First thing's first. A deep fried turkey, or the mythic deep fried turducken, is not a Kentucky Fried Bird. Stop thinking that. When finished, a deep friend bird looks just like it would coming out of the oven, if not better.

One of the best things about cooking with a deep fire is the danger. You're dealing with boiling oil. The first few steps of deep frying a bird are very similar to the ones that soldiers used during the Middle Ages to defend against marauders, so be respectful.

But seriously, what was the impetuous for the first Thanksgiving meal? Danger.

The Pilgrims were a hair's breath away from dying. Then who would have populated the new world?* But danger propelled them to risk everything and try the food of the natives. Not to mention the danger the Native Americans put themselves in by dealing with these religious fanatics.

When you're deep frying, you get to be outside in lovely fall weather. You can't deep fry inside, don't try, you're not Johnny Rockets. So bundle up, turn the volume of the game up, and get frying. By deep frying your bird, you avoid hovering around a hot oven all the while trying to prepare the rest of the meal. Deep frying takes one step out of the kitchen to give you more room to get your Thanksgiving meal together.

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