Step 1

Prepare the butter by simmering all the ingredeints for the injection in the butter for about 5 minutes. Strain the butter and set aside.

Step 2

Remove the neck, giblets, pop-up timer (if your turkey has one), and trim away excess fat and skin from the neck cavity so the bubbling oil is able to flow freely through the turkey during the cook.

Step 3

Use the water displacement method as described above to properly gauge how far to fill the pot with oil. Take note of that measurement.

Step 4

Pat thawed turkey completely dry with paper towels.

Step 5

Draw up melted butter into meat injector and inject meat in several places throughout the breasts, legs, and the meaty part of the wings.

Step 6

Separate the skin from the breast meat. Rub the outside of the turkey with oil and season with salt and pepper (the oil helps the salt and pepper to stick).

Step 7

Turkey stand or basket:Turkey Stand: Fit turkey over stand or skewer provided in your kit. Tie wings back and truss legs securely with kitchen twine.

Step 8

Fryer Basket: Or, truss the legs and secure the wings with twine, and place the seasoned bird in the fryer basket.

Step 9

Place a Pro Series high temp penetration probe into the deepest part of the breast, avoiding bone. Set Smoke’s high alarm for the channel that will be used for monitoring the meat’s internal temperature to the turkey’s pull temp of 157°F (69°C).

Step 10

. Connect hose to the propane tank.

Step 11

Place fryer pot on top of the burner. With the gas and burner OFF, fill the pot with oil to the level as measured from water displacement done earlier.

Step 12

Using a pot clip, secure a 12″ probe to the side of the pot. Set the oil channel’s high alarm to 250°F (121°C). Connect the probe to Smoke X2.

Step 13

Using the burner’s instructions, turn the gas on and light the burner.

Step 14

When the alarm sounds, turn off the gas and very slowly lower the turkey into the fryer (wearing an apron, safety goggles, and gloves). Attach the meat’s probe to Smoke.

Step 15

Set Smoke’s oil channel high alarm to 350°F (177°C), and the low alarm to 320°F (160°C). Turn on the gas and ignite the burner. Adjust the gas level to maintain the oil’s temperature in this range.

Step 16

Even though Smoke has a very handy wireless receiver, stay right by your fryer’s side through the entire cook. Grab a magazine or a good book and wait for your turkey’s high alarm to go off.

Step 17

When the meat’s high alarm sounds, turn the gas off completely. Very slowly and carefully lift the turkey out of the oil and set into a clean roasting pan. Spot-check the internal temperature with an instant-read thermometer like a Thermapen to verify that the tracked temperature is the lowest found.If a lower temperature is found, replace the probe into the lowest temperature area in the meat, and return the turkey to the oil. Turn the burner back on and allow to cook until the pull temperature of 157°F (69°C) is reached.

Step 18

Allow the turkey to rest for about 15-20 minutes.

Step 19

While wearing gloves, remove the turkey from the fryer basket or turkey stand and place onto a carving board. Carve your turkey and serve!

Step 20

Allow the oil to cool entirely before pouring it out of the pot and either straining and storing for later use, or disposing of appropriately.