How to Throw a Thanksgiving Feast that Everyone Will Love | Best Thanksgiving Dishes

whole turkey

🥗Healthier: organic turkey

💰Cheaper: turkey legs

Organic turkey may be more nutritious, while turkey legs are more budget-friendly.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Prepare the brine by mixing water, kosher salt, rosemary, bay leaves, thyme, lemon juice, and allspice in a pot and let it simmer.

Allow the brine to cool and add ice to it before placing the turkey in.

Remove the pop-up timer from the turkey before brining.

Submerge the turkey in the cooled brine and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.

Prepare the deep fryer by draining any water from the turkey and ensuring it is dry.

Fill the deep fryer with peanut oil until the appropriate level is reached, ensuring no water is present.

Inject the turkey with a mixture of melted butter and bacon grease using a syringe.

Season the turkey generously with spices after injecting it.

Preheat the oil in the fryer to 250-275°F before lowering the turkey in.

Carefully lower the turkey into the hot oil, ensuring it is fully submerged and the oil temperature is raised to 325°F after adding the turkey.

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