The Oil Need to Fry a Turkey calculator estimates the amount of oil needed to deep fry a turkey.
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Oil to Fry a Turkey: The calculator estimates the amount of oil in fluid ounces. However, this can be automatically converted to other units via the pull-down menu. The calculator also returns the equivalent amount in kitchen units (Gallons, Quarts, Cups etc.).
How much oil do I need to fry a turkey? The Oil Needed for Turkey Fryer formula computes the approximate amount of cooking oil you will need to add to your deep fryer to fill it to the top with your bird (turkey) inside. Note this is an approximation and if perfectly correct will fill the fryer to the brim. Obviously less is needed and wanted to prevent spill. However, this is useful in computing the upper range of oil needed for deep frying a bird (turkey).
A common holiday tradition is to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. One of the recent trends is deep frying a turkey. This formula helps you know how many fluid ounces of cooking oil is needed for your deep fryer pot by measuring the interior dimensions of the fryer.