Alton Brown Fried Turkey 3/3

[t440]

Every year for the last 3 years I watch this episode every Thanksgiving Eve in preparation of deep frying my bird. Follow directions as he says, don't try to get fancy with spices/injections, and be as safe as possible (minus maybe that ladder) and you too will have an amazing Turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

[littleshoeshopper]

I think what I'll do instead is heat the oil up to 350 then turn the fire off put the turkey in cover with the lid then light the fire back. I think that's safe and simple at the same time.

[micwitt08]

@littleshoeshopper while that will take out the risk of catching on fire you still have the exact same changes of boil over and burns... just so you know...

[KatiushaVN4]

Stupid Alton. He said that: he should stay put no matter what and don't go anywhere even when his beverage runs out. But look, he made the Bigfoot a drink after he'd deposited the bird into the pot. Shame on him!

[zombiepartytime]

@KatiushaVN4

Maybe Bigfoot made the drink.

[mbenzsl2000]

If I were alton brown...I would make sure there were a couple armed, United States Marines guarding my turkey at all times as well.....A "turkey derrick" like that will draw attention....too much attention...

[ShitMyCatsOnFire]

@mbenzsl2000 I tried this. My marines got bored and starting killing civilians. Now what do I do?

[ANegativeSlur]

250 degrees is way too low to begin frying. If you use the correct amount of oil for your bird and slowly drop the DRY bird in then there shouldn't be excessive boil over. At a starting temp of only 250 degrees that cold turkey will drop the temp even further and the bird will absorb a lot of oil rather than searing the surface of the bird...the exact opposite of what you want to do when frying.

Sure there is some danger in frying a turkey so how about bringing the oil up to full temp then t

[kawaiistarz]

@MrTommybadger There isn't a single consumer ladder in america that is made to withstand over ~250lbs

The holes won't be the reason that ladder lets go.

[KiranStevens]

This is so unecessarily complicated; and yet I am doing it exactly this way, siren and all this Thanksgiving.

[Shaikoten]

And the wookiee totally made the sound from Doom.

[Bluegreenaqua]

I admit, it's pure GENIUS!! But, don't you think the neighbors would take a little notice if you have a giant turkey frier in the front lawn?

[MrTommybadger]

I would not be drilling holes in my ladder; especially not a fiberglass ladder. When your big old 300 lb uncle gets up on that thing, it's going to fracture right where those holes are.

[me21689]

that ladder set-up would look hilarious on your front lawn! hahahaa

[muetter]

I like Alton better when he goes off the meds

[PorchMonkeyPanther]

This is a crazy amount of hassle to go through to deep fry a turkey. The OCD is just insane. I really thought he was going to put on full body armor, ACUs, a kevlar helmet, and goggles at one point.

[kungfujellybean]

Bigfoot? I thought it looked more like Chewbacca.

And I'm sorry, but this powderpuff brand of pussery is a little too much for me. If I'm putting the Turkey in when the oil is just 250 degrees, I'll opt for the coat hanger method.

[fullclip16117]

@kungfujellybean Yeah, no doubt. No offense to Alton, but that ladder contraption looks like it could to bigger whirlwind of shit than just using a bloody coat hanger. Plus, like you said, if you've got the proper amount of oil and start out @ 250*F, then there really is no danger.

[badheart]

@kungfujellybean then may be u prefer a bed in a burn ward im a firefighter ive seen this happen BURNS ARE VERY PAINFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND NO FUN plus they get infected easily no one wants to spend time in a hospital its just no fun and im not trying to be an ass about it this is done to help u stay safe and sometimes tere is some hassel so what BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY

[deetafb1]

Yeah wait half hour after the turkey is done so you can eat cold turkey.

[tiBbLeX]

biggest fuck around just to fry a bird.... sketchy looking contraption... stuff that just cook it the way its meant to be cooked....

[tattooyu]

Who knew Willie Nelson was a wookie?!

