October is the perfect month to practice making deep fried turkey for your upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. If you don’t have any experience deep frying a turkey, then it’s a good idea to have some practice. And, with Thanksgiving still more than a month away, you can have turkey now and again at Thanksgiving without getting tired of it.

So go retrieve the turkey fryer from wherever you left it – the attic, the basement, the garage – and get it all cleaned up and ready. Don’t have one yet? No problem. You will find all kinds to choose from online or in the stores. Your next move is to buy some cooking oil. Often peanut oil is recommended but you need to be sure that no one has a peanut allergy. It’s also a good time to look up some recipes for some dry rubs you might want to season your turkey with.

So, let’s get started on the trial run. You really don’t want to wait until Thanksgiving to try deep frying a turkey for the first time. It’s a time to be thankful for your good fortune, friends and family. Not a time to stress over how to cook your turkey.

If you practice deep frying a turkey well ahead of time, you’ll be able to relax when you do it for your Thanksgiving Day meal. Don’t forget, you’ll be working with five gallons of boiling oil. That confidence level will come in handy.

Getting things ready also means checking that your propane tank is full and making sure you have a fully charged fire extinguisher handy. Next, gather together your gloves, goggles and all the necessary equipment and accessories. Always keep things together so they’ll be easy to find when you want them for Thanksgiving as well.

Don’t forget that when you deep fry your turkey there aren’t going to be any drippings you can use to make gravy. So think about what you’re going to use to make the gravy. You can boil the neck and giblets to make broth for the gravy. Or, you can rely on ready-made gravy. Deep fried turkey is amazingly moist, however, you’ll still want gravy for your mashed potatoes, so you need to plan ahead.

If you’re a seasoned pro or a nervous novice, having a practice session just makes a lot of sense. It will help to make Thanksgiving a little more relaxed and enjoyable The more you can prepare ahead of time, the smoother your day will be and that’s certainly something to be thankful for.

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