Never Deep-Fry A Frozen Turkey

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  • čas přidán 20. 11. 2016
  • A deep-fried turkey is one of the most delicious ways to serve your Thanksgiving bird. However every year people make the mistake of frying a frozen bird, causing untold fire damage to their homes.
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  • @Embers73
    @Embers73 Před 7 lety +544

    I must admit that deep frying a frozen turkey has never really crossed my mind.

  • @Roborosky15
    @Roborosky15 Před 4 lety +303

    Gus : “allow me to introduce myself”

    • @AriSellassie
      @AriSellassie Před 2 lety +14

      Exactly why I’m here💀

    • @ColdGrub1384
      @ColdGrub1384 Před 2 lety +4

      @@AriSellassie Same. I thought the explosion was unrealistic, but it seems I was wrong

    • @jakubvenclovsky1632
      @jakubvenclovsky1632 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ColdGrub1384 Still seems a bit unrealistic. I mean, the oil here catches fire from the gas burner (they even tell you to turn off the flame at 1:28). But in BCS the fryer has to be electric. I have doubts it would work the same without the open flame in the first place. Possibly just a lot of hot oil everywhere.

    • @jamesalles139
      @jamesalles139 Před rokem

      @@jakubvenclovsky1632 Oil will absolutely ignite on a hot electric element (don't try this on your stove at home)

    • @qb8628
      @qb8628 Před 3 měsíci

      Trying to figure out how the restaurant exploded…now I know

  • @curtisc6768
    @curtisc6768 Před 5 lety +112

    Saw this happen first hand, there may or may Not have been alcohol involved, but that turkey took off like a minute man missle, never did find the damn thing maybe it is still in orbit who knows anyway we had ham that year.

    • @afox1689
      @afox1689 Před 3 lety +3

      *"Maybe it is still in orbit"*
      you sir have made my day

    • @grammernotzi
      @grammernotzi Před rokem +2

      @@afox1689 Imagine being an astronaut in the International Space Station and you look out the window and see a burnt turkey go by. "Um, NASA, I think we have a problem here"

  • @johnpabst4349
    @johnpabst4349 Před 6 lety +553

    Tip No 1:
    Don't fill yer freakin pot to the top with oil.

  • @rightcoast7049
    @rightcoast7049 Před 3 lety +143

    Love how the firefighters just drop it in and turn around and walk away like it's just another day at the office 😂

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 Před rokem +6

      Because it is XD

    • @BruceHays
      @BruceHays Před rokem +3

      They're like "Here we go again, another year, another 'drop a frozen turkey into a deep fryer' video."!😆

    • @shanelodge391
      @shanelodge391 Před rokem

      I’m very surprised at them turning their back on a fire, any fire.

  • @EvenFlow391
    @EvenFlow391 Před rokem +101

    You should also factor in displacement. Put your turkey in the pot, fill it with warm water. Remove the turkey, then mark where the water ends. From there, dry the entire pot *completely* and thoroughly, then repeat the process but with oil.

    • @noworriesmate5903
      @noworriesmate5903 Před rokem +5

      But keep the turkey wet.

    • @EvenFlow391
      @EvenFlow391 Před rokem +8

      @@noworriesmate5903 good point I completely missed. You should also pat the turkey dry as well.

    • @noworriesmate5903
      @noworriesmate5903 Před rokem +5

      @@EvenFlow391 I was really just kidding. I would hope people are smart enough to know that, but than again.

    • @wbgsci
      @wbgsci Před rokem

      @@noworriesmate5903 That worry lmao

    • @chrollo7102
      @chrollo7102 Před rokem

      @@noworriesmate5903 I’m sure you’re real smart. A genius if you will. 😂

  • @starfield1874
    @starfield1874 Před rokem +43

    For those that have never tried it, fried turkey in peanut oil is absolutely the best tasting way to cook it. Just use stated precautions, correct timing for the size of the fully thawed bird, and correct amount of oil for the pot with the bird, then enjoy the best turkey you have ever experienced.

    • @jsb2277b
      @jsb2277b Před rokem +5

      So we were going to fry a turkey this year for the first time... Went to Sams Club to buy the peanut oil. It was literally going to cost $90 after tax for the oil, triple the cost of the turkey.
      So yeah, I'm smoking the turkey this year instead.

    • @starfield1874
      @starfield1874 Před rokem

      @@jsb2277b That price is too high, my sister got 4.75 gallons for $70 at costco. I know Walmart is $50 for 3 gallons. It's not cheap but the oil is high quality and you can re-use it for other cooking needs.

    • @ChoooChooo
      @ChoooChooo Před 6 měsíci

      ​@starfield1874 it's true peanut oil doesn't burn as easy as veg oil and can be reused many more times😊

    • @kevinmiller6009
      @kevinmiller6009 Před 6 měsíci

      My father-in-law does this yearly. IMO it's good, but not great.

