I purchased this for my husband, as he loves to fry turkeys at Thanksgiving.The meat is juicy and not dry and the outside is crispy just like when fried in the traditional method. Peanut oil has increased in price to 48.00 for a 3 gallon jug, so this cooker is a great money saver. Two complaints;the box looked terrible when we received it, and one of the holes to attach the drip pan was not drilled. My husband had to drill it himself. This is a great product and we highly recommend it.