Rick and I purchased a Masterbuilt indoor turkey fryer to try our first fried turkey. We decided to do a start to finish video of our experience frying for the first time. We hope this will help those who have purchased this fryer or those who are thinking of getting one. Sometimes it can look great on the demonstration, but when you get it home it isn’t as great an experience as you imagined.
I love the Masterbuilt company and when I learned that they were a family owned, American company, it made it even better for me! I love supporting companies like this.
We started out by unpacking and washing all the components of the fryer that were washable. The frying tub, the basket and even the stainless steel element that heats the oil. We made sure everything was good a dry. Then filled with the recommended amount of peanut oil to the “max” line. There really is no “calculating” with this machine. It does all the thinking for you. We set the control to heat the oil at 375. It took about 45 minutes to bring the oil up to temperature.
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While the oil was heating we prepped the bird. We thawed our turkey in the fridge for about four days. It was around 16 pounds. In order to maintain safety and fry the bird properly, Masterbuilt recommends that you place the turkey in a warm water bath to bring the temp up and allow for safer frying. So we unwrapped our turkey, removed everything that was in the cavity. Washed it inside and out and then patted dry with paper towels inside and out. You want no residual liquid on the outside of the bird at all.
When the turkey was nice and “dry”, we injected it with a garlic and butter marinade that Master built graciously sent us when they saw we had purchased their fryer and shared on social media. This was my first time using an injector. It was simple and I look forward to doing it again! The recommendation for injecting marinade is 1 ounce per pound. We did about half that and will do the recommended amount next time. We also sprinkled the outside of the bird and the cavity with a seasoning blend that complimented the marinade we used.
The time came to place the turkey in the fryer basket and lower it slowly into the hot oil. I cannot lie. This was a bit terrifying! In the end, it was a fear that was unnecessary. Take time and do things right and everything will be great! The turkey fried for around 70 minutes. Next time I will be checking it at 60 minutes. You want your temperature to be no less than 165 internally when taken on an instant read thermometer. We then lifted the basked and allowed the turkey to rest and drain for about a half hour before carving.
One think I was super impressed with was the was the fryer was able to perfectly maintain the 375 degree oil temperature. I did not see it fall once during the entire cooking process. Sometimes when you get an electric appliance that cycles to maintain heat you will see the temperature fluctuate, but not this! Additionally, the instruction booklet is very clear and easy to understand. You don’t have to have an engineering degree to decipher their instructions!
This experience was awesome and we love this fryer. Our first deep fried turkey was amazing and delicious. My daughter Micah made the observation that even though the turkey was fried it was not greasy and there was no residual oil on the pan when we carved it. We will definitely be frying more turkey in the future and chicken, and fish and donuts and more!
I hope you enjoyed this start to finish turkey frying experience and I hope it helps you if you are embarking on this journey!
Thanks to Masterbuilt for their lovely gift! It came in very handy!
Happy Eating!
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