Turkey frying questions

[Patrick]

I'm sure we have a few here that like frying turkeys.

so,

Marinade/ inject or rub, or, both ?

Which marinade/inject do you like best ?

Thanks

[Pete]

I do not always do a rub and/or injection, depends as I find the plain turkey when deep fried in peanut oil is really good all by itself, especially wild turkey (fowl not drink).

[sleepngbear]

I do not always do a rub and/or injection, depends as I find the plain turkey when deep fried in peanut oil is really good all by itself, especially wild turkey (fowl not drink).

Certainly makes one wonder what might happen if you were to marinate a wild turkey in Wild Turkey before frying. Would worlds collide?  

[Wizzard]

you would have a wild wild turkey

[Marinakorp]

I usually just rub... and whatever floats your boat on the rub...Garlic, pepper, onion powder, cayenne...whatever... or go but a store bought brand you like.


Make sure it is away from the house... and that you have measured the oil properly for the bird....too much and it will boil over if you have a big bird...too little, and adding oil to a cauldron can be problematic, if you don't turn it off first....

Anyway... make certain the oil stays near the temp you need, and doesn't rist to the danger zone for the oil being used.

lowering and extracting the bird can be tricky....do this in a location away from the house... and one that can tolerate splashing oil...like not on the patio....

[G-Man]

No injecting and no rubbing.

Brine!!!!!!!

Salt, brown sugar, maple syrup. 24 hours.

15 lb. bird for 45 minutes frying at 350* in peanut oil.

I usually do 2 for thanksgiving. 

[Patrick]

OK, thanks for the reply.

I've never injected or brined one.  I've just rubbed them.  I save the wild ones for the oven, maybe I should fry one.

A friend says he only injects with hot sauce but I've not had the chance to try any of his and not sure I'm willing to try that even though I like hot sauce.

[Moonshot_1]

I do not always do a rub and/or injection, depends as I find the plain turkey when deep fried in peanut oil is really good all by itself, especially wild turkey (fowl not drink).

Certainly makes one wonder what might happen if you were to marinate a wild turkey in Wild Turkey before frying. Would worlds collide?  

I believe if you were to marinate a wild turkey in Wild Turkey you may achieve World Peace.

Wait, it may be if you marinated in Wild Turkey there would be World Peace.

Or is it that if you and a Wild Turkey got blitzed on Wild Turkey you'd be the best of friends and he'd follow you wherever you went. You'd have to wait till he got drunk and cut and fry little pieces off him so he wouldn't notice, cause it would be ashame to eat him all at once.

Yeah that's it.

[Moonshot_1]

And for the record, no seasonings or injecting. Just natural. Season afterward if necessary. If you do season the bird do it sparingly.

As Justin Wilson said when making a dish with cayenne pepper, "Be real careful when you add the cayenne peppa, it's easy puttin it in but cursed Hell gettin it out" 

[scooperhsd]

Whatever floats your boat for marinade / rub.

Hint on lowering / raising the bird into / out of the boiling oil -

If you have a good sized a-frame ladder, rig up a pulley with cord setup over your oil pot. Makes it MUCH easier. Tie the standing end of cord to one leg, go down to your bird holder, then back up to the pulley (this leaves the bird hanging by a "V"), then you can EASE the bird down into the oil, and when done (we use 3 minutes/ pound in 300-350 degree peanut oil) gently ease it out. Having the ladder gives you an easy place to tie to.

Edit - I can't take credit for this - got the idea from Alton Brown of Food Network from his "Good Eats" show.

[john]

I like to inject mind with Italian salad dressing before fry'in it ...     
       good stuff maynard ...           
let it down into the oil slowy  ....         

[Stitch_in_La]

Cajun injector creole butter is my fav for turkey.  When I smoke em I inject and rub with the injection sauce then sprinkle on some tonys.  Don't think the seasoning rub will do as well in the oil.  Brineing good injection same effect just quicker.

Stitch