EJ Reviews: Masterbuilt Butterball XL Electric Fryer

EJ tests out a device to find out if frying a turkey is overrated.
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Masterbuilt MB23012418 Butterball XL Electric
EJ's All Purpose Rub:
-1/2 cup of garlic powder
-1/2 cup of table salt
-2 tbsp coarse black pepper
-1 tbsp Ac'cent (optional)
Throw all ingredients into a shaker. Shake onto everything.
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[@thatstrami]

I believe this might be the third year that I used your video for deep frying I have it saved. Cheers to a third year deep frying turkeys Happy Thanksgiving!

[@scotts9821]

Helpful and HILARIOUS! Wasn't expecting the laughs. Well done.

[@Boss_Ladyyy]

Ong you are my new best friend...lol. I was cracking up watching this. Thanks for being so thorough. My husband and I are frying our turkey for the first time this year, and I bought the Masterbuilt XL (it does not say butterball on it tho), and the instructions don't even say what cook temp or give a guide as to per pound cook time. You were a big help and a little comic relief. New subscriber here... Happy Thanksgiving to you.

[@DarthDoodie]

"I light all my fires intentionally... born out of a dark malice in my heart." damn EJ you had me rolling with that. thank you.

[@mariofuller7416]

Fantastic review my dude. Refreshing to get a honest and funny review of this item.

[@aprilgabrielrodriguez7158]

You're freaking awesome bud keep up the great work and vibes

[@392_RHINO]

Love this video bro. You're funny and gave great information while getting straight to the point. Thumbs up

[@thatstrami]

Other videos I was like oh my God just get to the point already. This video on the other hand super entertaining didn't even realize it was 9 minutes. Thank you so much very informative it will be my first time making a turkey this year in my new unit nice to have an understanding of somebody that already has done it beforehand and the way it turned out.

[@Vernonu9]

I pretty much set the playback speed to 1.5, sometimes higher.

[@tdiz11]

This guy is great. Absolutely hilarious!

[@LissetteSanchez]

This video brightened up my life :D . Thank you!!

[@benwhite1546]

I'm going to cook my turkey the same way I do every year, by having my mom do it.

[@stevensoto4876]

Perfect review 🍻

[@richardhammer6559]

Very helpful and very entertaining .Thank You

[@ChrisGriffithCrimeAuthor]

Great Humor, Dude. I had just ordered one at the approval of the Adult Beverage Monitor that I happily married some 38 years ago and was looking at reviews. Thanks for the video 🙂

[@tstanley01]

Let's put 3 gallons of lava hot oil and the most rickety table known to man...

[@AttemptingPar]

thinking about buying one of these. great video and had me laughing too!

[@equip2survive]

This guy is GREAT!! Man after my own heart!! SUBBED!!!

[@davetoedter91]

Wow Dr. Butterball, you've fried it again!

[@greghart007]

Thanks so much!!! Very helpful!!!

[@StreetRacerGuin]

Do you have a playlist of cooking with the pit barrel junior and orbiters? You should, one of the best pit barrel junior videos are yours

[@jamesclayborne5928]

Good job easy to follow ;-)

[@dennistrocano2717]

great video,guy should have his own TV show

[@dnice287]

😂😂😂...hilarious!! Great review! I've had mine for about 5 yrs and I've never smoked a turkey. Lots of seafood, no bird! Gonna try it this yr for Thanksgiving or Xmas...#AnythingGoesIn2020!! 👊

[@nataliemotley5950]

You are hilarious!! Love the video

[@megabbott2406]

I bought the fryer and then heard about all the problems of cooking a turkey in one. Very worried . You make it look easy. I will inject it with a beer and butter sauce and lower it in . We will see what happens. Will do it on the back porch just in case. Thank you so much for your video!!!!

