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Ryano42

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16. Had great success with Alton Brown's "reverse" roasting...

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 11:51 AM

Nov 2014

30 minutes at 550 F then 325 till the thermometer reaches 160 in the breast.

This year I am butterflying or "Spatchcocking" the bird.

It supposedly reduces cooking time to 75 minutes for a big bird due to more surface area directly exposed to heat.

You lose the presentation of the bird but I carve before anyway!

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Fried Turkey for Thanksgiving Can be Dangerous [View all] Renew Deal Nov 2014 OP

Yep, especially if they don't know to completely thaw the turkey and dry it up first before Xyzse Nov 2014 #1

Have you seen the new oilless Turkey fryers that use IR heating? hack89 Nov 2014 #2

Mythbusters did a segment on this one... Wounded Bear Nov 2014 #3

It's also dangerous for the turkey. mucifer Nov 2014 #4

Very true, any way you slice it pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #5

LOL! BlueJazz Nov 2014 #6

Is it supposed to do that? Frank Cannon Nov 2014 #7

No, unless you're intentionally demonstrating... Wounded Bear Nov 2014 #8

Why do people do this? MADem Nov 2014 #9

I've prepared deep fried turkey for the last 15 years Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #11

I've had it once or twice, and it tasted good, but I honestly MADem Nov 2014 #12

And that's the point. As good as a well roasted turkey Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #14

If you mess it up, you might burn down the barn!!!! MADem Nov 2014 #17

If you're cooking in the barn there's your problem right there. Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #18

Yeah, but if the grass is dry and the extinguisher malfunctions..... MADem Nov 2014 #19

Gas ovens assplode too! Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #21

We got through the holiday safely. The turkey was delicious! MADem Nov 2014 #22

I like my stuffing in the bird... Little Star Nov 2014 #15

It's always dangerous to put turkeys in charge of cooking Thanksgiving dinner nt Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #10

Every year deep-fryer fires are responsible for 5 deaths, 60 injuries, the destruction of 900 homes progressoid Nov 2014 #13

Had great success with Alton Brown's "reverse" roasting... Ryano42 Nov 2014 #16

ALWAYS THAW THE BIRD BEFORE YOU FRY IT! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #20

I love the music. love_katz Nov 2014 #23