While your neighbors are putting up their Halloween decorations and scouring supermarkets for bargain candy, its the perfect time for you to deep fry a turkey. If youve been thinking about deep frying a turkey for Thanksgiving but want to try it first, then October is the perfect time. Its close enough to Thanksgiving for you to gain some valuable experience but still far enough away that your family wont get tired of turkey sandwiches.
In October, Thanksgiving is still over a month away. It’s the perfect time to get your turkey fryer out of the attic, buy some peanut oil and test out some new dry rubs or injector recipes. Lets face it once November comes its too late to subject your family to a turkey test run when they’re going to have it again in a few weeks on Thanksgiving. Thats a lot of turkey. And Thanksgiving dinner is a time to be thankful, not a time to try out new recipes. What if your bird tastes terrible? You dont want your family to remember this year as the one where Dad ruined Thanksgiving.
Deep frying a practice turkey a month early will increase your comfort level on Thanksgiving. Lets face it when working with five gallons of boiling...