Customer Reviews

Eastman Outdoors 38065 Aluminum Turkey Fry Pot with 170,000 BTU Burner

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The burner provided with this unit will burn a hole in the bottom of the aluminum pot very quickly if there is not any water or oil in it. We're talking a matter of about 2-3 minutes here. I have a pot with a hole in it to prove it. I have subsequently ordered the Stainless steel pot. The aluminum pots are very soft and it is also possible to scrape them with stainless steel utensils. I am used to commercial cookware mainly. The only aluminum pots I have have a 1/4 inch of aluminum on the bottom. As this thing was a gift, I will take it to a welding shop and have a large aluminum plate welded to the bottom after the hole is cleaned-up, the wife will never know. It is my fault for not putting in the oil before placing it on the burner, but I was just boiling away the water from cleaning it out, which is standard kitchen procedure. Plenty of heat, which is what you need, but buy the stainless rig.

Though I can't speak to this particular product, I've also seen the UL video footage, and even that comes with the disclaimer that they were not following directions.

I just had some delicious fried turkey yesterday, so please don't let the potential dangers scare you off. A charcoal grill could be equally as dangerous, if used improperly.

Just a few tips:
1. READ THE DIRECTIONS! Don't let your manliness get in the way of this one. You're working with boiling oil and an open flame connected to a propane tank. You don't want to learn the hard way here.
2. Use only as much oil that will cover the turkey. You don't want to over fill the pot...this is what the UL testers did to force the oil to overflow.
3. NEVER use a frozen turkey. Make sure that it's fully thawed, and patted dry with a paper towel. You probably know how oil reacts when you put frozen french fries into a skillet. Imagine that same reaction with 8 gallons, and a 10 lb ice block of a bird.

If you stay safe, and use your head, these cookers can be a great tool, and produce an incredible meal. Bon appetit & happy thanksgiving!

We aren't only beer enthusiasts but we also do alot of outdoor camping and football get togethers. This product is supurb. We use the burner to brew a batch of beer on and it is easily regulated. Also we have used the whole setup to fix a few batches of hotwings for backyard get togethers. When we are camping it is our primary food cooker. And on the topic of durable, this thing outlasts. We haven't used the food injector with the original setup but I use it in my everyday BBQing and food preperation. I would recomend this product to anyone!!!

I was hesitant to make fried turkey this year because of all the dangers involved in frying one, however, after a lot of research, I decided to give it a try. Assembling it was easy and about people complaining about how unsturdy it is, I have to disagree. I thought it was pretty sturdy, it's not like someones going to walk by and kick the fryer. About the oil over flowing, I got tips from other sites on placing your bird in a trash bag and placing the bag in the empty pot, filling it with just the right amount of water, then take out the bag and then either mark the pot or just remember where the water mark was located. Empty the pot and make sure you dry it out well, add your oil (peanut oil is best due to it's high heating temp) and you should be fine. Another tip was adding a whole onion in the oil so the oil wouldn't scorch. I don't know if it actually worked or not, but I did it anyway and it didn't seem to change the flavor of the bird. When adding the turkey into the oil, lower it very slowly. We made cooked a 20lb turkey in less than 1 1/2 hrs! Make sure this is all done in an open area of course and not indoors. If you're careful, you'll have a wonderfully moist and great tasting turkey!

Yesterday (Christmas) instead of having cold turkey sandwiches we cooked an entirely new fresh bird for the evening meal. I have to say that in 50 minutes we had the best tasting turkey I have ever had. The crisp skin melted in your mouth. The frying of the turkey was easy and uneventful by following the enclosed instructions. We looked like tailgaters out on the front sidewalk frying the turkey with the freshly fallen snow around us. By the way, the leftovers made great tasting sandwiches today. Excellent product when used correctly.

This particular product surprised me because I was really skeptical about how the turkey was going to taste, but it ended up tasting very delicious. We now us the deep fryer to fry chickens and other things.

I have seen this product in use, and it is a great investment. Cooks fast and even, the greatest for deep frying turkey. Can also be used for other deep frying, not only for turkey.

My husband just brought home a video of the Underwriters Laboratory testing of this and other deep-fat turkey fryers. These things are SO dangerous. They can easily tip over and start HUGE grease fires. Before you buy any of these fryers, look to see if it is endorsed by Underwriters Laboratories so you know you're buying a safe product. I hope no one gets hurt by these things.