grumpyoldman
Senior Cook
does anyone know what the oil temp gets to in a big outdoor turkey fryer ?
that sounds good - better safe than sorryi'm pretty sure we could rig up some type of barrier between the fryer and the crowd
keep in mind - large quantities will cook differently than smaller ones. You'll have to decide how much you will cook at one time as there's always the time it takes to bring the temp back up. Plus I imagine each weight would time differently.as much as i don't want to, i might set up and run a test batch with 10 or so lbs of chicken just to see what happens
You should be able to get the oil temperature to 350ºF-375ºF at least. That's as high as I've heated oil in a turkey fryer but I feel like I could have gone higher if needed. It all depends on the power the burner.
You'd be far better off cooking that chicken on the grill that you use for hamburgers.
You'd have more control of heat. Plus control of when the meat is finished.
Plus to my way of thinking - having a huge vat of hot cooking oil at a large gathering of people... will you be in a kitchen area away from the general crowd? ... got insurance?
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