This year Julie and I once again stayed in Chicago for Thanksgiving.  We had some friends over and fried a turkey.  As you can tell be the photograph above we’ve pushed our luck by going with a 13.9 lb turkey.  This was by far the most dangerous frying attempt we’ve ever made.  It took several tense minutes of easing the turkey into the oil to keep the pot from over flowing.  Moving forward we will stick to a 10-12 lb turkey (and I won’t wear flip flops during the frying process).

All of the food turned out great and a good time was had by all.

Side notes:
* The aftermath:

** Previous turkey frying: New Years 2008 & New Years 2009.
*** At least it didn’t end this way:  Columbus Dispatch – Turkey fryer ignites, spoiling family’s holiday.
**** Everything I know about deep frying I learned from Jack & Eddie.