is the turkey capital of the country. Or so a weird sister missionary from Moroni told me.

Go to cajuninjector.com. I use their creole butter. I did not like their creole garlic though.

[Bo Diddley]

I won a $100 Cabella's gift card at dinner I did not attend, with a raffel tick I did not buy myself. So I went and got a turkey fryer. I'll be frying for the first time this year. I suspect if it starts raining I'll just set up a canopy. I've never brined or injected a bird, so I'll have to do some reading about it.

My brother cooked a bird once upside down, to keep the juices in the breast. At some point, he cooked a pecan stuffing, and cut open the bottom of the bird, and layed it out on top of the stuffing. This was all carefully synchronized so that the turkey and stuffing finished at the same time.

[Drunk Tank]

For those smoking a turkey or roasting for that matter, put a bag or bags of ice on top of the turkey breast for an hour before you cook the bird. This will cool the breast while the legs and thighs start coming up in temp. This will help the light and dark meat reach the desired doneness closer to the same time.

[Donuthole]

For those smoking a turkey or roasting for that matter, put a bag or bags of ice on top of the turkey breast for an hour before you cook the bird. This will cool the breast while the legs and thighs start coming up in temp. This will help the light and dark meat reach the desired doneness closer to the same time.

Alton. Brown. Foil. Triangle.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Understandable, as thawing is a lot of hard work.

I don't know. I share the bed with a bird I've been trying to thaw out for years.

And for the record Creekster, touching doesn't help.


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[Donuthole]

I don't know. I share the bed with a bird I've been trying to thaw out for years.

It sounds like we agree. It also sounds like you may have reason to place some late-night calls to Jake from State Farm.

[TripletDaddy]

It sounds like we agree. It also sounds like you may have reason to place some late-night calls to Jake from State Farm.

this is one of my favorite commercials in who knows how long. I still laugh when I see it and it has inspired my latest catch phrase designed to annoy MMM: "she sounds hideous!" I will say it whenever and it rarely makes sense in the context in which it is used. All the more reason it makes me laugh.

[USUC]

This year we are with my in-laws in Vegas. Which I don't mind because my BIL loves to cook and takes it upon himself to prepare and cook 80% of the meal. We are responsible for the pies this year. I have a pumpkin pie recipe I like a lot. I'll do two pumpkin but I have to figure out a couple more. Probably just easier to stop by Marie Callender's