Patent ID: 7981459
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A method of deep frying a whole turkey with a domestic fryer, comprising: inserting a whole turkey of about 12 lbs. to about 16 lbs. in weight into a cooking pot; heating fluid in said cooking pot indoors with an electric heater unit in contact with the fluid in the cooking pot, and wherein said cooking pot has an interior surface that has a volume reduction configuration that includes a reduction in cross-sectional width extending between an intermediate height location and a base of said cooking pot, and which volume reduction configuration provides for an 8 to 10 quart cooking fluid volume for cooking the whole turkey of about 12 lbs to 16 lbs in weight, and said method further comprising placing a lid over said cooking pot following turkey insertion, and said method further comprising holding the turkey with a food holder and supporting the food holder with a food holder support that is positioned under the food holder, and wherein said domestic fryer has an electric power cord, and said method including connecting said power cord to a domestic electric outlet as to provide a power source for said electric heater unit; and frying, with the heating fluid, the submersed turkey while in the cooking pot; wherein inserting said turkey into said cooking pot includes arranging the turkey so as to extend horizontally such that the breast of the turkey and the wings extend essentially horizontally on the food holder, and wherein the volume reduction configuration includes a reduction in cross-sectional width which comprises a volume reduction portion extending within a lower third in cooking pot height.