Turkey fried or baked

[killer4life]

skin or no skin that the question this holiday. i hear deep fried turkey only has 5 more grams of fat than baked turkey is this true?

 

[Randy]

Not sure about that....But, "Who the Hell Cares!" Thanksgiving is one day where you're supposed to get fat eat eat eat and don't care, that is the Thanksgiving Spirit my friend.

 

[david]

Baked! All that grease and oil soaked and the taste of it would make me ill!

 

[Randy]

I never tried fried Turkey, but they say it is very tasty.
But it seems like a pain in the to deal with getting a turkey fryer and all the grease and mess. I'm just going to drop mine in oven like I usually do.

 

[Antdan]

Well You havent had turkey till youve had fried turkey its so good its like fried chicken and turkey times 10 in every catergory

 

[Antdan]

we just got a turkey frier last year and yes its alot to deal with like you have to use peanut and the grease has to be like 400 degrees or 500 and the turkey can only cook for 10 min once the grease is at that temp and if you use the right turkey seasoning man How good hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Randy]

What is the right turkey seasoning Ant....share with us.

 

[Antdan]

Well I dont rember the name of it but its in a red packet and you have to inject in the turkey while its raw right before you cook and you will be eating a little piece of heavon

 

[senimoni]

OMG Fried Turkey is soooo good, I refuse to eat it any other way

 

[Randy]

Alright...now I will have to try it .

 

[Jodi]

Fried Turkey is the best

 

[oaktownboy]

i can't believe that u guys would eat anything fried.

 

[Randy]

Why Sure oaktown....

Hell I come from a life of junkfood.
Eatin fried food is the easy part for me. The hard part is stickin to this damn diet of mine

But after being on the diet for awhile now, your right...it makes it much harder to tolerate greasy stuff... On my cheat days though, I still love a good bacon cheeseburger or combo pizza... mmm mmm delicious

 

[plouffe]

i like ham

 

[Jodi]

Fried Turkey cooked in peanut oil is not as bad as you think.

We need DG here, he's the one that got me hooked on this Turkey Frying

 

[Antdan]

Fried Turkey is the best isnt it I just had it last year and I love it

 

[ZECH]

Originally posted by Jodi
Fried Turkey cooked in peanut oil is not as bad as you think.

We need DG here, he's the one that got me hooked on this Turkey Frying

You ring?? You fry it @ 350 for 3 minutes per pound. The best injector I've found is creole butter by cajun injector!

 

[ZECH]

I didn't know you tried it Jodi?

 

[Jodi]

Originally posted by dg806
I didn't know you tried it Jodi?

Yup, Had it for Easter because I hate Ham.

It was awsome and we are frying one Thursday

 

[ZECH]

You need this to inject the night before you fry it or early the morning of.
http://www.basspro-shops.com/servle...d=38315&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

 

[Stacey]

I love fried turkey also!!! We always do a baked one & a fried one! YUM!!! Can't wait!!!

I will have to check out Bass Pro for that stuff DG! Thanks!!!

 

[BabsieGirl]

Originally posted by senimoni
OMG Fried Turkey is soooo good, I refuse to eat it any other way

I saw that missy

 

[killer4life]

yup im going with the fried turkey had it at work onces and it was the best i ever had .The taste is unexplainable the skin is awsome hhhmm i want turkey NOW!!! grrr 2 more days

 

[oaktownboy]

try it grilled..or broiled...it comes without all the grease

 

[Jodi]

Apparantly you've never tried a fried turkey. Its not greasy at all and its actually quite healthy for you.

 

[maniclion]

Kalua Turkey is by far the best, if you've ever been to Hawaii and a Luau then you have had Kalua Pig or pork, just imagine that flavor with turkey. It's so moist and tender.

I found this quote from a website on how to prepare it.
"At about 12:30 am Thanksgiving morning, I started the fire in a pit I had made behind her house. Two and a half hours later the stones were red hot and ready go.. I spread them out in the shape of the Turkey then put some crushed banana stalk over them to create moisture and protect the Turkey from being burnt on contact.. On the red-hot stones I carefully placed the turkey in some special screen I had gotten so that the meat wouldn't disintegrate and fall into the fire... On top of the Turkey I put lots of banana leaves to seal the steam in and create even more moisture.. I covered all this with wet burlap bags then sealed the whole thing with a huge tarp... I sealed the edges around the tarp with sand so there would be no leaks and 10 hours later dug out the Kalua Turkey that was delicious.. Oh, I used Kiawe wood for the fire... there is no taste quite as good as Kalua Turkey...."

 

[TaylorsNutrition]

Fry that sucker!
One fried JACK(turkey) and you'll never go back!!

 

[oaktownboy]

Originally posted by Jodi
Apparantly you've never tried a fried turkey. Its not greasy at all and its actually quite healthy for you.

i don't eat anything fried...it's a health choice

 

[Antdan]

You just havent lived

 

[Kelly]

I heard deep fried turkey was good, but never tried it. This year our family is going to do both. One turkey cooked the traditional way and one deep fried.

No one wanted to take a chance on not having turkey at all so the family decided to do both.