Ahh yeah most likely. I used to do smaller batches for those but thats probably what it is. I used to make my own out of large coffee cans.
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Nope, normal vegetable or peanut or such oil. What happens is the water in the turkey starts boiling and spattering oil droplets, and the body cavity acts like a nozzle and launches them in a big stream. Those oil droplets reach the burner flame and 
Edit: oh and people just forget to leave space in the fryer for the turkey volume and overflow them.
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Alton Brown shows you how to do it safely with Science!
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We have a winner! Yes, a chimney for turning charcoal (or in this case hickory) into coals before placing it into the smoker. I want to get a 55 gallon drum and convert it into one, that way I’ll be able to put larger pieces of hickory in the the top, then use a shovel to collect the coals below.
I smoke a lot, mostly pork shoulders and ribs, but also beef brisket, prime rib roast, chickens and turkeys.
I love fried turkeys… It’s deliscious, but you have to have common sense or you will get yourself in trouble.
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Not the first time that this has been mentioned.
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Total waste of good hickory.
I live in the woods, a body wouldn’t last long out there…
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ooh. I knew I wanted what was in that smoker.
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Ah, that explains the height of the flames. Mine never get more than a few inches tall, but I’ve only used it for lighting charcoal not wood.
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Yes.
The whole idea is to use the chimney to turn the wood into coals. In the initial burning the temperature of the flames is too high, which would cause the fire box burn up. Using coals prevents this and allows you to keep the temp. of the smoker consistent. In this case, 225 degrees Fahrenheit (Low and Slow).
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We used to soak the hickory in water but still leave it intact as wood. That led to pretty good results.
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gawd… now I want a pile of brisket… That all looks delicious.
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My work here is done.
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For even more delicious looking meats, we have this thread…
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I honestly cannot imagine any meat looking more delicious than @Moonshine 's!
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its not a competition or if it is it is one where we all win 
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@moonshine wins, cause there is no way I can imagine to recreate whatever he did with that meat.
I will dream about this tonight and wake up hungry!
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Wow. I had no idea this was here, I just read the whole thread.
Very impressive.
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Getting back on track.
I’ve been slammed with real world tasks, I finally had time to spray several coats of clear on top of the shell pink. Next comes a coat of black, then the purple flake process begins.
Bones approves.
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A lot went down today, I had real world work to do but managed to spray the body between tasks.
First off, I sprayed the body with black nitro lacquer, remember that this will be a relic’d instrument, so I’m not too concerned with dings, etc…
I had previously sprayed the shell pink, then added a few coats of clear lacquer. This morning, I started by spraying the body with black lacquer.
I would like to mention that except for the clear lacquer, all colors that I am using are aerosols (spray cans/bombs). I used Stew Mac lacquer for the black and the shell pink, but I used other aerosols that are available at automotive parts stores as well as hobby/craft stores.
Here’s the black coat.
Next I used a Krylon product called Glitter Blast, Starry Night, a black lacquer with silver glitter. This comes in a smaller 5.75oz. can
I then sprayed the body with Krylon Shimmer Metallic/Candy Grape (11.5oz), unfortunatley, I didn’t get a pick… Next I sprayed a coat of Rustoleum Glitter/Silver (11.5oz), and I did get a pic of that.
It looks more silver but you still can see the purple underneath in person.
Next I sprayed several coats of Duplicolor Metalcast Purple, this stuff is basically a translucent lacquer and it’s available in a few different colors. I have used it several times to spray over silver glitter/flake.
It’s so hard to take a pic of metalflake, the color came out turning leaning towards pink instead of purple.
The color I am looking for is what I sprayed on the headstock (sorry for the bad pic).
Duplicolor also has a blue Metalcast color, which I used to spray a light coat over the purple to bring the shade to what I wanted.
Here it is in sunlight.
I did sprayed some clear lacquer on it, I’ll build up several coats, do a little wet sanding, then let it cure. Next comes sanding buffing and assembly.
I have a bit of work to do on the pickups, but “I’m getting closer to my home”. Lol.
Happy Father’s day to all. I will be spending mine in my shop, the Bombshelter, my happy place. Later will come some really thick T bones, baked potatoes, followed by adult beverages, cigars and a hot tub.
I’m blessed.
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