After the Punkin Day false start—we had to veto that adventure on the grounds that: (fire+propane) x alcohol +high winds=BAD IDEA --we finally got to deep fry a turkey in our brand new deep fryer ensemble! We have accomplished fried bird on previous occasions but we always used Jim & Gwen’s fryer kit. Now we have our own! BEAMING w/Pride.
Pete also decided he needed to construct AB’s turkey derrick. Other than realizing that we need a taller ladder and having a little premature turkey ejaculation-- The bird took about 30 minutes to cook fully… not the 20 AB suggested. I had the same problem with the brisket on Punkin Day. It seems that air temperature has more of an influence on outdoor cooking than I would care to admit. At least non-actual fire cooking. Electric smoker took longer, propane burner took longer. I have never had a weather related problem with actual fire—hmmm Science…It’s what’s for dinner.
We also noticed that skipping the center top o'the ladder pulley was perhaps an error on our part. We just ran the rope through a manufactured hole in the top rung (the part where it says DO NOT STEP) which then resulted in a slightly alarming list during the lowering procedure. All in all well worth the fuss.
