Imagine the size of the pot of oil for a 24# bird, how much free board would be required and how long it would take to get the insides up to 165F in 375F oil.I've done it for years. The Turkey taste great if you know what your doing and you inject it with some good spices.
3 hrs is way to long for a Turkey.
3 to 4 minutes per pound.
I'm pretty sure that Turkey didn't way 45 lbs cleaned and ready to cook.
If the turkey you purchased at the store weighs 16-24 pounds, then it's a tom, if it weighs 8 to 16 pounds, then it's a hen.
Most the Turkeys we deep fry are about 12 to 15 lbs. Takes under an hour. He burned the fk out of the Turkey you ate.