For the 1st time my wife & I will be enjoying Thanksgiving alone, that is, just the two of use. Usually it's a good family get together of 6 adults & 4 kids. Thanksgiving is usually at one of my daughters house where there husbands are in charge of cooking the meat.
My son-in-laws are excellent grillers & smoker but the last few years they've developed an obsession for the perfect deep fried turkey. It's turned out pretty much anything but perfect with an "adverse event" each time.
Last year some kinda (broken) safety feature kept turning the flame off after ~10 mins. So my son-in-laws & I sat around the propane camp fire sipping beers & taking turns lighting the fire.
There was another year where it appeared to be cooked to perfection but was raw on the inside. Microwave saved the day & it still tasted good.
The 1st attempt was also the 1st time Brandon did his best to follow the cooking "by the book". Looking back I think he had a bad thermometer stuck at whatever he thought should be the right temp. It's the only time I've been able to document the tragedy inflicted on this poor bird:
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This year our entire meal comes from a our favorite grocery store fully cooked, just heat up.