Need advice on doing a Turkey on the Gas Grill

[SBS933]

Add some smoking chips too.

[RogerThat99]

Thanks Guys.....I've been reading all the stuff on the internet but it's very nice to hear from folks here that have actually done it!!

I've done a deep fried a few times but usually a smaller one and it turned out great......other than the mess and other hazards this is a great way to go too.....we've kind of kept this for a 2nd turkey when we've had a larger group than the 8 or so we are going to have tomorrow.

Yes, it does turn out better than the oven. As SBS933 mentioned.... I forgot to tell you to use some wood chips. Not too many unless you like it smokey.

[Paul65K]

Ok so I thought I'd update this thread. We put a 20lb turkey on this morning around 11.

As you will see I removed the center grate and this gave me an extra few inches and our turkey pan fit perfectly as you can see.



Fast forward a couple of hours and we've got a nice brown skin going. I turned the bird around now and have now added a foil tent and it sure smells great and looks good so far as you can see here.


Stay tuned.....more to come.


PS sorry Vic....not a good day for the packers today.....have a beer it will get better.

[ChumpChange]

Still got the wrapping on the TV too! Bird looks good!

[Paul65K]

You guys are brutal....geez, I just put the damn TV up this morning....I'm actually going to be building an outdoor kitchen there and will detail the cords.....thanks for all you help.

[Paul65K]

Well here is the finished product. 5 1/2 hours for a 20 lb bird (stuffed)..... Going to let her sit for 30 minutes then we're going to go to town!!

I'll report back a little later on the results......Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[Singleton]

Well here is the finished product. 5 1/2 hours for a 20 lb bird (stuffed)..... Going to let her sit for 30 minutes then we're going to go to town!!

I'll report back a little later on the results......Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Photos help

[Paul65K]

Photos help

Whatcha talking bout Willis??

[Paul65K]

Well........the Verdict is in and the Turkey was a hit

In hindsight I probably could have cooked it about 30 minutes longer but the little pop-up thermometer that came in the bird had popped up even though the meat thermometer said only 155. It was certainly juicy and the breast meat was done....we put the dark meat back in after carving and finished it off.

I'll do this again next year for sure. Thanks to everyone especially Rogerthat99 for all the help and advice.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[ChumpChange]

Congrats on the success.

Listening to a cooking show this week, they said those little pop up things are horrible to go by.