Post T-Day Turkey Fryer Deals

[Fid]

Now that Thanksgiving is over I'm hoping to score a decent deal on a good turkey fryer to use for my first AG set up. Anybody seen anything special anywhere?

 

[Teromous]

Amazon has one listed for 6PM PST...they don't show the price until the time expires, but it might be a good deal. It's a Bayou Classic 36qt stainless steel pot.

 

[Fid]

Thank you sir! Hopefully I remember to check

 

[Teromous]

Also, you might want to check out these ones from Birdman

 

[Turfmanbrad]

Bass pro shop 30 qt stainless pot with spigot, thermometer, lid, 58000 btu burner for $89

 

[Ramitt]

42 qt ss pot with valve for $99 seems like a nice deal
Polar Ware 42 QT Economy Graduated Brew Pot w/Stainless Ball Valve - Birdman Brewing Company Store

 

[Fid]

Bass pro shop 30 qt stainless pot with spigot, thermometer, lid, 58000 btu burner for $89

Looks like a pretty good deal. Anyone have any advice on whether a 30 qt pot is going to be sufficient for 5 gallon batches? I'm assuming its about as small as I'd want to go as it'd give around 1.5 gallons of headspace when my volumes are adjusted for boil off. The only other trouble that I see with it is that its got one of those pesky safety timers that I'd have to disable.

Since alot of you are pointing me towards deals that are just the pots... do you all think its better to just spend the extra cash on buying a pot and burner separate? My biggest concern so far with buying a whole turkey fryer set up is that you never really know what you're going to be getting as far as burner/base quality goes with those things.... though I'd assume any burner strong enough to fry a turkey should boil a 5 gallon batch just fine.

Keep the advice and the leads coming. As always, its much appreciated!

 

[Fid]

Also,

Bass Pro Shops® 30-Quart Propane Turkey Fryer | Bass Pro Shops
$40!?! WTF is wrong with that thing that its only $40?

 

[mikeysab]

30 qt is tight, but works. Gotta be very wary of boilovers.

 

[android]

Also,

Bass Pro Shops® 30-Quart Propane Turkey Fryer | Bass Pro Shops
$40!?! WTF is wrong with that thing that its only $40?

plus, it's got one of those automatic shutoff deals on it, but they are fairly easy to remove.

 

[porterguy]

Also,

Bass Pro Shops® 30-Quart Propane Turkey Fryer | Bass Pro Shops
$40!?! WTF is wrong with that thing that its only $40?

BUY THIS FAST! THAT PRICE IS A STEAL, and there isn't really that much to them for something to be "wrong" with it, unless it's not big enough. I got lucky with a $29 clearance one last year. Works great, no problems.

 

[Fid]

From a fryer description:
" CSA-approved hose with regulator and automatic-shutoff safety timer. Imported."

Read that 3 times before I realized that it didn't say TSA. Was wondering what those mofos were doing regulating frying instead of .... flying? ZING!?

 

[Fid]

From a fryer description:
" CSA-approved hose with regulator and automatic-shutoff safety timer. Imported."

Read that 3 times before I realized that it didn't say TSA. Was wondering what those mofos were doing regulating frying instead of .... flying? ZING!?

And now I'm wondering why Community Supported Agriculture cares about regulating turkey fryers.

 

[dunnright00]

Also,

Bass Pro Shops® 30-Quart Propane Turkey Fryer | Bass Pro Shops
$40!?! WTF is wrong with that thing that its only $40?

I just saw that, and was going to ask the same thing.

I got the money but I was going to get a cooler and make a mash tun. Looks like I'm getting the BK instead!

BTW, this was about $53 after tax & shipping. Still a good deal.

 

[Fid]

Nice! Let me know how it works out (though surely they'll be gone by then).

The other thing that's really holding me back now from pulling the trigger on this the pot seems to sit inside of a raised portion of the square base which I'd assume would make upgrading pot sizes in the future difficult... or at least require some extra attention/hacks.

 

[Turfmanbrad]

I'm pretty sure the raised brackets can be unbolted. I read that on another post. Timers can be disassembled easily too.

 

[ArcaneXor]

The kettle supports can be removed (or not insatalled in the first place)

 

[Barnstormer]

I just bought one at sams club for $49. It looks the same as that one from bass pro but its a 36 qt. Also 58k BTU. I just put it all together and it looks decent. I might add a valve to the kettle though.

 

[bricks]

I bought this one Gander Mountain® > Cajun Injector Gas Turkey Fryer 30-qt. - Camping > Outdoor Cooking > Fryers & Steamers > Gas : Saturday night for $49.95 with free shipping. I see it has gone back up to $79.95 so I guess I got a decent deal. Just waiting on it to get here and the equipment I bought from morebeer to get here so I can get back into brewing after about a 12 year hiatus!

 

[Esmitee]

Also,

Bass Pro Shops® 30-Quart Propane Turkey Fryer | Bass Pro Shops
$40!?! WTF is wrong with that thing that its only $40?

