New England B.S. Thread

I fried my first turkey yesterday and I don't think I can go back to turkey in the oven.

 

Yup . I'll be getting rid of it next year .

 

Don't think I've seen a more top heavy truck...

 

Is 3rd member an another name for the rear diff? Or just part of it?

 

Toyotas version of the rear diff.

 

Both the same .

 

Lol now my truck won't start . Dead battery .

 

I hear ya, I had a fried one a few years ago and have been wanting my own turkey fryer ever since.

 

Smoked turkey is the shit. A ton of work, but I like it better than fried

 

I looked at my buddies and it is 50 bucks at bass pro shops. I think that will be my birthday request

 

How long does it take to smoke a 15 - 20 lb bird?

For me, it's not the expense so much as the mess they make. Even if you're careful, you end up with a lot of oil splatter. I need to find a good way to protect the ground around the fryer before I attempt one of them at my house.

 

Meh. I've had fried turkey before, and didn't think it was any better than properly cooked oven turkey.
Plus I don't have to worry about giant fireballs with oven turkeys, lol.

 

We did an 18lb last year, took about 11 hours i think. We just used one of these real simple basic type smokers

started the smoker up around 4am, heated it up for about 20 minutes, and threw the turkey on. Might have only taken 10 hours, but it went out twice. When it's cold out you really have to keep an eye on it. Kind of a pain, but fun at the same time and it's awesome when done.

 

Fuck you CT!

 

I did it out back on the cement deck around the pool. I have a funnel and will pour the oil back into the plastic container to be used again. You could probably put down those white oil pads if you think you will be messy but this one didn't make a mess.

 

Maybe just put it on the lawn? Or a part of the yard where there is dirt..

 

If you want grass the next year, don't do it on the lawn. The grease will kill the grass. Do it on concrete or asphalt. My problem is, I have a small driveway so I have to set something up out back. When I get my fire pit built, I'll set it up there.

 

More grass is just more work haha..

I like the idea of the fire pit. Mine is just a bunch of rocks in a circle, no digging..guess you could get a few slabs and lay them down in a part of the yard too if you got a dark color that didn't show the grease as much

 

Why not just lay down a tarp or something and cook on top of it? Put some boards/rocks around the edges to keep it from flapping up and catching on fire if it's windy.

 

Eventually, I'm going to install a fire pit so it'll be a non-issue