Hi Brad...I love my turkey fryer and use a lot of plain garlic butter when I'm feeding non CHers. Even with the purchased Cajun Marinade, the flavor is not strong enough to offend anyone's delicate tastebuds. Some people rub spices on the outside of the bird but I haven't done that as I strain and re-use the oil several times (it's pricey) so I don't want any flavors in the oil itself. I found a bottle of powdered spices that you mix with hot water and inject. That was less expensive and you could make it as hot/mild as you want be adding some of our good friends' blends as we do to other food. You'll love this gadget. Just be sure to heed the instructions not to overfill it with oil. A friend of mine ended up re-sodding a 3 ft. section of lawn that was burned to a crisp by overflowing 375 degree oil! SandyO CH #1146, of the moderate persuasion