Anybody know the difference between deep frying a turkey with peanut oil vs. cottonseed oil?

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You need peanut oil or at least a peanut oil blend. This is because the peanut oil has a higher flash point and will be stable at the 350 degrees needed to fry a turkey. Other oils tend to break down at this temp and you will end up with a oily, gummy turkey.

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And cottonseed oil can have residual pesticides, and some other nasties.

Peanut oil is also low on (I think) cholesterol, as well as fats.

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it's automatic.

Ask powerpig...with 17 fryer kits, he should know something about the subject!

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Anybody want some Turkey Marinade? I have a couple extra I could spare.

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Try better, healthier Rice Bran oil which is also the most neutral of all and totally odorless.

http://www.ricebranoil.info/

http://www.californiariceoil.com/

Rice Bran Oil is truly "The World's Healthiest" edible oil, containing vitamins, antioxidants, nutrients and trans fat free. It's not just delicate and flavorful, it can help lower cholesterol, fight diseases, enhance the immune system, fight free radicals and more. Rice Bran Oil is extremely light, versatile and delicious. Use it to fry, sauté, in salad dressings, baking, dipping oils and where ever you use cooking oil. Once you use it you will be amazed cooking light and healthy is also the best tasting.

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I've had good luck with peanut oil, but it's expensive. I've read that corn or canola oil work too, if you are strict about keeping the temp right at 325. I haven't tried it though.

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At Thanksgiving we used peanut oil and it worked great, I got the whole kit from Academy Sports. But I was recently at Bass Pro Shops and their turkey kit was cottonseed oil. I figured it must be usable otherwise they wouldn't sell it as part of a kit.

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Peanut canola or veggie oil will work just fine with either oil the temp needs to stay stable at around 325 to 340. Smaller turkeys also work better in my opinion less frying time. Not sure about cotton seed oil sound kinda funky to me.

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People go to the burn unit all of the time from turkey fry accidents. Read about the accidents before you try this. You should probably turn off the burner while you are putting the turkey in the hot grease.

Oh yeah, we lower it on a broomstick and stay back as far as possible. The best thing is to make sure the turkey has no water on it, that boils INSTANTLY and splashes everywhere.

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Alton Brown had a great turkey frying episode on good eats. He set up a 8' step ladder over the fry pot and used a pulley and clothes line to lower the turkey from a safe distance.

Good advice!

I have deep fried turkeys for about 10 years for Thanksgiving. My record is 6 one after another. Every family brings a turkey and leaves with a cooked one. I always hated wasting all that oil on just one bird.

I used canola oil, peanut was just too expensive.

Read the instructions!

The bird must be completely thawed and dry inside and out prior to dipping in the oil.

Get your oil level correct prior to starting.

Heat the oil. You must keep an eye on the oil temp at all times!

TURN OFF THE BURNER AND EXTINGUISH ALL FLAME!

Slowly dip the bird in the oil.

When things settle down, light the burner.

Bring the oil back up to temp very slowly.

Depending on your oil, always keep the temp below the oils flash point!

Time is based on weight.

Enjoy!

Look around on the web to find the video of the turkey fryer going up in flames. It is a volcano of flame. Very scary! Every year people burn down garages and houses with these things. I always had a hose at hand plus 2 large ABC fire extinguishers. The ABC for the oil first!

The first time I tried deep frying a turkey I put the bird in too fast and had an overflow of oil. Had I not killed the flame prior to dipping the bird it would have been bad!

My mother always loved deep frying because it was so quick and one less thing for her to take care of.

Be safe and enjoy. Try injecting garlic and olive oil into the bird. Yummy!

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Whoa, who would'a thought you could get oil from rice bran. Must be some powerful presses.

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