est ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁South ▁Holland <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁tur key ▁f ry er ▁is ▁an ▁appar atus ▁for ▁deep - f ry ing ▁a ▁tur key . ▁ ▁Fried ▁tur key ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁long time ▁favorite ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁has ▁recently ▁become ▁popular ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁reduced ▁time ▁needed ▁to ▁cook ▁a ▁tur key ▁in ▁a ▁deep ▁f ry er , ▁versus ▁other ▁conventional ▁methods ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁o ven ▁or ▁a ▁rot is serie ▁gr ill . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁A ▁traditional ▁tur key ▁f ry er ▁k it ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁burn er , ▁a ▁large ▁stock ▁pot ▁with ▁lid , ▁a ▁basket ▁and / or ▁p oul try ▁holder , ▁a ▁lif ter ▁and ▁a ▁therm ometer . ▁The ▁burn er ▁oper ates ▁on ▁a ▁standard ▁prop ane ▁tank ▁that ▁usually ▁must ▁be ▁purchased ▁separately . ▁Current ▁burn er ▁units ▁are ▁much ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁design ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁increase ▁stability ▁and ▁help ▁prevent ▁tip - o vers . ▁Lower ▁cost ▁units ▁use ▁an ▁al umin um ▁stock ▁pot ▁and ▁a ▁steel ▁burn er ▁while ▁higher - end ▁units ▁include ▁a ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁pot ▁and ▁burn er . ▁Some ▁stock ▁p ots ▁may ▁have ▁an ▁integrated ▁val ve ▁to ▁d rain ▁the ▁oil . ▁The ▁p oul try ▁holder ▁consists ▁of ▁an ▁al umin um ▁or ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁disk ▁with ▁a ▁metal ▁rod ▁formed ▁into ▁a ▁loop ▁with ▁the