Can the Turkey be stuffed prior to cooking. I wouldn't think of stuffing it if I was going to use oil.
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Hello Bonnie - I don't think it can be stuffed because the turkey will be standing up with the support of a stand in the cavity. I had used a citrus and basil brine and stuffed that "stand" with onions and garlic cloves - it was a real crowd pleaser! As luck would have it - one of my guests had brought an award winning stuffing... I highly recommend using this cooker for a rosemary/garlic glazed, standing rib-roast with garlic/onion smashed potatoes!!!
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no. the turkey is cooked in a vertical position with a wire cone shaped basket inserted in the cavity.
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You would need to lift the turkey and manually turn it to allow even cooking. The cooking oil does not cover even a 12 pound bird so the top would not be cooked and the bottom would be over cooked. While it says indoor, unless you want your house to smell like grease, take it to a porch or garage.
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we dind fry turkey but we put a cast iron dutch oven pot on ours and fried everything from the chicken, to fries and then fish . It is strong and a great investment. hmmm turkey...let me talk to the Mr.
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Yes you can fry other things besides a turkey and the cooking time depends on what you are cooking... Google would be able to let you know how long to cook lets say fish or chicken
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The amount of oil will depend on the size of the turkey. Usually 3-4 gallons of oil.
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this big easy oil-less turkey fryer as an inner cylinder that has a solid bottom there is a burner ring beneath it which heats the cylinder to the point that it transfers the heat to whatever you have within it (there is also a footed basket to place your turkey or roast in) the instructions as I remember them tell me that it cooks with infrared heat, I've used it and am pleased with the results. You cannot smoke anything with this item, but it roasts pretty well.
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I usually cook a 20 Lb., turkey in it. I wouldn't recommend going much over that because you want to allow enough room for the infra-red heat to evenly bake the turkey. If you plan to purchase a frozen turkey, allow it to thaw naturally in the fridge as recommended on the label. Be sure to hook up to a fully charged propane tank. This is the fourth year using it at Thanksgiving. I've also used it at Christmas, Easter and other times. Perfect color. Perfect doneness. Moist and juicy. Even the stuffing is better. It's just great. The bonus is not having a hot kitchen for hours while doing other things. I usually cook a 20 Lb., turkey in it. I wouldn't recommend going much over that because you want to allow enough room for the infra-red heat to evenly bake the turkey. If you plan to purchase a frozen turkey, allow it to thaw naturally in the fridge as recommended on the label. Be sure to hook up to a fully charged propane tank. This is the fourth year using it at Thanksgiving. I've also used it at Christmas, Easter and other times. Perfect color. Perfect doneness. Moist and juicy. Even the stuffing is better. It's just great. The bonus is not having a hot kitchen for hours while doing... » Read More I usually cook a 20 Lb., turkey in it. I wouldn't recommend going much over that because you want to allow enough room for the infra-red heat to evenly bake the turkey. If you plan to purchase a frozen turkey, allow it to thaw naturally in the fridge as recommended on the label. Be sure to hook up to a fully charged propane tank. This is the fourth year using it at Thanksgiving. I've also used it at Christmas, Easter and other times. Perfect color. Perfect doneness. Moist and juicy. Even the stuffing is better. It's just great. The bonus is not having a hot kitchen for hours while doing other things. « Show Less
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Yes, but it wouldn't be "roasted". It would be the same as putting it in a crockpot on low, unless you browned it first.
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You do not need to wash prior to using. Yes, you can pour cooking oil through it. We used it for sieving maple syrup. worked wonderful!
