Make sure it’s not frozen or too cold. Do it outside on the concrete but if you don’t want grease stains put a tarp down. Wear longish work gloves so you don’t get the oil on your skin and make sure your lifters and pot are the right size for your bird and don’t use just whatever you have!! That and not wearing long sleeves/gloves/closed toed shoes is how people have a little spill and then drop the bird or knock the whole pot and end up burned. It’s easier to do two smaller birds than one giant one for a lot of people.

It was fun for a family event but I like my oven turkey because it is much easier (I’m already in the kitchen) and since I make smaller birds anyways.