Smoke Control Areas and wood burning stoves. You need to know if you are in a smoke control area or not as you cannot burn wood if you are (donât panic thereâs a way around it). There is a link at the foot of this article, to the DEFRA website, where this information can be found. Cities are almost always Smoke Control Areas.
1 If you have a deep fat frying thermometer, use it! 2  The best temperature is 350 to 375 degrees F. 3  If you don't have a thermometer, the oil is ready when a 1 cube of white bread dropped into the oil browns in 60 seconds; that oil temperature will be about 365 degrees F.
Most pieces of chicken placed in a deep fryer will start to float, and the bubbles around the chicken leg will start to dissipate once it is done. Depending on the size of your deep fryer it is best to only place two to three pieces in oil at a time. For small chicken legs, cook close to 8 minutes mark, and for large pieces, cook close to 17 minutes. Turkey To properly fry a turkey, the fryer should be heated to a temperature between 350- 400 degrees. This ensures the oil is well heated before lowering the turkey into the fryer. To ensure the turkey is neither overcooked nor undercooked, each pound of turkey should be fried for 3- 4 minutes.