[johnjayfrandsen]

Here's where I disagree, with all due respect, Alton. IF the oil is at the proper temp and IF your bird is completely dry & IF you've got the proper amount of oil in the fryer, there is NO chance of a boil over & flare up. The rig you constructed creates ALOT of dangerous situations: Not a firm enough grip on the rope & the bird splashes down into the oil. Not lined up properly & the bird hits the edge of the pot, spilling it. Shoddy ladder or worse... NOT SAFE AT ALL...

[Tokorai]

@johnjayfrandsen That's like saying a knife is unsafe if you hold it by the blade.

[koedstorm]

when he takes it out of the oil it resembles a headcrab

[BH206L3]

That ladder and pulley set up makes a whole lot of sense when you consider how hot oil reacts with oh say your skin. Most would have a ladder like that around the house, all you need is some rope and the hard ware to assemble the thing. Fried turkey is one of the better ways to do a turkey.

[tombrennandogtorg]

Alton, you are a genus and I love you, but @2:05 that is not a Bigfoot, it is a wookie.

[kvan001]

bad chewie!

[chrono4203]

Yea i just bake the freaking turkey. No danger, great tasting and it does not take 4 gallons of oil and a shit ton of fat. Only in America do we fry freaking turkeys....

[BO1RISTE]

@chrono4203 hooooohaaaaaaa yaaa yaaa we man we fry ya lolololololo

[gjm7bf]

He's so annoying.

[mrrogue72]

Is he really serious about the whole ladder thing? I bet it is just a precaution so he won't be liable.

[porn1978]

its too much fucking trouble to fry a damn turkey.

[badheart]

@porn1978 DUDE FRIED TURKEY IS AWESOME

[jimmysheiladunn]

that wasnt big foot, that was chewbacca.

[dralbozOH]

@jimmysheiladunn i thought it was ur mom

[jimmysheiladunn]

@dralbozOH no its your mom not "ur" dumbass.

[wookie37]

@jimmysheiladunn

Agreed. :) My Dad. Ha ha!

[AKQJ40]

AH-HUMMM IS IT SUNDAY YET? WE HAD HAMBURGERS, JUST WAITING ON THIS BIRD. lol

[edgexxi]

And that is why I call Alton Brown "teacher".

[orlandorays]

No, Mr. Brown, I expect you to fry!

[mbenzsl2000]

looks more like chewbacca

[mindeloman]

I've fried a dozen or more turkeys so I have moderate expirence. Turkey frying is messy. It's also become very expensive. 3 years ago I bought 5 G. of peanut oil for $25. It's now double the price. More people are frying now so there is more demand. The results of frying are incredible. The most tender and moist turkey you can have. Do to the cost of frying I started smoking whole trukeys. It takes about 5-6 hours and it comes out just as tender and juicy with smoke flavor. Wood is very cheap.

[MrSalmonguy]

gotta love the flashing light on the ladder too.

[gutgetter]

so he did all this to save getting to close; then he puts the thermometer on the hot metal near the boiling oil???

[ViciousDough]

@gutgetter He did it to avoid being close while lowering and raising the turkey which is the most likely of times to have oil spillovers

[malroth00]

@gutgetter frying thermometers have no liquid parts so can stand those tempratures

[ShrivyShrivey]

Did Altdon brown eat that whole big turkey all by himself at the end?

[featheon]

The voice of bigfoot was provided by id software's Doom videogame sound effects. I wounder if they got paid.

[duranls1]

now this is easier than pulling it up with a long iron rod across the hook (about 3 meters long) and the help of 2 guys to pull it, this indeed is risky and produce a big flame, my uncle every July 4th makes it, 5/8 without incidents, 2 times flamed turkey, but not hurted people, 1 time only a minor hand burn, will make my uncle watch this so we get prepared for this July lol

[bubbles02010]

@duranls1 Yes! u and ur uncle go do that and learn from this episode!

[Snoopo]

Just put it in the oven, saves all this fucking about.

[micshane021]

he is a good inventer

[abola2121]

Benjamin why?

[MrMZaccone]

That's not Bigfoot, that's a Wookie.

[Doza130]

@gidgethatespanditha both the broom handle and people are unreliable.

[chrono4203]

@gidgethatespanditha Your totally right!

