Johnny wrote:

> 1. when injecting the marinade with the syringe, am i putting it in the
> middle of the meat...or am i trying to get it between the sking and
> meat? The later seems like what most people are talking about when they
> refer to the turkey "inflating".

Into the meat itself.


> 2. i've also come across posts which mention putting a whole onion in
> the cavity of the turkey. this seems pretty interesting, i just toss
> this in before frying and leave it in the whole time right?

Yes.


> 3. are there any other vegetables i should toss in the cavity as
> well...i'm pretty intrigued by this method

You could try carrots or halved lemons.


> 4. i've come across many marinade recipes. i myself would like to try
> the hot ones with cayenne pepper however i feel the majority of guests
> would like something mild. which type seems to be most pleasing to the
> mass?

The mild (even though *I* would prefer the spicy).


Bob