[@Watcher3223]

I've fried turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas last year. I'll be doing it again for Thanksgiving this year. The last time, I've wet-brined my turkeys with a solution containing buttermilk, kosher salt, peppercorns, garlic, and brown sugar. What I'll be doing this time is massaging compound butter between the skin and breast while also injecting cajun butter solution directly into the meat. My bird will truly be a Butterball. And, believe it or not, I will be letting my 15 pound turkey rest for a good 3 or 4 hours before carving and serving. The rule of thumb is to let the bird rest for about as long as it takes to roast it. Of course, frying cooks the bird in a fraction of the time, but it still needs that extra time to rest so the juices will settle down and properly reconstitute with the meat. It will still be sufficiently hot when carving time comes, though you can also heat it up with piping hot gravy. But the point is that the bird won't dry out shortly after I cut into it. Sufficient resting time really makes a huge difference in juiciness and flavor, even with leftovers. After letting the turkey rest for that long myself, I'm a believer.

[@cheby56]

So you like cold Turkey?

[@Watcher3223]

@@cheby56 Better than dry turkey. But there are ways to heat it back up to desired serving temperature that will let the meat retain its juiciness if it gets too cool.

[@ZepG]

With a smaller cut of meat like a steak or pork tenderloin I always set my timer for 10 minutes before carving, with a 15 lb bird it will obviously take longer.

[@cab0316]

I was dying laughing at this guy, great vid and actually helpful lol

[@otishendershott2682]

Best reviewer ever

[@omarimcfarlane1799]

Dude your awesome!😅

[@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself]

The widest area of the basket is for the head of the bird. The narrow end of the basket is for the legs

[@thesickness7430]

Make sure to take it out of the box and test it asap. Bought one from Walmart this year. Broken out of the box. Would not turn on. Likely the completely unneeded safety switch is defective. Spent quite a bit of time and effort trying to troubleshoot it. Everything in the area closed for Thanksgiving so no exchange possible and had to put it in the oven. Great video though. Thanks Masterbuilt.

[@tammycallais7227]

I have this fryer and I find if you use a liquid injectable seasoning it gives the meat a great flavor. I use Tony Chachere's Creole Butter injector (whole bottle) and on the outside Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. May not be available where you are but its a staple here in our home. Meat comes out tender, juicy and full of flavor.

[@leomerino3906]

Do you inject it before or after day before frying and seasoning

[@MsVerra-yt3iy]

I loved this video. You're funny

[@billyost7683]

This this is MY kind of sense of humor! Loved the video. One question, though. If you put the seasoning on the night before, doesn't it wash off the next day if you give it a warm water bath to warm the turkey after removing it from the fridge (as suggested in the Masterbuilt videos)? Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@RedCowEntertainment]

The warm water bath, I believe, is if you are thawing out a frozen turkey. The warm water bath ensures there's no ice crystals which could explode in the hot oil. I was using a fresh turkey so I skipped that step. In theory, yes, you would have to season a bathed turkey with additional seasoning.

[@henrybui6353]

How good is the filter when you drain the fryer for reusing the oil multiple times?

[@dpsflyboy]

Maybe if you wouldn't have had so much to drink before, you would have caught that you put the turkey in backwards. Legs go into the narrow part of the basket but funny and fun to watch. haha

[@ZepG]

@Bob Singer I was drinking heavily while watching this and I was like WTF he put it in backwards!

[@ramontoyens3734]

Luv dis content ur funny

[@timcollins5175]

We bought the same unit, loved it the first year, the second-year the heating element went out and we were screwed

[@ozman1966]

been using mine year round, not just Thanksgiving, and never a problem, you got a bad element, contact MB

[@starmc26]

There's a trip reset button on the back side of the controller, make sure its pushed in.

[@cheby56]

I’ve used mine for 4 years so far. Turkey every Thanksgiving and wings/ fries about once a month. I wound trade this for anything

[@mightyirish22]

Do you use fresh oil every time or do you keep the old oil and re use it? I just spent $30 on 3 gallons of peanut oil for our deep fried turkey. I’d hate to get rid of it with a one time use but I don’t think it will keep... thoughts?

[@cheby56]

Ill reuse the oil for wings and fries one time after doing a Turkey. let the oil cool and put it back intro he containers but you can’t let it sit around for too long or it will get rancid.

[@KindFPV]

Try the smoke-fried method....

