{"id":4264,"date":"2012-11-24T10:13:06","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T17:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/?p=4264"},"modified":"2012-11-24T10:13:06","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T17:13:06","slug":"how-not-to-deep-fry-a-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/how-not-to-deep-fry-a-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"How Not To Deep-Fry a Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4265\" style=\"border: 0px; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Deep Frying a Turkey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5208226150_43a7c32a4c_n.jpg\" alt=\"Deep Frying a Turkey\" width=\"150\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5208226150_43a7c32a4c_n.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5208226150_43a7c32a4c_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>I've actually never deep-fried a turkey. \u00a0From what I hear, they are pretty amazing, so it's definitely on my list of things to try one day. \u00a0I've heard that you have to be pretty careful, because of the big pot of very hot oil that you use to deep fry the turkey. \u00a0There must be a lot of precautions that you must take to ensure that it is done safely. \u00a0Like make sure the base of the heat source is stable. \u00a0And that there isn't anyway someone, including a child, could knock it over and severely burn themselves. \u00a0You also want to make sure that they turkey is thawed out and dry. \u00a0Water and hot oil don't mix.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what happens when you try and deep fry a frozen turkey. \u00a0Warning--don't try this at home! \u00a0This was done under a controlled environment.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"505\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0QMuLU7oi14?wmode=transparent&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;showsearch=0&amp;rel=1&amp;theme=dark\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have you deep-fried a turkey before? \u00a0Give us some tips of what to do and what not to do?<\/p>\n<div class=\"signature\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/images\/scottsig.png\" alt=\"Scott\" height=\"35\" width=\"86\" \/><br \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve actually never deep-fried a turkey. \u00a0From what I hear, they are pretty amazing, so it&#8217;s definitely on my list of things to try one day. \u00a0I&#8217;ve heard that you have to be pretty careful, because of the big pot of very hot oil that you use to deep fry the turkey. \u00a0There must be &hellip; 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