A turkey fryer is an apparatus for deep frying a turkey. Fried turkey has been a long time favorite in the southern part of the United States, and has recently become popular in other parts of the country as well because of the reduced time needed to cook a turkey through a deep frier vs. other conventional methods such as an oven or a rotisserrie grill.

As we may know, turkey is a long time favorite of many families and now there are some great cooking tips tricks that anyone can learn and use to better prepare these wonderful birds.

Every year hundreds of thousands of people wind up in hospital emergency rooms as a result of kitchen accidents involving knives. Don’t become a statistic! The Times points out the wrong approach. {To be read aloud in a southern accent:} “One year the turkey took a long time to cook and I went to carve it after about 13 beers..."

First step for the bird is a 24-hour spicy brine. Then the turkey is coated with a BBQ sauce-based marinade and allowed to rest for another 24 hours. Grilling time: the turkey is browned on the grill and cooked with the indirect heating method.

Great Videos on how to cook Turkey, just in time for the holidays!

Excerpt from article by Food Critic J. Scott Wilson: "Like many restaurants this time of year, Razzoo's sells fried turkeys for takeout. Unlike most of the rest, they do theirs properly. I won't reveal their cooking process, but it's somewhat unconventional and yields the most tender fried bird I've ever set my teeth into." www.razzoos.com