BTW, they fry alot of turkeys here in the south. First you do have to use peanut oil.
Second don't do it in the garage. You drop that bird in the vat and if the oil spills out your house is toast.
Here's why using a deep-fryer can be dangerous: Many units easily tip over, spilling the hot oil within the cooking pot. If the cooking pot is overfilled with oil, the oil may spill out of the unit when the turkey is placed into the cooking pot. Oil may hit the burner/flames causing a fire to engulf the entire unit. Partially frozen turkeys placed into the fryer can cause a spillover effect. This too, may result in an extensive fire. With no thermostat controls, the units also have the potential to overheat the oil to the point of combustion. The sides of the cooking pot, lid and pot handles get dangerously hot, posing severe burn hazards.