It's getting closer to that time of year when I fry A LOT of turkeys (~20 just during Thanksgiving week last year) and I'm looking to streamline my operation. I have always had 2-3 setups going at once with the small 30ish qt pots frying one turkey at a time. I fry for work, friends, family and last year I dipped my toes into selling Thanksgiving turkeys. What do you think about using a 120 qt crawfish pot to fry 3 turkeys at once?
Lets work through the logistics:
1. I know I would need to figure out the right amount of oil to use to not overflow once the birds are in the pot, but do you think one jet burner would be able to maintain 350 deg with 6-9 gallons of oil plus three 12-15 pound turkeys?
2. How would you think I should have the turkeys in the pot? Put each turkey on a stand and put in pot or put the three turkeys in the basket without any stand? Just use the handle of the basket to lift all three out a once?
3. Safety of doing this?
4. Anything else I haven't thought of?
Let me know if you have done this before and have any tips. Thanks in advance!
Lets work through the logistics:
1. I know I would need to figure out the right amount of oil to use to not overflow once the birds are in the pot, but do you think one jet burner would be able to maintain 350 deg with 6-9 gallons of oil plus three 12-15 pound turkeys?
2. How would you think I should have the turkeys in the pot? Put each turkey on a stand and put in pot or put the three turkeys in the basket without any stand? Just use the handle of the basket to lift all three out a once?
3. Safety of doing this?
4. Anything else I haven't thought of?
Let me know if you have done this before and have any tips. Thanks in advance!