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We have rotisseried 4.5# chicken. It did well. It was not stuffed, although an onion was in the large breast cavity and it did very well. :)
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Just my opinion. I would not attempt it. It says in the description "fry" but it lacks a temp shut off (at least my model does) that would prevent overheating the oil. The "fry" basket and pot are shallow, about 1/4 the size needed for a turkey. If you look at a decent turkey fryer, there seems to be more guarding around the burner and the hose to the propane tank appears longer. Nope, not me. Maybe shrimp, fish or fries, but not a turkey. Be safe. Please, buy a recent unit with updated safety features that is designed for frying a turkey. Good luck. BTW, this is a heck of a nice GRILL. Just my opinion. I would not attempt it. It says in the description "fry" but it lacks a temp shut off (at least my model does) that would prevent overheating the oil. The "fry" basket and pot are shallow, about 1/4 the size needed for a turkey. If you look at a decent turkey fryer, there seems to be more guarding around the burner and the hose to the propane tank appears longer. Nope, not me. Maybe shrimp, fish or fries, but not a turkey. Be safe. Please, buy a recent unit with updated safety features that is designed for frying a turkey. Good luck. BTW, this is a heck... » Read More Just my opinion. I would not attempt it. It says in the description "fry" but it lacks a temp shut off (at least my model does) that would prevent overheating the oil. The "fry" basket and pot are shallow, about 1/4 the size needed for a turkey. If you look at a decent turkey fryer, there seems to be more guarding around the burner and the hose to the propane tank appears longer. Nope, not me. Maybe shrimp, fish or fries, but not a turkey. Be safe. Please, buy a recent unit with updated safety features that is designed for frying a turkey. Good luck. BTW, this is a heck of a nice GRILL. « Show Less
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Hi, Shawn,No, you don't have to use the wood chips in the Masterbuilt...I've cooked many turkeys, ducks and chickens in mine without smoking them, and they come out moist and delicious! Smoking is totally optional. Good cooking! Tony
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I would imagine it is just like any other oil that you buy from the grocery store. We didn't have it very long because we used it to fry our turkey. It turned out great!
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I bought a 35 lb. box of Peanut Oil at Costco and it was enough to cook a 16 lb. turkey. The easiest way to measure where you want the oil level is to put the un-packaged turkey in the pot and add water to just over the top of the turkey. Remove the turkey and mark the side of the pot where the water level is. (I just scratched the inside of the pot with my pocket knife.) This will tell you how much oil you'll need to add.
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No it is not recommended that you use regular cooking oil. Oils heat up and cook differently so it's important to use popcorn oil. I've found it at my food store near all the other popcorn selections...
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That's about the size of my oven. There's not room for other stuff while the turkey's cooking. Anything else gets cooked the day before or better yet at another guess' house. I do like my turkey straight out of the oven. A cooking bag in a shallow pan is a good idea as mentioned previously but do I prefer this roaster; turkey cooked breast down with a lifting rack under it. Breast down allows the fatty back to baste it. When almost done, I remove it from the roaster to brown the skin. On occasion, it has fallen apart in this process. All the easier to crisppen under broiler. I use this pan because the typical 16-18lb turkey just doesn't fit the next size smaller. That's about the size of my oven. There's not room for other stuff while the turkey's cooking. Anything else gets cooked the day before or better yet at another guess' house. I do like my turkey straight out of the oven. A cooking bag in a shallow pan is a good idea as mentioned previously but do I prefer this roaster; turkey cooked breast down with a lifting rack under it. Breast down allows the fatty back to baste it. When almost done, I remove it from the roaster to brown the skin. On occasion, it has fallen apart in this process. All the easier to crisppen under broiler. I use this pan... » Read More That's about the size of my oven. There's not room for other stuff while the turkey's cooking. Anything else gets cooked the day before or better yet at another guess' house. I do like my turkey straight out of the oven. A cooking bag in a shallow pan is a good idea as mentioned previously but do I prefer this roaster; turkey cooked breast down with a lifting rack under it. Breast down allows the fatty back to baste it. When almost done, I remove it from the roaster to brown the skin. On occasion, it has fallen apart in this process. All the easier to crisppen under broiler. I use this pan because the typical 16-18lb turkey just doesn't fit the next size smaller. « Show Less
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First, I would get a rack that fits inside the pan before trying to cook a turkey in it.. you'll be much happier with the result. I've never added water when cooking a turkey, but we do use a LOT of butter to coat the bird, between that and the natural juices of the bird, you'll get a good amount of drippings for gravy. We seal the edge of the pan with foil to help keep the moisture in... take the cover off for the last few minutes of cooking to brown the bird.. Good luck.