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[Donald Spoon]

Our brand-new Jenn-Air Oven (1year + 1 Month) managed to shatter some 
glass in the oven door about a week before Thanksgiving... PANIC!!  The 
tech had to order the new glass from the Factory.  Fortunately the kids 
living locally pitched in a helped out with pies, stuffing, etc.  I 
volunteered to "Deep Fry" a 13 pound turkey... and all worked out 
Great.  We had a GREAT Thanksgiving!!

I made a Cajun dry rub for the turkey, and rigged up a trapeze apparatus 
on a step ladder that allowed me to lower the bird into the hot oil from 
a "safe" distance.   I must say the turkey was OUTSTANDING, and all 
present agreed!  I highly recommend this method if you haven't tried it 
before... but RTFM first!  There is a LOT that can go wrong and hurt you 
if you don't follow the directions...  About 1 hour of "prep" time for 
the rub and application, and 45 minutes of cooking time in the Peanut 
Oil at 350 Degrees F.

Cheers,
-Don Spoon-



On 11/27/2011 9:31 PM, Timothy Butler wrote:
> (Sheepishly) I'm still here too. Just buried in projects -- serving as an (adjunct) professor for the first semester, working through my first quarter as a Ph.D. student and surviving ordination exams (the latter two are thankfully complete, now!).
>
> Phew.
>
> I think I'm alive.
>
> Hope all of you had a good Thanksgiving (if you are in the States) or, otherwise, a good weekend.
>
> Tim
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> On Nov 12, 2011, at 6:29 AM, Donald Spoon wrote:
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