The One and Done
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What's the best way to cook a Turkey on Thanksgiving? Share your stories.
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Deep Fried or Oven Baked
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EchoChamber
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Deep fried in the blood of my enemies.
ArkhamFantasy
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Oven baked is healthier and theres less risk of you setting your home on fire.
triplestation
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how do you make it juicy though
low heat for a long time?
low heat for a long time?
The One and Done
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I've never had Deep Fried Turkey myself. But we're having Friendsgiving and my wife's friends boyfriend Deep Fries every year and says it only takes an hour to cook and taste really good.
We're in hour 2 of baking our Turkey right now and I'm starving....
We're in hour 2 of baking our Turkey right now and I'm starving....
UnemployedVillain
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Deep fried turkey shits on oven baked from a cloud in poultry heaven
It somehow also ends up juicer than over baked turkey ever does
It somehow also ends up juicer than over baked turkey ever does
thesuperfunk
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Who the fuck deep fries turkey? ...
SMH
SMH
ElectricBlanketFire
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Tacos.
Fancy Clown
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Smoked and grilled
helloresolven
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You cannot stuff a deep-fried turkey. Therefore, it is useless to me.
Fox_Mulder
Rockefellers. Skull and Bones. Microsoft. Al Qaeda. A Cabal of Bankers. The melting point of steel. What do these things have in common? Wake up sheeple, the landfill wasn't even REAL!
the only answer
Smoked is great too; here's a good guide:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/11/the-food-lab-step-by-step-guide-smoking-turkey.html
The gravy from smoked turkey drippings is amazing.
If you do anything other than deep-fry it, you definitely want to spatchcock it so it cooks more evenly.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/11/the-food-lab-step-by-step-guide-smoking-turkey.html
The gravy from smoked turkey drippings is amazing.
If you do anything other than deep-fry it, you definitely want to spatchcock it so it cooks more evenly.
The One and Done
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Ah! I didn't even think about that. I love stuffing.
UnemployedVillain
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I'm laughing at all the people who think deep frying turkey is weird. Yeah I thought so too when I first heard the idea, but it turns out REALLY well, and it's not greasy/artery clogging depending on the type of oil you cook it in
DJ_Lae
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I picked up a deep fryer big enough for a turkey so I could try it out, although I hate deep frying smaller amounts of stuff so dumping a turkey in, indoors, is a little daunting.
I also want to try spatchcocking a turkey - I've done it with chicken before so I know what to expect, but I may need some tougher shears if I want to snip through the rib bones on a turkey.
I also want to try spatchcocking a turkey - I've done it with chicken before so I know what to expect, but I may need some tougher shears if I want to snip through the rib bones on a turkey.
Premium Quality
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Deep fried turkey is best when eaten on the same day. It dries up really bad the next day.
Oven baked is good and stays juicy the next day.
So my answer is both.
Oven baked is good and stays juicy the next day.
So my answer is both.
Night Angel
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Smoked = deep fried > baked.
why not?
TwEE-N-Toast
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Had no idea people deep fried turkeys. Or that there were home friers big enough.
negreenfield
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Smoked. I spatchcocked for the first time this year. Major thumbs up.
We deep fried once, it was great, the bird itself probably came out superior. However, T Day for us isn't about have the Best Possible Bird. There's a certain tradition to the roasting. Plus if we deep fry then Grandma Teaching A Grandkid To Make Gravy just isn't the same. Plus, roast bird is good, too.
Once I have a family and my folks start coming around to my place for Thnaksgiving I think I'll make my tradition to fry it.
I never knew the word "spatchcock" but now I'm going to use it all the time. Thanks.
Once I have a family and my folks start coming around to my place for Thnaksgiving I think I'll make my tradition to fry it.
I never knew the word "spatchcock" but now I'm going to use it all the time. Thanks.
Never stuff your turkey. Period.
DJ_Lae
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Most people use a giant pot (doubles for crab/crawfish boils) on a propane burner outside. Naturally, it's kind of dangerous, and any sort of water or ice on the turkey will result in oil flying out, oozing down the sides and into the flames...which has about the result you'd expect.
I've got an older version of this for indoor use. It's also great if you want to deep fry a massive batch of chicken wings or fried chicken.
Now I'm craving some.
Valkyr Junkie
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Fried. It's not even close.
The One and Done
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What's the logic here?
I've gotten the impression that some people in US deep fry everything. Even butter.
The One and Done;186898757 said:
From Alton Brown himself:
"When it comes to turkey, Stuffing Is Evil. That's because stuffing goes into the middle of the bird and is extremely porous. That means that as the turkey around it cooks, juices that may contain salmonella bacteria soak into the stuffing, which then must be cooked to a minimum of 165°F in order to be safe. Getting the stuffing to this temperature usually means overcooking the turkey.
The way I see it, cooking stuffing inside a turkey turns the turkey into a rather costly seal-a-meal bag. If you're a stuffing fan, I suggest cooking it separately (in which case it's "dressing," not stuffing) and inserting it into the bird while it rests. Odds are no one will notice the difference."
Fancy Clown
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The One and Done;186898757 said:
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Baroquemantic
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I've only had fried turkey once, several years ago. It was/is the best tasting turkey I've ever had. The smells coming from it once it'd been in the oil for a while were amazing.
I was thinking, "LOL, look at this guy. Hyperbole taken way too far."
And then:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-fried_butter
America, you need to stop deep frying everything. For real.
everyday math
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Oven bake all the way
The One and Done
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StopMakingSense
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It is a very legitimate method of cooking turkey. And it is GREAT.
univariate
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You're damn right.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
We have two oven baked turkeys and one deep fried one. ^_^
The One and Done
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How big is your family? Yeesh.
Fried Food
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There is no best way between styles, there are best ways within a given style however
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Not that big, we usually have quite a lot of leftovers actually. An awful lot of baked stuff from my sister, shrimp for some reason(it looks pretty), along with the usual thanksgiving stuff like two pans of mac and cheese and several meats, multiple pies and cheesecake. Gonna be fun.The One and Done;186900608 said:
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