| While your neighbors are putting up their Halloween | | | | to worry about. |
| decorations and scouring supermarkets for bargain | | | | And remember when you deep fry a turkey you |
| candy, its the perfect time for you to deep fry a | | | | wont have turkey drippings to make gravy. October |
| turkey. If youve been thinking about deep frying a | | | | is the perfect time to plan your gravy options. You |
| turkey for Thanksgiving but want to try it first, then | | | | could fry up the giblets and neck in a pan and use |
| October is the perfect time. Its close enough to | | | | those drippings to make your gravy. Or you could |
| Thanksgiving for you to gain some valuable | | | | buy your gravy at the store. The deep fried turkey |
| experience but still far enough away that your family | | | | will be moist enough that gravy will be more |
| wont get tired of turkey sandwiches. | | | | important for the mashed potatoes but its still a |
| In October, Thanksgiving is still over a month away. | | | | good idea to plan ahead. |
| It's the perfect time to get your turkey fryer out of | | | | Heres an excellent injector sauce recipe to try: |
| the attic, buy some peanut oil and test out some | | | | Buttery Injector Sauce |
| new dry rubs or injector recipes. Lets face it once | | | | 1/2 cup Chicken Broth |
| November comes its too late to subject your family | | | | 4 tbsp Butter |
| to a turkey test run when they're going to have it | | | | 1 tbsp Lemon Juice |
| again in a few weeks on Thanksgiving. Thats a lot of | | | | 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder |
| turkey. And Thanksgiving dinner is a time to be | | | | 1/2 tsp Black Pepper |
| thankful, not a time to try out new recipes. What if | | | | Salt to taste |
| your bird tastes terrible? You dont want your family | | | | Melt Butter in a pan or microwave |
| to remember this year as the one where Dad ruined | | | | Mix butter in a bowl with the rest of the ingredients |
| Thanksgiving. | | | | except salt |
| Deep frying a practice turkey a month early will | | | | Add salt slowly and taste. The sauce should only |
| increase your comfort level on Thanksgiving. Lets | | | | taste slightly salty |
| face it when working with five gallons of boiling oil | | | | Whisk or use electric mixer until well blended and |
| you can use all the comfort you can get. And youll | | | | ready to be injected |
| also get to enjoy a wonderful deep fried turkey | | | | Inject mixture into turkey |
| without all the stress and the hassles that the | | | | Place turkey in oven bag or in a large bowl with a |
| holidays bring. | | | | cover |
| Your prep work should include making sure your | | | | Refrigerate overnight |
| propane tank is full and check to see if your fire | | | | Whether its your first deep fried turkey or you are |
| extinguisher is charged and ready for action. Be sure | | | | an old pro, try using October to practice. It will make |
| to find your gloves and goggles and collect all the | | | | Thanksgiving a little more relaxed and enjoyable. The |
| necessary equipment that youll need for the big day. | | | | more prepared you are, the smoother your day will |
| Put it somewhere on hand like the garage. This way | | | | go and thats something to be thankful for. |
| when Thanksgiving comes youll have one less thing | | | | |