If you're tired of waking up a the crack of dawn everything Thanksgiving just so you can put the turkey in the oven then you need to consider deep frying your next turkey. When it comes to cooking a turkey, deep frying is the quickest way to do it.
Purchasing a turkey frying kit is the easiest way to get started. They usually consist of a propane gas burner, a large pot, a candy thermometer and a metal rack that's used to raise and lower the bird into the hot oil. Besides the contents of the kit, you'll also need a tank of propane gas, some safety equipment (gloves, goggles, fire extinguisher), about five gallons of peanut oil and of course a turkey.
The turkey should be no more than twelve to thirteen pounds. So if you need to feed a large family, then buy two or more twelve pound turkeys. You don't need to worry, they cook so fast when you deep fry them that you'll have time to cook several birds. The turkey of course should be completed thawed out before deep frying. A frozen turkey could explode or start a fire.
You'll need to get the peanut oil heated to about 360 degrees Fahrenheit. This won't happen instantly and in fact could take up to a half hour depending on your burner. But once you lower that raw turkey into the hot oil, the cooking time is going to be roughly three and half minutes per pound.
A twelve pound turkey in peanut oil heated to 360 degrees should cook at three and half minutes per pound. That would be forty two minutes not including the time it takes to heat up your oil. Also let the cooked turkey sit for at least twenty minutes before serving it. That would add up to about an hour and a half from start to finish for one bird or about two hours and ten minutes for two turkeys. So now you know that it doesn't really take that long to deep fry a turkey.
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