Best Alternate Oil for...

frying a turkey? Are there oils besides peanut oil that can safely and satisfactorily be used to fry a turkey? Spousal unit has developed a peanut allergy and has not been able to enjoy the wonder of fried turkey on Thanksgiving for the past few years. I'd like to enable her to enjoy the succulent yummyness once again. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Lard?

Mobil 1?

EDIT: The googles turned this up: http://grillingguide.net/articles/alternative-oil-for-frying-a-turkey.html

It will take a lot of it, but I vote for bacon grease.

Good old Canola oil should work. Support your Canadian farmers.

Bumboclot wrote: It will take a lot of it, but I vote for bacon grease.

I actually have heard of this having been done..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLflpNp8CHM

God bless the internet and all its crazy inhabitants.

Vegetable oil works fine. I fried two of them this past weekend in it. Yummy.

Vegetable shortening will give you that lovely, crispy, goodness you remember from your childhood. It will also kill you a little faster. I try to only use it once a year.

In reply to CGLockRacer:

Thanks for the link! I'll pass on the Mobil 1...

I read that as alternator oil /facepalm

I have heard of Olive oil being used too.. but check with popeye first