    • @ChoooChooo
      @ChoooChooo Před 6 měsíci

      what do you prefer @@kevinmiller6009

  • @jander6442
    @jander6442 Před 7 lety +112

    They didn't take the plastic hanger off in the last clip. Always discard all plastic before you fry.

  • @jonceti
    @jonceti Před 7 lety +283

    All this video proves is that firemen don't know how to fry a turkey.

  • @AnthonyRoulhac
    @AnthonyRoulhac Před rokem +7

    This video was recommended to me to help explain a scene in _Better Call Saul._ Perfect.

  • @tiradegrandmarshal
    @tiradegrandmarshal Před 4 lety +71

    So, who's here after Better Call Saul's latest episode?

  • @jaganjoseph386
    @jaganjoseph386 Před 4 lety +45

    Came here because i didnt understand how gus blew up los pollos hermanos. Now i do

  • @Patrick94GSR
    @Patrick94GSR Před 7 lety +100

    Yeah that first demonstration, right by a damn tree! Real smart!

  • @floobyglooby
    @floobyglooby Před 3 lety +35

    I ever tell you about the time Keith tried to deep fry a turkey? Third degree burns over ninety percent of his body. His doctor called up, like, other doctors to look at him cause they'd never seen burns on top of existing burns

  • @gozepplin
    @gozepplin Před 4 lety +22

    Gustavo Fring had a bad Thanksgiving

  • @heyborttheeditor1608
    @heyborttheeditor1608 Před 6 lety +24

    The question is - once you put the fire out, can you still eat the turkey?

  • @MusicaX79
    @MusicaX79 Před 6 měsíci +2

    You could throw a room temp brick into that fryer and it would still go up like that. You filled it to the top with oil. it was overflowing before the turkey started to steam.

  • @g0tfrohwned
    @g0tfrohwned Před 6 lety +10

    the music makes this seem like you're fighting a frozen turkey themed dark souls boss

  • @stickyfox
    @stickyfox Před 5 měsíci

    I love how the establishing shot at 0:15 jump cuts straight to the climax with a title covering the action.

  • @yaya5tim
    @yaya5tim Před 3 lety +6

    It's funny that I saw this years ago before Better Call Saul, and when I was watching what Gus was doing, I thought of this right away.

  • @MikeSmith-lx9jg
    @MikeSmith-lx9jg Před 2 lety +5

    2 rules 1 never fill pot with oil all the way full u can add more oil if needed. 2 always turn fire off when putting in the turkey .

  • @Jesusisyhwh
    @Jesusisyhwh Před rokem +3

    Looks like fun! Thanks for the info.

  • @Happy_Shopper
    @Happy_Shopper Před 5 měsíci +1

    Deep frying a flightless bird is such a uniquely human experience

  • @GINALAU
    @GINALAU Před 3 lety +4

    0:20 that guy looks like he walked away from an explosion just like in the movies

  • @PD-ld5sq
    @PD-ld5sq Před 6 lety +11

    Yea a frozen turkey can cause a fire and is dangerous but I think the majority of the issues in this video is the overflow of the oil.

    • @janicenascimento9625
      @janicenascimento9625 Před 5 měsíci

      No, it because the turkey is frozen. The ice layer is made out of water and it reacts violently in oil. That’s why you dry out the defrosted turkey so excess water doesn’t cause a reaction.

  • @markterry1915
    @markterry1915 Před 2 lety

    Exciting...meals served in a burning instant!!

  • @kevinnapier1014
    @kevinnapier1014 Před 6 lety

    Great video all!!

  • @kirillsasin
    @kirillsasin Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you, This American Life

  • @Ladco77
    @Ladco77 Před rokem +3

    I'm just impressed someone actually turned their turkey into a mushroom cloud.

  • @deeeeniiiiss
    @deeeeniiiiss Před rokem +1

    You can't tell me what to do, i'll deep fry a turkey shaped ice sculpture if i wanted to

  • @koks420
    @koks420 Před rokem +1

    I will. You can not stop me.

  • @stevesibaja3123
    @stevesibaja3123 Před rokem +1

    Happy Thanksgiving 2022 For Safety on to cook the Turkey on the oven do not put a Temperature of 500 Degree on Maximum or other wise it cause to burn the house from the oven

  • @normp3273
    @normp3273 Před 5 měsíci

    Aside from the fact that the pot is obviously over filled, I don't think I've ever thought about boiling a frozen turkey.

  • @themrjones
    @themrjones Před 7 lety +10

    turn off flame while putting in Turkey should be flashing in bold letters the whole time

    • @EASFromTheWest
      @EASFromTheWest Před 2 lety

      was it not noticeable for you on thanksgiving mr jokes ? did u burn down a house

  • @brittanycurrency2941
    @brittanycurrency2941 Před 2 lety +1

    My daddy such a professional at this... he deep fry his turkeys right in his kitchen

  • @PrivateSmiles
    @PrivateSmiles Před 6 měsíci

    But the exposion looks sooooooo cool!

