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| Delicious Turkeys cooked in The Big Easy are prepared the same way as in traditional fryers and can be injected with marinades. However, The Big Easy allows for the use of rubs and seasoning flavor to be used on the outside, which can wash away with traditional turkey fryers. A removable drip pan located underneath The Big Easy heating chamber catches all the bird’s flavorful juices, allowing cooks to retain the essential ingredients of homemade gravy for further preparation on the stovetop. A healthy alternative to oil frying, the Char-Broil Big Easy actually does more than just fry turkeys—it can also safely cook chicken, pork tenderloin, beef roast and most large cuts of meat up to 16 pounds, all in about eight to 10 minutes per pound. Doneness is determined not by cook time, but by the turkey’s internal temperature, which is safely measured using a meat thermometer, included with The Big Easy. |
Ask anyone to describe food prepared inside The Big Easy and "juicy" is the first word you're likely to hear - followed by tender, moist, and flavorful. Instead of oil, the infrared heat penetrates the meat evenly and seals the juices inside. The result is a bird that’s moist inside and crispy outside—just as fried turkey should be. Safe
Thanksgiving just got a whole lot easier and healthier for those who love the juicy taste of fried turkey but hate the safety, cost and hassle issues related to cooking with oil. Because it’s oil-less, The Big Easy eliminates the dangers long associated with the incorrect and unsupervised use of deep fryers. Cooking occurs inside The Big Easy’s cylindrical, double-walled heating chamber, powered by a fully enclosed propane burner. The turkey or other meat is placed inside a drop-in basket that is lowered into the chamber and cooked with evenly distributed Infrared radiant heat.
We love the juicy and distinctive taste of fried turkey, but many of us have become increasingly wary of the fire dangers associated with deep fryers - and for good reason. In fact, firefighters and consumer product safety experts warn that unattended or improperly used turkey fryers can cause devastating house or deck fires. Cooking oil is combustible; therefore, if it is heated beyond its cooking temperature, then its vapors can ignite. In fact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission noted "the majority of reported incidents occurred while the oil was being heated, prior to adding the turkey."The Big Easy offers the perfect safe and healthy solution—great fried turkey taste without the oil.
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Those who have fried a turkey using a traditional deep-fryer can testify that it is a labor-intensive process. Finding a safe location, buying oil, pre-heating the oil, cleaning up the mess and properly disposing of the used oil is inconvenient and time consuming.
Beyond being a "labor of love" for your family and friends, cooking with a traditional turkey fryer is also expensive proposition. That juicy, mouthwatering, crispy skinned result can put a significant dent in your wallet especially when it comes to buying the oil. Frying with peanut oil usually costs between $35-$40 per use. In addition to the cost, there is the problem of what to do with 3 to 4 gallons of peanut oil when the feast is over. Then the fun begins. Simply getting 3.5 to 4 gallons of used oil from a 26 to 30 quart pot back into a container or several containers is not a simple task. Then figuring out how and where to properly recycle the oil in your community is often a challenge.
The Char-Broil Big Easy eliminates all oil-related issues by simply eliminating the oil, allowing the backyard chef to spend less money and more time savoring the best turkey they have ever tasted. No more oil to buy and pre-heat. No more trying to figure out a safe, easy and way to dispose of 3 to 4 gallons of used oil. Enjoy the convenience and savor the taste!
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Specifications:
• 18,000 BTU burner
• Requires propane tank
• Outdoor use only
• Packaged weight: 35 lbs.
• Product weight: 30 lbs.
• Assembled size: 21.1"L x 21.1"W x 24.5"H
• Carton Size: 17.52" L x 17.52" W x 20.9" H
What's in the box: cooker, cooking basket, basket lifter, meat thermometer, quick start cooking guide, cool touch handles, rotary ignition, and easy use grease tray.
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Customer Reviews
In the short time that we have owned this piece of equipment We have done a 16lb. turkey, two 7lb. chickens (not at the same time, two boneless pork loins (one at a time), a standing rib roast (4 ribs) and a pork butt. All were great.
We are experimenting with mounting shelves that can be adjusted to different levels by using the basket structure to support them. We have baked 4 sweet potatoes on a shelf (its a stainless steel cooking grate from a previous vertical smoker) we just cut it down to fit the diameter of the basket. Fixin' next to try Bar-B-Q cabbage on the shelf while the meat is in the bottom.
If I could figure a way to have it clean itself I'd give it a five star rating.
It will never replace smoking but it sure is a lot faster and easier.
I don't have to split the wood like I do for smokin'.
Chris
October 3, 2008
Updater after 10 months of use.
I felt that this cooker was worthy of minute of my time to offer an update about it.
I do a great deal of outdoor cooking all year long. I cant think of anything I haven't cooked on this unit. It has all been excellent. (Oops, I just thought of something. The briskets still get done in the smoker and that ain't gonna change. It takes 2 days prep and 24 - 30 hrs of smokin' @ 180 - 200 deg.)
I have been using metal skewers that are cut to the diameter of the cooking basket plus 1" so they rest on the rungs of the basket. I have hung ribs, multiple pork loins, multiple beef roasts of various cuts and use an electronic meat thermometer with two probes to monitor the progress. When I do multiple chickens I use the skewers just to balance them in the upside down (tail up) position.
I have not needed to spend the money for peanut oil to use in my regular deep fryer. I haven't used it since I purchased the "Big Easy".
A word of note; I do use slightly more propane than if I would cook the roasts on one of my hooded grills, but the key word here is SLIGHTLY, the outcome of the meat far outweighs the propane used. As far as chicken and turkey in the deep fryer, it would require more propane to run the burner to heat the oil than what I use to do them in the Big Easy.
I hope that this helps anyone who is thinking of purchasing a "Big Easy".
One last thing. I have a friend who is always lifting the lid of the smoker and the grills. Well poof there goes the cooking time out the window, real noticeable when cooking at 200 deg. and below.
With "The Big Easy" I don't use the mesh cover when I cook, my buddy's got nothing to open, its all there for the world to see and the temperature is not effected. The meat gets done on time.
Chris
I cooked a 15lb turkey, and I found that it actually cooked a bit faster than 10 minutes a pound. Overall it took about 2 hours to fully cook it. The math said it would take 30 minutes longer, but I pulled it when the thermometer hit 170.
The results were as advertised. The turkey came out nice and crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. The rub and marinade (Cajun butter) really gave it that little something extra. the bird got rave reviews from all that tried it. Matter of fact I think I may have sold at least two other people on the big easy. One of which is looking for alternatives to peanut oil based frying due to allergies in the family.
Overall, the only way they could make this thing better is if they included a sample marinade and injector for your first cooking experience. Oh and I think I might research a little about the infrared technology so that I can answer the questions the next time I have people over.
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