[@Glock181]

I'm watchin this while eating two 20 piece McNuggets with sweet N sour sauce. I also had 2 Big Macs...it's Friday, I splurge. *Cheers*

[@RedCowEntertainment]

i could use some nugs right about now.

[@BriarPipeKing]

Ecce Romani definitely gave me flash backs to high school Latin. Three years well spent.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Cornelia est puella Romana qui in Italia habitat. Etiam in pictura est altera puella nomine Flavia... Flavia est laeta quod Cornelia iam in villa rustica habitat.

[@BriarPipeKing]

@@RedCowEntertainment Puellum patrum est senator Romanus. Possume ire ad latrinam? Gratias magistra.

[@kmb1]

@@RedCowEntertainment Cornelia is a Roman girl, who lives in Italy. Also in the picture is another girl, named Flavia ... Flavia is happy Cornelia now lives in a rural village.

[@stevo88071]

I thought the instructions said not to use an extention cord

[@arturocabral8232]

Good video funny as well

[@grantclouse8410]

Great video dude!! Have you done chicken wings in it???

[@JimSolo73]

Just bought this this year to cook our turkey. Worked great until the power died 3/4 the way through

[@marco785]

Has anyone had a problem with the fryer tripping the circuit breaker in the house? I’ve had the fryer about 5 year’s. It’s it time to replace. I use a lot.

[@Rapt0r9]

Were rub amounts supposed to be in the description? Looks good!

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Troussos you are right! I forgot

[@RedCowEntertainment]

There I fixed it. Thanks for the heads up

[@brianveestrom6784]

@@RedCowEntertainment 1/2 cup of garlic powder? Was that a typo or do you really use garlic powder and salt in equal amounts? Just want to check before mixing up a batch.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Brian VeeStrom not a typo. That’s what I use! I love garlic hahaha

[@brianveestrom6784]

@@RedCowEntertainment Got it! thank you!

[@jennifermerriweather4837]

Yea if it comes on.

[@cienter2258]

Did it still cook at 4 minutes a pound when used outdoors? I’m afraid the electric heating element might not be able to maintain the oil at a constant cooking temp in cold weather.

[@starmc26]

It struggles, big time. Even indoors, when you put a turkey in the oil, it takes forever to recover and get back up to temp vs a propane turkey fryer.

[@rebelwithoutacause5853]

I live in Kansas and it was pretty chilly here. I fry a turkey every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I keep all my fryers on the back porch outside. They turn out perfectly everytime in 45 minutes. Temperature stays even. No problemo.

[@kdaddy310]

EJ Masa, where are you ? More videos please

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Kurtis Stoddard there will be one this week around Friday! Did you catch my segment in part one of the red cow holiday special? These videos take a lot of time to produce so you’ll have to be patient!

[@kdaddy310]

Red Cow Entertainment I’ll check it out, thanks !

[@ozman1966]

I put my turkey in breast side up and legs towards the smaller tapered end, I cook in mine all year long, not just for turkey, makes the best fried chicken ever, and you can cook a ton of pieces at one time. Yes, peanut oil is best, hottest burning point of any oil, but if on a budget, buy regular cooking oil and save a ton of money, but peanut oil will not ruin at high heat and you can use it over and over.

[@zipzippery]

how about sticking a turkey in a smoker for an hour and then frying?

[@Anduin-oy5ij]

How did you know how much oil to add so that the turkey is completely submerged without it over flowing?

[@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself]

There is a max fill line inside the pot. The turkey cannot be over 20 lbs.

[@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself]

Also he has the turkey in the basket incorrectly. The feet should be at the narrowing end of the basket unless your turkey is much smaller then it doesn’t really matter

[@TheShootersBay]

That skin looks delicious.

[@ronwilhelm2467]

Can you deep fry anything in this unit or just turkeys?

[@TheShootersBay]

I have one it's e excellent for wings and a seafood boil. You can fry and boil in it.

[@70M80]

what if you smoked and then fried the turkey?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Tom Owen I was actually thinking about that for a future experiment. Smoking at a low temp and then frying

[@70M80]

@@RedCowEntertainment EJ I need you to understand that I will lose my mind if this works.

