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Best OverallA clean, simple way to cook a whole turkey or large roast outdoors with propane and no frying oil. Expect roasted, crisp-skinned results rather than a battered deep-fried crust, and a short warranty.
A complete outdoor fry and boil kit with both pots, a basket for each and a thermometer, so one box covers turkey day and a seafood boil. Whether a propane tank comes along is not stated.
A tall aluminum fry pot set that comes with a turkey rack, lid and thermometer. It is a pot only, with no burner listed, so plan on supplying your own heat source.
A light outdoor setup for frying fish, wings and seafood with a strong propane burner and a strainer basket. Confirm what ships in the box, since the parts list and the title disagree.
A cart-style outdoor propane fryer with twin burners and baskets for running two batches at once. Temperature is read by thermometer and set by hand, with no thermostat listed.
A tall stainless pot with a rack and a lifting hook for frying a whole turkey. No burner is listed, so you need a separate heat source.
A compact outdoor fry kit for small batches of fish, chicken or hushpuppies, with pot, basket and thermometer in the box. Burner output and fuel type are not stated, so confirm your gas supply first.
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Bayou Classic, King Kooker, VEVOR, Charbroil lead this category among the 4 brands that passed our curation checks.
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Outdoor fryers on this page are propane burners with large pots for frying turkeys and fish and boiling seafood, plus a few separate fryer pots. The first decision is what you will cook, because turkey fryers need a deep pot and a sturdy burner, while fish fryers use a shallow pot and basket.
Safety is the next question, since outdoor frying involves large amounts of hot oil. Use the fryer outdoors on a flat, non flammable surface away from buildings, never overfill the pot, and lower food slowly. A fully thawed and dried turkey is essential, since ice and water cause oil to boil over. Among the 5 products that list weight, most fall between 7.2 and 38 pounds, and 18 pounds is typical.
Features come next. A thermometer, a timer and an automatic shut off help control oil temperature, and a lifting hook and basket make it safer to remove food.
Before buying, check the burner output, the pot size, the stand stability, the thermometer and the hose and regulator. Keep a fire extinguisher rated for grease fires nearby, never use water on an oil fire, and let oil cool fully before storing. Fish fryers with a shallow pot heat faster and use less oil, and a basket with a hook makes it easy to drain food over the pot. Seafood boil kits with a strainer basket double as stock pots for large gatherings.
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