Hey I don't know, But I have it ordered......Hopefully it will work just fine for me, I'm just hoping the small 30 qt pot is NOT TIN FOIL LMAO.

Anyway, I could drink $40 bucks away real easy.... time will tell, and I'll let you guys know. Hey I almost got the $29.95 fish fryer just for the 18" high burnner. Ahhh But then I'd have to buy a bigger pot !

 

[Fid]

I'm pretty sure the raised brackets can be unbolted. I read that on another post. Timers can be disassembled easily too.

The kettle supports can be removed (or not insatalled in the first place)

The brackets definitively look removable but there's what looks to be about a half inch rim that rises around the outside of the base that the kettle sits in. Again, its probably not a huge deal, just arguing with myself out loud about the potential pros and cons if I decide to pick it up.

 

[dunnright00]

Hey I don't know, But I have it ordered......Hopefully it will work just fine for me, I'm just hoping the small 30 qt pot is NOT TIN FOIL LMAO.

Anyway, I could drink $40 bucks away real easy.... time will tell, and I'll let you guys know. Hey I almost got the $29.95 fish fryer just for the 18" high burnner. Ahhh But then I'd have to buy a bigger pot !

Did you get yours? Have you measured the pot? Mine came to 6-1/2 gallons (not 30 qt).

 

[nukinfuts29]

Also,

Bass Pro Shops® 30-Quart Propane Turkey Fryer | Bass Pro Shops
$40!?! WTF is wrong with that thing that its only $40?

Holy crap. I just bought two

 

[Esmitee]

Did you get yours? Have you measured the pot? Mine came to 6-1/2 gallons (not 30 qt).

Damm what a rip off!

My Daughter got me it for Christmas, soo I didn't "UN WRAP" it yet.

That sucks, cause it clearly says 30 quarts. The way I do math, Thats 7 1/2 gallons. Thats what I bought it for, The 7 1/2 gallon size pot.

I'll have to see what mine comes in at. If it does come in at 6 1/2 gallons, I'm going to contact them to get a 30 quart pot as described in the ad! and what I paid for.

I'm soo sick of crap like this when you buy products. Its all just a mind game.

I hate playing the game, And I won't anymore.

Dunnright, did you do it right (LOL) by filling it up with measured water?

Im really hoping Mine has a pot that can hold 30 QTS!

 

[Esmitee]

I just looked at Bassproshops, and they are no longer in stock.

 

[Esmitee]

Did you get yours? Have you measured the pot? Mine came to 6-1/2 gallons (not 30 qt).

Oh BTW putting the pot aside, Have you fired it up and tested the burnner out?

If so, what are your thoughts on the burnner? Good enough, Bad ? etc

I'm not going to care if the paint burns off, Some others do, I just hope the burnner is good to use!

 

[nukinfuts29]

Damm what a rip off!

My Daughter got me it for Christmas, soo I didn't "UN WRAP" it yet.

That sucks, cause it clearly says 30 quarts. The way I do math, Thats 7 1/2 gallons. Thats what I bought it for, The 7 1/2 gallon size pot.

I'll have to see what mine comes in at. If it does come in at 6 1/2 gallons, I'm going to contact them to get a 30 quart pot as described in the ad! and what I paid for.

I'm soo sick of crap like this when you buy products. Its all just a mind game.

I hate playing the game, And I won't anymore.

Dunnright, did you do it right (LOL) by filling it up with measured water?

Im really hoping Mine has a pot that can hold 30 QTS!

If it's 6 1/2 we will both be screaming.

 

[Barnstormer]

Go to sams club. Mine was $49 and advertised a 36 qt pot. It is indeed 9 gallons, I checked.

 

[dunnright00]

Dunnright, did you do it right (LOL) by filling it up with measured water?

Im really hoping Mine has a pot that can hold 30 QTS!

I did it twice, just to make sure, using a 4 cup (1 qt) measuring cup. I made a stick and made a mark every gallon & half gallon. First time it was right at the top at 6-1/2 gal. 2nd time I had about a 1/4 inch once I got to the 6-1/2 gallon mark.

Oh BTW putting the pot aside, Have you fired it up and tested the burnner out?

If so, what are your thoughts on the burnner? Good enough, Bad ? etc

I'm not going to care if the paint burns off, Some others do, I just hope the burnner is good to use!

The burner is good and strong, but it has a 15 min timer. As someone mentioned, these are apparently easy to remove? I'm interested if someone could try it and demonstrate.

Also, there's no adjustment. It's either on or off. So that may be why I got such a high boil off in one hour.

 

[dunnright00]

Go to sams club. Mine was $49 and advertised a 36 qt pot. It is indeed 9 gallons, I checked.

If I had a Sam's club card I would've gone for that instead. Like I said, the Bass Pro was over 50 with shipping.

I may still see if I can find someone who has a card so I can get one of these...