Masterbuilt Butterball Professional Series Indoor Electric Turkey Fryer, Stainless Steel $69.99 Shipped @ Woot

ganjagadget said:   Good luck with that, have the fire department on speed dial....

this electric..used this type for years now.

It's a bad move for all but those who both have a knack to research such things/think things over carefully/have a lot of common sense+ a chunk of wisdom. Are you going to come home with a 18 lb turkey then notice (or not notice) this thing has a 14 lb limit and say 'f it'.. here it goes..

The 'average' person who took the time to read the manual (more likely read half and thoroughly skimed the rest minutes before using the fryer) will start by carefully proceding and end by becoming completely impatient how long a turkey takes to thaw out then moves forward placing a partially frozen turkey in this thing. Ice(water) and ~350 degree oil don't mix; the ice(water) becomes steam and the massive steam 'bubbles' will eject the hot oil out of the fryer. If they get that far. There's just as good a chance they will set it up in a problematic cramped location or/and try to move it to a safer location awhile hot oil is in it.

The ones that should buy this know who they are, and the ones that shouldn't think they are smart but don't think about logistics.

Red me up for being 'negative'! This isn't worth a deformed face. The truth is it's a bit pain in the arse to make a turkey any which way. The prevailing questions are: do you have ample fridge space to defrost it? can you time it so the turkey has 3 days to defrost? Did you defrost it in a tray to accommodate the blood when it defrosts? (I put it in a huge tray and put the whole tray in a new kitchen trashbag and tie a knot before I put it in the fridge). Have you figured out how to move the turkey around without dripping or splattering when you work with it?