Cooking a Turkey

yuandrew · Nov 23, 2008

With Thanksgiving coming up by the end of next week, I was wondering how one would be preparing their "bird" on that day.

Traditionally, my Aunt has always did it in the oven but since she isn't hosting a dinner at her place this year; we'd figure it was up to us this time. I looked at my grill earlier and wondered to myself if I should clean the grate and replace the lava rocks then go refill the propane tank. A person I know from church always deep-frys his bird.

carbine15 · Nov 23, 2008

I'd deep fry it if I wasn't absolutely positive that someone would get hurt. I just cooked a turkey last week and made sandwich meat and soup. The trick is to brine it in salt and sugar water for as long as it takes to thaw. I use a cooler like Alton Brown's method. If you think you might deep fry watch "good eats" Fry baby fry turkey episode.

Beamhead · Nov 23, 2008

On my charcoal Weber, folks seem to come from miles around for a taste.

ypsifly · Nov 23, 2008

I cook for a living and do several turkeys throughout the year. I've baked, fried and even steamed whole birds (for soup). For Thanksgiving I prefer baked. Gotta have some stuffing cooked in the bird.

TooManyGizmos · Nov 23, 2008

Deep fry

Use WATER in the pot first - to find out how much OIL is needed to just cover the bird without getting too close to the rim .

Ease the bird in slowly - don't drop it in and cause a splash out of oil onto the fire ! :poof:

Watch the videos - it can be very hazardous.

If you do it wrong - you wont have anything to be thankfull for .... afterwards.

Learn HOW to do it ........ B-4 you do it

Nitroz · Nov 23, 2008

I will be smoking a ham and turkey with apple wood.

My char-griller pro get a workout year round smoking pork butts, ribs, chicken, and brisket. I'll have to remember to take some pictures.

Shreknow91 · Nov 23, 2008

TooManyGizmos said:
Deep fry

Use WATER in the pot first - to find out how much OIL is needed to just cover the bird without getting too close to the rim .

Ease the bird in slowly - don't drop it in and cause a splash out of oil onto the fire !

Watch the videos - it can be very hazardous.

If you do it wrong - you wont have anything to be thankfull for .... afterwards.

Learn HOW to do it ........ B-4 you do it

Thats why we have an electric fryer :grin2:

no flame.... only way mom would let us use it

RA40 · Nov 23, 2008

Oven but I would like to smoke one, one of these days.
What amazes me in a bad way is some of the old cook book temps listed for poultry...I've seen 170F-180F for "done" temps. Eeek...

Diesel_Bomber · Nov 23, 2008

None of the above. My wife and I are the only family we've got, last year we went to a nice hotel and ate their Thanksgiving feast. Food was great and no work or mess involved. Well worth the cost, definitely what we'll be doing this year.

:buddies:

KingSmono · Nov 24, 2008

I'm doing a Turducken on the Big Green Egg this year. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

Cooking a Turkey

How are you cooking your turkey ?

Conventional Oven

Gas/Charcoal Grill

Rotisserie over Gas/Charcoal grill

Smoker

Deep Fryer

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