I always use my fryer on the concrete driveway, and never have oil
spillage. The key is to use
Archimedes' technique for displacement. To do that, get your turkey
ready on the dipping thingie and put it in the pot. Now add enough
water to cover the turkey completely. Remove the turkey on the thingie
and note how high the water is in the pan without the turkey and
thingie. Mark the water level with a pencil. That is how much oil you
will need to fry the bird. Dry the pan completely, being sure to leave
the pencil mark, and take the fryer pot outside to the fryer, and pour
oil in just to the pencil mark. Heat the oil according to the fryer
directions and DRY THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE TURKEY AND THE DIPPING
THINGIE, which will prevent lots of splattering oil when you GENTLY put
the turkey into the hot oil. A few safety things I do: when the oil
is heated to the proper temperature for frying, turn the propane OFF,
put the turkey in the pot, and re-light the propane. In case of
accidental oil spill you won't start a fire! Also, the thingie that
holds the turkey and has the long handle for dipping the turkey still
puts my hands too close to hot oil for my peace of mind, so I slip a
piece of re-bar through the handle and a friend and I each take an end
of the re-bar to move the turkey both in and out of the pot. I always
have extra people on hand when I fry a turkey, because it's important
to NEVER leave it unattended. (Get out the extra lawn chairs, grab a
bottle of champagne, your camera, and sit around the fryer. If it's
cold outside, wooly hats make the pictures more interesting!) Always
have a fire extinguisher rated for oil and grease handy just in case,
and use the fryer away from your house, garage, and car, and not
sitting on anything flammable. When the turkey is finished, turn off
the propane, take the turkey out of the pot and hold it over the pot a
minute or two to drip, and then carry it into the house while another
person holds a tray to catch drips en route. Let the propane cool
completely before trying to handle the fryer. ENJOY
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!