  • @stevesibaja3123
    @stevesibaja3123 Před rokem +1

    The use the oven keep it at a low Temperatures under 300 degrees to cook the Turkey

  • @geeker6350
    @geeker6350 Před 5 měsíci

    0:05- "Now I have become Death, destroyer of worlds."

  • @UnclePutte
    @UnclePutte Před rokem +6

    I remember when Alton Brown recommended frying a turkey. I felt there was something fundamentally off with the whole idea, but it never really bubbled up to the top of the morass of stupid that my mind is. Years pass, and then this... yeah, thank dog our folks don't get frozen ones.

  • @thes.a.s6532
    @thes.a.s6532 Před 5 lety +1

    There goes next year thanksgiving plans

  • @boshi_coyo
    @boshi_coyo Před 2 lety +2

    "How to make a mini almost harmless nuclear bomb in your backyard"

  • @dbmeo3417
    @dbmeo3417 Před 2 lety

    I was not olanning to..like ever but now that you mention it...

  • @HiThisIsMine
    @HiThisIsMine Před 4 lety +2

    0:29 not quite “steam” causing it to overflow

  • @eastender74
    @eastender74 Před 3 lety +3

    From what I could see all of them had overfilled the pot with the oil. Leaving no room for displacement. Hence the fireball when the oil came pouring out!

    • @HailCostanza
      @HailCostanza Před 2 lety +1

      The ice will cause it to turn to steam, which expands in volume 1700 times. So even if it weren’t overfilled, that expansion alone would cause the oil to spill over.

  • @Enkarashaddam
    @Enkarashaddam Před rokem +1

    Gotta love that mushroom cloud

  • @jasongrinnell1986
    @jasongrinnell1986 Před rokem

    This video really speaks to the non common since people out there. Why would anyone with common since fry a frozen turkey? Or put a frozen turkey in a full pot of cooking oil?

  • @alexbroszkiewicz6980
    @alexbroszkiewicz6980 Před 3 lety

    The fact this needs to be a vid shows why natural selection is needed

  • @saikiranbarpanda8832
    @saikiranbarpanda8832 Před 3 lety

    Can I know which video editing application do you use?, It would be really helpful

  • @Youngblaise2
    @Youngblaise2 Před 5 lety

    Insightful

  • @mridlon1634
    @mridlon1634 Před 6 měsíci

    Check out the beautiful mushroom cloud at 0:06 !

  • @DSNCB919
    @DSNCB919 Před 6 měsíci

    Ive never ate fried turkey looking at this doubt ill try it unless its jyst amazing

  • @cjthemanthelegend
    @cjthemanthelegend Před 2 lety +2

    I ever tell you about the time my buddy Keith tried to deep fry a turkey? 3rd degree burns over 90% of his body. His doctor called up like other doctors to come look at him cuz they aint never seen burns on top of existing burns.

  • @stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203

    These are never go wrong tips especially turning off gas BEFORE slowly dropping the bird into the vessel. Resume flame on.

  • @kurzgd
    @kurzgd Před 2 lety +1

    i know this is a warning not to do it, but now i want to do it more

  • @aesthetichoarder8248
    @aesthetichoarder8248 Před 2 měsíci

    My dad wants to do this because he's one of those Canadians who really wants to be American and this is considered a Very American Thing in my part of Canada

  • @daveellis5100
    @daveellis5100 Před 2 lety +1

    Recorded horizontally:)

  • @TheBradleyd1146
    @TheBradleyd1146 Před 2 lety

    That's why you always cut the burner off when putting the turkey in. Then relight it when it's in.

  • @EngineerDJ_Julius
    @EngineerDJ_Julius Před rokem +2

    I'm that guy that never buys turkey for Thanksgiving

  • @platitudinous
    @platitudinous Před 2 lety +1

    this shit saved my life thanks for the video

  • @rambojambone4586
    @rambojambone4586 Před rokem

    Can we do this for New Year’s!

  • @trumptookthevaccine1679
    @trumptookthevaccine1679 Před 5 měsíci

    I want to do this now

  • @shivamgagad5674
    @shivamgagad5674 Před 5 lety +2

    *How is this Tech Insider?*

  • @ugurkancelik496
    @ugurkancelik496 Před 2 lety +4

    Gustavo Fring

  • @Ray-zh8dr
    @Ray-zh8dr Před 5 lety

    I needed a good Laugh!

  • @toxic_tomb1238
    @toxic_tomb1238 Před 2 lety

    Does it taste good tho, we normally bake out turkey like normal but if I can blast fry it with positive results then I might just do that, and I got a nice open field I could do it in without anything flammable.