[sully707]

that whole ladder,ziptie,pully and rope deal is a really bad idea... i use my brains when i fry and gloves just imagine that ziptie or another part breaking when dippin or hoisting the turkey.. and for the hanger???= wtf my fryer came with a steel hook..

[kendiskitchen]

I love Alton ... he is just pure genius! Kisses Alton

[dior1006]

The coolest and safest turkey fryer invention I've ever seen! This dude is the coolest!!!!!

[theWHIPLASH]

Bigfoot looks like Chewbacca!

[Bhaktiyogin]

Pretty disgusting!

[theWHIPLASH]

Pretty GREAT!

[Bhaktiyogin]

Yeah, and I'd like the salad deep fried too.

[theWHIPLASH]

That can be arranged

[Bhaktiyogin]

LOL Cool, Ill be over for X-Mas eve. Can I bring deep fried Oreos for dessert.

[BanditRingtail23]

Darn it. D= Now I want fried turkey!

[SuperGoldfish1999]

I had this friend from West Virginia who did the ladder-fried turkey thing Lol it was so kickass when he did it

that was back in 2004

[shadocontrol2001]

This is the big problem about this goober guy. I know the show is all about the science of it all. BUT, u know what GET ON WITH THE FREAKING COOKING. Alton must of NOT been able to talk as a child. NOW this sissy talks way to much, and I never watch the shows. IT IS only worth 10 minutes of cooking stretched into this 1 hour of boring talking.

[ThInTrM]

shadocontrol2001: Let me guess--you have the same complaints about Bill Nye the Science Guy and Beakman's World?

Part of the reason why I, personally, love Good Eats is that Alton Brown talks about what he's doing and why.

[BanditRingtail23]

If you're not watching this show for the science, why are you watching it? Go find something more to your tastes.

[saturn226]

I think you missed the point of the show entirely.

The show is supposed to run in a format similar to Bill Nye.

[E121C]

holy cow that turkey looks tasty.

[Pennyadodumuss]

That big foot looks like a humanized Yorkshire Terrier

[Sigifrith]

Turn off the fire befroe putting turkey in oil then re light it.

[doctorxring]

Duh !

He evidently sets this up for one person to have to do it.

AB is awesome !

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[PenguinWalrus0]

Bigfoot stalks him too?

[Mike1614b]

Alton is a little crazy. did you see that ladder contraption he made? he has waaay too much time on his hands- a broom handle and 2 people can do the same thing.

[DJChas]

How long are you to brine the Turkey before?

[brucktroll]

I brine for about 16 to 24 hours. I use less salt in my brine than Alton. This allows for the longer time in the brine.

[Linkoftime2005]

And while you're at it, lets get all the lions to stop eating gazelle! And birds need to quit eating bugs goddam it! Bugs think!

Quit thinking you're better than the food chain.

Sorry if I sound like an ass, I just get a little obnoxious after eating a whole plate of thanksgiving leftovers. MMMmmm

[feloniousbutterfly]

What do you suggest instead? Probably some plant-life derivative. It's still killing. Death is necessary to life, and it is the basis of the prolific bio-diversity in existence on this planet. Don't single out the plants, be an equal opportunity eater.

Or a fruitarian, your choice.

[HooshIsASoup]

You know, 162747, you don't *need* to spam every Thanksgiving video you can find with your mindless vegan fundamentalist act.

You're only worsening people's views of vegans and vegetarians with your same old "MEAT IS MURDER!!1" antics.

Humans aren't herbivores. We weren't made that way. Stop shoving your tofu tirades down everyone else's throats!

[Racecars721]

@162747 No reason?! WTF?? The reason for killing the turkey is FOR FOOD!!!

[charger19691]

I'm gonna do this to the letter and my Turkey is gonna kick serious ass! Alton RULES!

[jsfjsf770]

I think the safest thing to do, that Alton did not mention, is turn off the gas before lowering or removing the turkey. this seems a lot safer to me than the ladder contraption.

What if the ladder fell over while the turkey was in the oil? The pot and oil would fall over with it.

[MountAthos]

@jsfjsf770

Good idea to turn off the fire when lowering it but it still doesn't mean it's ok to stand right over it

[GamersThumb86]

Alton Brown is my hero.

