Tip: Deep Fried Turkey

We like to fry our Thanksgiving turkey. (When I say "we", I mean "Mr. LT" there.) It's quick (under an hour), and the turkey comes out juicy, but not the least bit oily. In previous years, we've always used peanut oil to fry the turkey, but this year, when mr. LT went to Costco, the big 5-gallon container of peanut oil was $50!! I'm cheap, the economy sucks, and no way were we paying that much.

Mr. LT needed to go to the Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday, and found that they carry cottonseed oil, which has a similar high smoke point to peanut oil. The cottonseed oil was $19 - so he bought it.

After consulting with Mr. LT, I just learned that the container of cottonseed oil was only 3.5 gallons, so we need to check to make sure that will be enough to cover the bird. In any case, even if we have to buy a second container of cottonseed oil, we'll still be ahead. Lesson: don't assume there aren't better deals available than at the warehouse stores.

One thing I do need to figure out is a reliable method for straining the used oil. We've tried several different ways of doing this in the past, and really, it's just been one big FAIL after another. Off to google!