[@EpicConspiracy]

Smoke it to 100 degrees then put it in the fryer

[@nodus1735]

Surprised at the lack of Arrested Development jokes here

[@KeithTingle]

can you reuse the oil or is that nasty?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

You can reuse turkey fry oil 3 to 5 times

[@theanalogkid7]

Who doesn’t like smoked meats? I love all smoked meats. Turkey, brisket, ribs.... Mmmm...ribs. Ribs are good EJ. Make some ribs.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

okay.

[@fpineda101]

Hahahaha I love EJs videos

[@PawelChyrowski]

Still waiting for cameras and lenses reviews :) You have my lifetime respect for the review of the original bmpcc :) The new one is ... shit! cheers

[@RedCowEntertainment]

im not ruling out more camera reviews if the inspiration strikes me, but it's so expensive to keep up even with renting. Thanks for sticking with me anyways!

[@sandraphillips1332]

I bought this after Thanksgiving last year waiting for this Thanksgiving to use it. According to the instruction book I purchased the peanut oil and got the turkey all ready to be fried. Turned it on and the yellow power light came on but the GREEN Ready light NEVER came on! Oil never heated up to the 375 degree that was needed to cook my turkey!! And since I bought it a year ago it is not under the warrantee!!! Very Disappointed in the product.

[@starmc26]

It'll get to temp, it just takes FOREVER... Like 45 minutes to an hour.

[@darin2]

You can't use an extension cord with this, as you recommended in the video.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

The company definitely doesn't recommend extension cords and it's not as safe if you use one. However, if you use a properly rated one that's of a proper length, you can at your own risk.

[@tstanley01]

Not one of those 16 gauge trash cords...but a good 12 gauge cord is no different than the wires in your wall...

[@bobshultz5421]

On a rickety tray? Everything is wrong but the bird.

[@TheAngryArchieShow]

Lmao jerk at a ren faire. I guess I'm on of em lmao!

[@ericmedina1292]

smoke it then deep fry it Breh!

[@sideyardbarbecue3214]

Rotisserie baby

[@RedCowEntertainment]

A good idea for a future video!

[@bobshultz5421]

NEVER use an extension cord with a heating element.

[@ronwilhelm2467]

What happens when you use a ext cord? I'm learning here

[@jckclt]

@@ronwilhelm2467 Nothing, i've used one the last 2 years with no issues. If you want to be smart and cook this out in your yard away from the house, you need an extension cord

[@bobshultz5421]

It will burn. There's a reason the cord is short. Adding length produces resistance (Ohm's) which exceed the UL guidelines and could decrease necessary power. A household cord will burn up quickly. An industrial level is still risky. There are warnings all over the Damn thing to NOT use an extension cord. But do as you're intelligence dictates.

[@ronwilhelm2467]

@@bobshultz5421 Thanks, Bob. I agree. I googled it. You are absolutely right. Great advice. I don't need a fire. Cheers

[@bobshultz5421]

@@ronwilhelm2467 I'm warming up the peanut oil now for an 11 lb bird. Happy Thanksgiving and good eating Brother!

[@ViTrucker340]

Do not plug this into an extension cord. It’s says so in the instructions.

[@MikeMPharmaCyclist]

I think as long as you had a properly rated cord it would be okay. It draws 13.75 amps.

[@timsim38]

You need to smoke a turkey. Then deep dry it.

[@toddgaak422]

Yeah, 4 minutes per pound is too much. 3 to 3.5 is better.

[@Iloveyoutube11]

My lady is one of those weird perverts. So I guess I’ll be buying this guy. Hey! What if we smoke it first, then deep fry it?! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@80085word69]

pea...NUT oil, hmmmm

[@RedCowEntertainment]

80085word69 i see whatcha did there

[@80085word69]

@@RedCowEntertainment congealed peanut oil looking suspect

[@dougbaker4427]

When I smoke a Turkey I clog up my pipe

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Doug baker that’s why I vape my turkeys

[@bobshultz5421]

Nuts. You cook outside? Extension cord? Why would I listen to your cooking tips. Amusing but you don’t know what you’re talking about.