you've seen french fries being dropped into oil?
Imagine a 16 to 18 pound chunk of meat being dropped into oil at double the temp!
even if it is thawed, you'll get a little flare up.
gloves
apron
no shorts and no sandals are a must!
350 degree oil to the frontside of the body may put a damper on the weekend.
this stuff is truly nothing to mess around with-do it wrong and you will get hurt
I usually do 5 or 6 a year and see a lot of news stories about fried turkey mishaps.
on the other hand, those fryers can be used for so many things, I'd be lost without one
I've cooked;
crab
lobster
stew
and we recently had Chili for 15 an Mid-Ohio ALMS
Hardpoint inhales a beer
and Warlock joins him
the flobee1kenobi mid-ohio alarm clock