Which do you prefer Turkey in the oven or Deep Fried?

[DaylilyDawn]

I have never had a fried turkey, so it is no question for me, a traditional bird in the oven. I cover my bird with cheescloth . and baste it with an orange juice, organge marmalde mix that makes the turkey breast so juicy even my youngest son who hates white meat turkey will eat the breast and say it is juicy. The remaing juices left in the pan makes an awesome tasting gravy also. If any one wants the reipe, email me and I will send it to you.

[arkess7]

I do both, it just depends what kind of mood I'm in, and if I've got the extra $30 bucks to spring on some peanut oil!

Here's a list for the "Oven" crowd:

10. No one burns down his deck/garage/house by roasting a Turkey.

9. It's safer for the children. We must always think of the children.

8. I already have an oven. I don't have a turkey fryer.

7. The oil to fry the turkey costs more than the turkey.

6. Stuffing

5. Women prefer the oven. Cooking the turkey is a woman's job.

4. Many people who choose "frying" have someone else do it. That's cheating.

3. Frying is too fast. Turkey cooking is something to be savored.

2. No fire extinguisher needed for roasting.



And the #1 reason to roast, not fry, that Thanksgiving Turkey --

1. The aroma of Turkey and Stuffing in the oven is the best aroma on earth.

I agree J!!!! but i have never even had the chance to taste a fried turkey yet.........so i dont know.......but i heard it is awesome!!!!! I always do oven turkeys too.......BASTING is what its all about .....so you dont dry it out.......

I agree with OTown too.......smoked turkey is yummy!!!! I almost went and bought a smoker this year....but i didnt....I will try that next year....i have never owned a smoker....but i am about to own one soon!!!

All this turkey talk is making me hungry!!!!

[arkess7]

I would not have much success frying a Turkey, eventhough I'm a good cook.

If unsuccessful, the fried Turkey would come out looking like an oversized charcoal.

yea i have heard of people messing up turkeys bad by frying them....... im a good cook too......but i think frying one might take some practice..

[senorpepr]

Shoot... I don't know when I had an oven-baked or a deep-fried turkey for Thanksgiving. Growing up, we always cooked our turkey on the gas smoker. Even now, if I can't make it home for Thanksgiving, I'll either smoke it or even put it on the barbeque.

[pojo]

Deep Fried by a long shot!

[Wpwxguy]

Deep fried is the way to go. A jar of Cajun Injector and a can of Tony's seasoning and you gotta winner!


Bill

[TexasStooge]

The Dallas Public Works don't have a problem with people with frying their turkeys, but they do have a problem with people pouring gallons of hot grease down the drain on this related news story:
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Turkey grease 'clogging up Dallas pipes'

By JEFF BRADY / WFAA ABC 8

DALLAS, Texas - Insert one thawed turkey into several gallons of hot oil and wait about three minutes a pound - the results can be delicious.

"It just retains the juice, and tastes unbelievable," said one Kennedale cook.

The problems arise after the turkey is fried. Some cooks pour their used cooking oil down the kitchen drain. It goes in fine, but coagulates quickly.

The result is clogged underground water pipes - just like an artery choked by fatty cholesterol. Some pipes can get stopped up completely.

A Dallas public works team used a tiny camera to explore a city water pipe.

Dallas has begun a massive campaign to educate the public about dumping cooking oil.

"You end up with a huge plumbing bill yourself, and by and large, it will mess up the infrastructure, the plumbing system of the city of Dallas," says Dale Young, of Dallas Public Works.

To avoid disaster, let the grease harden, and throw it out with the trash. Anything over a gallon should be taken to a county drop-off.

Plano has gone one step further - with recycling.

"We are trying to keep everything out of the landfill that doesn't need to be in the landfill. We are trying to preserve landfill space and it is also much more economic to recycle it," says Heather Merchant of Plano Community Outreach.

[O Town]

I can not believe folks dump that much oil down the sink. Wow. I usually go outside if I fry something, which isn't often, and dump it in the corner of my yard in the dirt. If you had alot it seems you could dig a hole and dump it there and cover it up. Just my thinking. Would never dump more than a cup of oil down the drain. Obviously there is alot of people doing just that for the state to try and educate people about it. Humm.

[therock1811]

We do oven...it's the only way for me! Love that roasted turkey.