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A domestic fryer assembly and method of using which includes interconnected shell and cooking pot with the shell having an interior cavity receiving the cooking pot. A heating unit as in a resistance bar heater unit is supported by the combination shell and cooking pot and extends down into the cook

A domestic fryer assembly and method of using which includes interconnected shell and cooking pot with the shell having an interior cavity receiving the cooking pot. A heating unit as in a resistance bar heater unit is supported by the combination shell and cooking pot and extends down into the cooking pot and features a generally horizontal portion suspended above the cooking pot bottom and preferably having a configuration of a horse-shoe with outer curved sides that generally follow the curvature of the supporting pot. The cooking pot is designed to hold sufficient cooking fluid to provide for deep frying relatively large single item food pieces as in a whole turkey of, for example, 8 to 18 pounds. The food item is preferably retained in a cooking basket that is dimensioned for insertion into the cooking pot. The cooking pot also preferably includes one or more volume reduction step-ins such as a bottom or lower one for doubling as a cooking basket support and/or an upper annular ledge step-in in the pot.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of deep frying a whole turkey with a domestic fryer, comprising:inserting a whole turkey of about 12 lbs. to about 16 lbs. in weight into a cooking pot;heating fluid in said cooking pot indoors with an electric heater unit in contact with the fluid in the cooking pot,

What is claimed is: 1. A method of deep frying a whole turkey with a domestic fryer, comprising:inserting a whole turkey of about 12 lbs. to about 16 lbs. in weight into a cooking pot;heating fluid in said cooking pot indoors with an electric heater unit in contact with the fluid in the cooking pot, and wherein said cooking pot has an interior surface that has a volume reduction configuration that includes a reduction in cross-sectional width extending between an intermediate height location and a base of said cooking pot, and which volume reduction configuration provides for an 8 to 10 quart cooking fluid volume for cooking the whole turkey of about 12 lbs to 16 lbs in weight, and said method further comprising placing a lid over said cooking pot following turkey insertion, and said method further comprising holding the turkey with a food holder and supporting the food holder with a food holder support that is positioned under the food holder, and wherein said domestic fryer has an electric power cord, and said method including connecting said power cord to a domestic electric outlet as to provide a power source for said electric heater unit; andfrying, with the heating fluid, the submersed turkey while in the cooking pot;wherein inserting said turkey into said cooking pot includes arranging the turkey so as to extend horizontally such that the breast of the turkey and the wings extend essentially horizontally on the food holder, and wherein the volume reduction configuration includes a reduction in cross-sectional width which comprises a volume reduction portion extending within a lower third in cooking pot height.