Bayou Classic 30-Quart Outdoor Turkey Fryer Model# 3016

This is about as basic a turkey fryer set up as you can buy. It is also about as inexpensive a turkey fryer as you can buy. In fact the oil and the turkey will probably cost you more than this set up. On the other hand, this turkey fryer has no safety features for what can be a dangerous cooking process. If you are careful and know what you are doing then this is a cheap way to go. If you have doubts then you might want to look into a safer piece of equipment.

If you've ever had a Deep Fried Turkey, you know how delicious it can be. If you've ever picked up a newspaper the weekend after Thanksgiving then you have probably read some of the disaster stories related to deep frying a turkey. Of course if you want to cook a great tasting 20-pound turkey in about an hour, there is no other way.

In recent years there has been a number of turkey fryers hitting the market with a number of safety features. This turkey fryer doesn't have any of those. It also doesn't have the price of many of those. The Bayou Classic Turkey Fryer is a basic unit that is built the way they made them before Martha Stewart learned to cook.

This fryer will do what it is supposed to do, fry a turkey. It will also let you boil about 7 gallons of water for a crab boil or cooking a lot of corn on the cob. If you are careful and know what you are doing you really shouldn't have any trouble. The problem from a safety standpoint is that not everyone fits into the "know what you are doing" category. If you are in this group, you might want to look for something with all the safety features. If, you know what you are doing and don't want to spend a lot of money on something you might only use once a year then this is a turkey fryer you might want to consider.