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Do You Need to Use Peanut Oil to Deep Fry a Turkey?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Stan Mack

Traditionally, cooks use peanut oil to fry turkeys because of the flavor it adds, but you can use other common cooking oils. Whichever cooking oil you choose, make sure its smoke point is higher than the 375 degrees Fahrenheit you must maintain to fry the turkey.