[VersionBest]

Man that deep fried turkey looks good.

ROFLMAO @7:05. I do that too after I deep fried stuff lol.

[Lexphoto]

I just had a deep fried turkey yesterday. I agree the skin was golden brown and "crispy" and the meat istelf seems comparable to any baked turkey in moisture. The flavor tho had a greasy queezy taste to it (any cut that had the crispy skin) and was most unpleasant flavor. The chef was careful on oil temps and the meat temp was 170.

Cooking speed was faster but imho if you want a tasty bird, this is not the best cooking method.

[Rejexted]

that is clearly a wookie

[Superpallyodoom]

best actor in the episode also :P

[SmokingCannon]

With its grunts taken from the classic Doom video game Imps.

[SabbraCadabra]

This guy is amazing!

[Superpallyodoom]

i think chewie was the better actor by far in this episode of good eats, anyone else agree?

[AceNinja2112]

Why can't you just put the turkey into the oil when the oil is cool, then put the heat on?? Wouldn't that be much safer??

[rachelvirienna]

that wouldn't cook the turkey correctly. it needs to be hot.

[OrionCA1]

@rachelvirienna

As Alton said, once you've inserted the turkey turn the heat up to bring the oil to 350oF then keep it there. Fried turkey is always going to be a little oilier than baked turkey and as long as you don't leave it at 250oF for too long the oil won't soak in. What you never, never want to do is get it any hotter. That will dry out the bird at the least and often set the oil on fire or boiling which ruins the flavor.

[maximusdarkultima]

here we just skewer it with a bamboo then grill over the charcoal and all set... no need for anything fancy... -.-'

[rodrick4500]

come on that must have been a very nasty tasting turkey no seasoning yuk yuk. know how to season the meat in 15% of the time you suggest for seasoning it.

and too much bullshit for lowering the turkey in to the pot and the pot needed to be at least 6 inches taller that is a face/ but for someone who does not know anything about this sorof stuff great video thank

[sosoasian]

mr. big guy here

[mymunimobile]

i thought he brined the turkey >_>

[mthielssalvo]

There is seasoning in the brine.

[Racecars721]

@rodrick4500 yuk yuk?? What are you?? Two?

[max2082]

The big knife and the big fork remind me of Pee Wee's big adventure when he's eating breakfast too obscure of a reference IDK.

[Nanogrip]

Another very important tip is not to drink any alcohol during the deep frying process. Although alcohol gives you some courage, it makes doing anything ungraceful.

[safetyathome]

It doesn't get much safer

[rf0t0]

i wonder if anyone actually went out and did that whole ladder thing. I think building that whole get up and then using it for the turkey is more dangerous then just using a coat hanger. clearly you have to use common sense and not slam the bird in there.

[HoorayImHelping]

I'm sure most of the precautions he took were for liability purposes. If some schmuck goes out and sets himself on fire trying to fry a turkey and says, "I just did what Alton Brown told me to," suddenly Food Network is responsible. If they can point to this show and say, "you didn't follow our very specific safety instructions, it's your fault." they're probably less likely to get in trouble.

[Scrap5000]

Of course people have gone out and done it, and I am one of them, and it came out AWESOME!!

[charger19691]

Alton Brown is a culinary brainiac!!! Everything he does is top notch, a total class

act!

[Viruxous1]

love this show!!

[gnuntlg]

isn't the "Turket Derrick" kinda of a unitasker?

hehehe

funny stuff though. AB is a genius

[ThInTrM]

gnuntlg: I wouldn't call it a unitasker, nope. You can always break it down and use its base components for something else.

[ClamAttack]

he's hilarious in this episode

[MultiDelane]

What is the difference between a Unitasker and a Multitasker?

[sivius]

Objects he refers to as such are either good for only one job (unitasker), or can be used for many different things (multitasker).

[travwg33]

uni means one which means that it can only perform one task while multi is obviously multiple which means it can be used for multiple tasks.

