Bayou Classic 3016 30-Quart Outdoor Turkey Fryer with Basket and Fry Pot

The Bayou Classis 30 Qt Turkey Fryer was a great purchase. The stand was easy to assemble (took around 5 minutes). It comes with a smaller cooking pot, injector, thermometer, steaming pot and several other items.My first attempt to deep fry a turkey (18 lbs) took place on Thanksgiving Day. My backup plan was to go to KFC if things didn't work out.The fryer did everything it was supposed to do. I pre-measured the oil level with water. I didn't have the turkey on the provided turkey stand, so I had to add a little more oil when I actually deep fried the turkey. This slowed the cooking time about 5 to 10 minutes. The turkey was golden brown and very moist. The left overs stayed moist into the following days.I used a recipe where you heat the oil to 250 degrees, dunk the bird, then raise the temperture to 350, and maintain the temperature until done (time is based on the size of the bird), There was very little splatter. I had a large cardboard box flattened to catch the oil splatter (key piece of equipment if you deep fry on your cement). I plan to take the fryer camping and fry a turkey, potatoes, onion rings etc this next summer.The only drawback is that the cooking pot and accessories are large and not stored easily. My plan is to store the cooking pot, burner etc in the garage rafters.

This is a great party starter. "Have pots, come over, bring something and we'll cook it in the backyard". I bought three of these and have used them several times for Low Country Boils and Crab Feasts. They are a little more narrow than I thought and I am glad I bought a few of them. They clean up easily with the hose and some soap and have been very durable so far. It would be nice if it came with a carrying case instead of trying to figure out how to fit all of the pieces back into the box. But that's just a "nice to have" when people borrow them all the time.The men are anxious to stir the pot and look inside and the women are happy to have them do it. We've had a lot of fun entertaining with these "deep fryers" and we have never fried a thing.I am always looking for new uses to cook anything outside by the pool. I'm even thinking this would be great for neighborhood mulled wine this fall / winter. No smell in the house and an easy way to keep it warm and let friends participate.

I purchased the Bayou Clasic unit primarily for brewing beer. The unit was shipped on time and without any damage. It was easy and quick to assemble, and connected right up to my 5-gal propane tank with it's standard connector (same as you use to connect to your BBQ). It fired right up with first strike of my flint starter. NOTE: You will want to let it burn for a few minutes to burn off the paint on the resting cross-arms that the pot sits on. Otherwise, you will have black smoke stains all over the bottom of your pot! Duh.. I should have thought of this ahead of time! It does wash off though with an SOS pad. The flame is very adjustable and easy to do with the adjustment valve. It brought 3.5 gallons of water to a boil in only a few minutes, with the flame set very low. I'm very happy with the unit. I don't know if I will use the same pot to fry a turkey in it though because I don't want to risk tainting future batches of beer due to risidual oil in the pot. So I may purchase a separate pot for that. This unit beats using my electric stove and is much faster. For the price of a single stainless steel pot - you get this entire unit that can be used for many other things. Since stainless steel isn't necessary, it makes this unit a great buy.

This is the first time that I have owned such a product and I am happy with it considering all that I received for around $80.The unit arrived with no damage and the stand was easy to assemble. The burner is powerful enough for my needs. It will burn the paint off of the heated area of the stand the first time you use it. Most of the paint burned off in under 5 minutes. I boiled some water to let the paint burn off and to also test the thermometer.Hookup to the my gas tank was as easy as a grill. The unit is easy to light and the gas regulator is easy to use. There was a pretty good breeze blowing on the day that I used it and the flame never blew out. Be sure to read the instruction manual on proper operation of the burner.One definitely needs to exercise caution around this thing when there is 350+ degree oil inside. Keep kids and pets away!It did a fantastic job with the turkey!

This is my first ever turkey fryer, and couldn't wait to use it. It cooks a great turkey, but quickly learned that I should have ordered the bigger fryer. The turkey I bought was only 14 pounds! I followed the directions carefully and first filled the pot with water to determine the how much oil would be needed. After removing the turkey, the water line was still above the maximum fill line. Ignoring that fact, I marked the spot, replaced the water with peanut oil and brought it up to 350 degrees. I added the bird, causing the oil to bubble rapidly. Hot oil started spewing out of the pot and soaked the floor of my shed. Now I know why they don't advise using this on your deck. The turkey tasted great, but what a mess I had to clean up. It seems to me that this pot will accomodate a really small turkey or a large roasting chicken. But if you want a 14 lb bird or larger, consider buying a bigger fryer.

Product worked fine for 8 years. Then in 2018, I had a small leak from the pot. Wasn’t sure if it was gas leaking or the oil. I tested the pot today so no surprises for Turkey day, now it leaks badly. Was very surprised that this unit broke down so quickly. Will stay away from Bayou and try other manufacturers.