Recent content by budz

I do my turkeys at 350 degrees at 3 minutes per pound with the breast tempture at 165 degrees. I have five (5) cornish hens that I want to deep fry. Do I use the same formula for the cornish hens as I do the turkeys? Thanks, Budz I can't believe somebody couldn't come up with an answer for...

I usually use Wesson with peanut oil but for Christmas I thought I would try the Lou Ana pure peanut oil. It's more expensive but worth a try if it makes the bird taste better. What I'm wondering is how long of a shelf life does this oil have and how many birds can I do with it. I filter my oil...

Barbara, I don't have this problem with other meats, just deep frying turkeys. budz

I've tried a couple of marinades for frying turkey, the last one was Eastmans Outdoors Bourbon Street Mesquite and I'm still having problems. I inject the bird with about 1 1/4 oz. in six places on each side of the breast, also the thighs and legs and let it marinate of 24 - 30 hrs. in the frig...

Michael, I have an ACURITE digital thermometer with a probe that I use for deep frying turkeys which I assume cannot be inserted in the bird while frying because it reads the temperature of the oil. This digital can be inserted in the bird while oven cooking with the door closed. Do you know...