  • @gohdux
    @gohdux Před 6 měsíci

    I would add don’t keep the number to State Farm in the same general area as where you are cooking.

  • @Tugabud2
    @Tugabud2 Před 3 lety

    Interesting video.... Does anyone know the names (or album) for the two pieces of music used in this video's soundtrack?? Please...

  • @stevenscottoddballz
    @stevenscottoddballz Před rokem

    What about having the deep~fryer 1/2 full of oil. When it is up to temperature, put the turkey in, THEN add oil to JUST cover the turkey?

    • @jamesalles139
      @jamesalles139 Před rokem

      to easy to spill, and you still have hot oil to deal with

  • @montelcarlos143
    @montelcarlos143 Před 2 lety

    No turkey Was harmed during this demonstration

  • @benceballo8337
    @benceballo8337 Před rokem

    My question did it burn or fully cooked ?

  • @HailAnts
    @HailAnts Před 8 měsíci

    The firemen didn't observe their own rules. In each demonstration case they overfilled the pot with oil just to ensure a spectacular fire..

  • @fourcatsandagarden
    @fourcatsandagarden Před 4 lety

    that was an A++ decision on the music

  • @yuuji3795
    @yuuji3795 Před 2 lety

    B.L.E.V.E sounds like some super special move from an anime

  • @therobbonator
    @therobbonator Před 2 lety +1

    I'm just now learning people deep fry Turkeys??? That has to be the most American thing I've ever heard of

  • @D0NCH33T0
    @D0NCH33T0 Před 5 lety +5

    DO YOU BLEVE IN MAGIC, IN A HOSPITAL BED???

  • @panchyto1101
    @panchyto1101 Před 5 lety

    Wow that's crazy

  • @ilikespaghetti2170
    @ilikespaghetti2170 Před 3 lety +1

    lol the background music made it look like a lord of the rings

  • @Timinator2K10
    @Timinator2K10 Před 3 lety +1

    Only in America: Hold my beer, I'll put that frozen bird in there for super fast cookin'! KABLOOEY!!!

  • @nathanstraccia6986
    @nathanstraccia6986 Před 5 lety

    What if you turn the burner off when putting the turkey oil the hot oil

  • @tsm688
    @tsm688 Před 16 dny

    Question. Wouldn't a thawed turkey do the exact same thing for the exact same reason?

  • @georgewashington938
    @georgewashington938 Před 3 lety +1

    so does the turkey not taste good or something?

  • @franco-wq4co
    @franco-wq4co Před 3 lety

    The tree: Ahhhhh that’s lit

  • @ijunkie
    @ijunkie Před 2 lety

    Did they eat the turkey after or not

  • @ServproChesapeake
    @ServproChesapeake Před 5 lety +3

    Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Please stay alert.

  • @cwith6c4810
    @cwith6c4810 Před 5 lety

    Please, please, please - what is the name of the music after 0:50?

  • @brandonpausta2206
    @brandonpausta2206 Před rokem

    We used to have frozen turkey corn hole if you made it in the hot oil you got a real prize!!!!!

  • @TheLifeOfRufo
    @TheLifeOfRufo Před 2 lety

    For a second I though I was watching SPACEX videos got to realize that was thanksgiving meal

  • @bruhzone
    @bruhzone Před 3 lety

    very nice thumbs up

  • @ahistoryfanatic5683
    @ahistoryfanatic5683 Před 3 lety

    0:19
    the teacher leaving the classroom

  • @melissa27ize
    @melissa27ize Před 7 lety

    Cool

  • @micheallancton8984
    @micheallancton8984 Před 4 lety

    I knew a fella who gone ahead and done put an ice hard bird in the grease. Unfortunately he when the oil went up fast he burned his face.

  • @calitremor7372
    @calitremor7372 Před 5 měsíci

    Take out the plastic “pop up” thermometer before submerging into the oil.

  • @darrellcook8253
    @darrellcook8253 Před 5 lety

    Never put a can of unopened condensed soup in the fireplace. Freaking BOOM. Now everything's on fire.

  • @bleplord404
    @bleplord404 Před 6 měsíci

    Boiling liquid expanding vapor sounds like a yugioh card name

  • @jackiewaky533
    @jackiewaky533 Před 2 lety

    He did a oppsie doopsie

  • @Xalgucennia
    @Xalgucennia Před 3 lety

    So 8s the turkey edible?

  • @mike90susanoo84
    @mike90susanoo84 Před 4 lety

    Do they still eat the turkey at least?

  • @Aceofthefire
    @Aceofthefire Před 3 lety +2

    The thumbnail made me think there was a nuclear explosion

  • @randomocto9842
    @randomocto9842 Před 5 měsíci

    Okay but this just makes me wanna do this for funsies

  • @Skempy
    @Skempy Před 4 lety +1

    This American Life podcast brought me here :-)