[Ainulph]

Bigfoot sounds like the goatmen from Diablo II :P

[purpleshaman]

Actually, I think it's the sound from an enemy in Doom 1 when one of them dies (I think it's the ones who have black shirts and shotguns!)

[axemmidnightblue]

Actually, his sound effects are the same as Chewbacca's from Star Wars.

[xcrzyvi3t]

his neighboors are like... why are u talking to the chicken ? XD

[gowylde2]

deep frying a turkey seems to be more work than its worth.

[darkprose]

I think turkey, in general, is overrated. Great show, though.

[UnclePutte]

When Engineers Cook: A True Horror Story.

Ah, well, but he is quite funny.

[imsljr420]

fucken mcguyver over here

[reformedinchrist]

I'm a big Alton Brown fan. Love Good Eats!

[rolfyboy8]

You know, a deep frying a turkey in a reckless manner could be an awesome spectacle.

[JPZ16974]

and amusing if it's someone you don't care about :)

[007dude13]

bigfoot looks like Chewbacca from STarWars! lol

[eveilmunkey]

good gref

[ravi930]

THIS GUY IS AWESOME!!!

[pavlavspuppy3]

alton is bad ass. he is one of my fav food network starz.

also giada de laurentis, tyler florence and paula deen

[mortson978]

they're good too, but alton beats the pants off of all three of them combined.

[uglyduckling89]

hech yeeah

[singedrac]

Heh, all those "bigfoot" noises are the same stock camel sounds used for the imps in the classic Doom and Doom II games. :D

[Spinducky]

Actually, zipties of that size are pretty strong, however, just for my piece of mind, I would've used a larger one or those zip-restraints that police sometimes use in place of handcuffs.

[gumonthepants]

I really think that ziptie is a bad idea for holding all that weight, especially with the extra force exerted via the pully system.

[18BravoSupaTrupa]

Alton is definitely the man!

[xioda07]

Just cut the turkey like a chicken then boil

[JNT20]

oh just lower the turkey in yourself pussy!

[AussieFan94]

You Have aperantly never burned the fuck out of your arms it is dangerous and scary

[nmshooter]

Oh I agree with you bw2082. Hes assuming that most of the morons out there know how to even tie a knot much less stay sober enough to manage that contraption.

[bw2082]

he can't convince me that this method is safer than regular methods of deep frying. I'm skeptical that suspending a 15 pound turkey 3 feet above a vat of hot oil by some ropes and a pulley is safe.

[juicelab]

i wonder if foodnetwork could get sued if the contraption fell apart

[xtheenderx]

i dont think that would be a problem considering they didnt name wat company/manufacturer made that product.

[pandaphil]

Wonders why some genius hasn't invented an electric turkey frier with a thermostat. I've worked around restaurants all my adult life, and you do not fuck around when it comes to large quantitles of hot oil.

[juicelab]

actually minus the thermostat i have one sitting above my cabinets right now.

[tacomeet]

haha.. no money for a bigfoot but we have a guy working who owns a chewbacca costume.

[veritaslogos]

wth...all of that?

[keifer12334]

The best brine I have ever come acrossed for a deep fryed turkey. If you use and electric deep fryer you don't have to worry about any of this stuff.

[arcanum70]

So, an electric deep fryer doesn't heat the oil enough to burn? Stops spill over? Keeps flash boiling when a turkey with ice in it is submerged?

[noregrets4jack]

lol chewbacca

[Devast8ion]

Their bigfoot looks like a cross between Chewbacca and an Ewok.

[dpyro2007]

awsome! hes funny

[sanjosecasascaidas]

maybe pore it in your neighbors yard lol thats the funniest part~!

[obvioslirachel]

I feel like the whole point of this video is to discourage you from frying a turkey

[MoleSnyper]

lol imagine ur neighbors watching u in ur front yard doing this.

[wing54]

NooOOE HE SAID NOT IN THE FRONT YARD! BaLLz May bounce :-D

[MoleSnyper]

ohhh okay. well i guess that's not so bad?

[ctarider665]

or u could untwist a wire hanger and go up the latter and SLOWLY put it in the oil.

[onehandedmagician]

DRINK YOUR BEVERAGE!

Alton you rock