Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for November 18, 2018

I would rather have Turducken but that’s just me . Everyone else wants traditional.

Starting a big fire is too common to be different.

Darwin Award winners.

Smoke the turkey!!!

Yes, Janis. That’s why you don’t set up the fryer in the garage. You set it up on the driveway or lawn away from buildings and keep a fire extinguisher on hand “just in case.” And if you really want to be cautious, you have Arlo build the Alton Brown Turkey Derrick.

https://altonbrown.com/how-to-build-a-derrick/

We’ve gone a few times to friend’s Thanksgiving where they had a fried turkey. Every time, it was a dried out, stringy mess.

Arlo’s game for change! you could have a turdkey which would be quite exotic served with lots of large lettuce leaves to prevent accidents on the plate. Ooops, his face is getting more and more …….mobile….

We did Turkey on the Smoker Grill a couple of times; not bad! 1 year it was so cold we had finish it in the oven; still moist!

I’ll be roasting a duck this year. I’m not real fond of turkey. Besides dangerous, deep frying just seems to much work. (Like I said, I’m not real fond of turkey.) Give me a duck or a goose instead.

No sense of adventure, Janice? :o)

We’ve been frying turkeys for years. Always turns out well. Never had a fire. most fires are caused by the overflow of oil. To prevent this, before you’re going to cook, put the turkey in the turkey in the pot and fill it with water. Take the turkey out. Mark the water level on the side of the pot. Dump the water out. Dry everything, and fill it with oil to that mark. Also, use an oil with a high smoking point. Peanut oil is often recommended, but you can look them up online if you don’t want to pay that high of a price. Finally, follow the instructions that came with your pot.

Janis knows that YouTube is The Killer of Dreams.

just did a small 12 lb bird on my Weber (charcoal) grill… at 325ºF for 2½ hours with a little apple wood atop the coals, it was Fantastic! And we all know Arlo owns a Weber kettle.

It’s not brain surgery. JUST MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETELY THAW THE TURKEY FIRST!?!?!?!? Full disclosure: my brother in law cooks the turkey this way all the time no problem… of course, he’s a retired firefighter…

Never understood the apeal of deep frying a turkey. At BEST it is similar to baking/roasting… except for more fat….. but usually it is greasy or overdone or scorched. And the smell of a huge vat of boiling oil…. not the most pleasant even outdoors.

To me, baking/roasting seems far better, easier, and tastier.

I fried a turkey one year and it tasted awesome — the trouble was the turkey only cost about $7.00 and the 5 gallons of oil was $25.

I’d rather have a Thanksgiving ham.

There ARE indoor turkey fryers. I’ve been using one for years with absolutely no problem whatsoever.

Time for a turkey sub/hero/grinder?

I cook the turkey the same way my grandmother did with a cheapassed utility turkey from the low rent grocer. still tastes just like hers and no one has ever complained and no one has refused left overs. It ain’t broke. Don’t try to fix it. And yea, I’ve had it done deepfried, smoked and cooked in an “egg”. I’m good with the per 1930’s method.

Since turkey has been availible year round now for sometime it has lost its holiday appeal to me.

Two words – Tofu Turkey. #HappyThanksgivingNot

We have rack of lamb. I buy deli turkey and turkey gravy for the left over turkey sandwiches the next day.

“…it might be something different.”

I thought Thanksgiving was supposed about tradition, not “something different”. And especially not about doing “something different” just because somebody else did it first.

A pot roast for the two of us. But there will be pie—a LOT of pie.

AH yes – youtube – the ultimate argument supporter – lol

Frying a turkey takes so little time, and creates so much fiddling around with prep, then heating the oil, making sure the bird is thawed completely eliminating the chance of setting house or lawn on fire, cooling the oil afterwards, then filtering and storing it for other uses, then the cleanup, possibly a visit by the local F.D. Just stick that thing in the oven and visit with company while it cooks without constant eyeballing the danged thing.I fried ONE turkey demoing for an outfit that sold turkey fryers. After that, I left that to my friends. Friends who bought the fryer and never used it again! (too much work!!)

Fried turkey is the best. Very moist and tasty.

Frying a turkey is quick, easy and safe – as long as you follow a few basic safety guidelines such as proper attire and equipment, including safety wear, and choose a safe place to cook it where there is nothing that can burn should an accident occur.