Turkey on UDS

gaspipe1 · 10-24-2011, 01:26 PM

Hey guys I am looking to smoke two turkeys on my UDS. I am wondering what size birds can I cook on a 22.5" grate (side by side). I do not think that I can fit top and bottom even though I do have two racks. Thanks in advance

1FUNVET · 10-24-2011, 02:05 PM

Bring a tape measure with ya when ya go shopping and measure the size of the birds and allow a couple of inches between the 2 birds.

gaspipe1 · 10-24-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 1FUNVET

Bring a tape measure with ya when ya go shopping and measure the size of the birds and allow a couple of inches between the 2 birds.

That's not a bad idea... I'm try'n to see if I can get a fresh kill looking fwd to thanksgiving this year.

tburda · 10-24-2011, 02:09 PM

good luck. I put one bird on my 22.5 with a webber lid and it was basically full. It'll be two small birds at best. I don't recall the size of the bird we did it was labor day weekend and I was just the cook, not the shopper. I just brined and smoked it.

chomper's bbq · 10-24-2011, 02:36 PM

Are you going to perch them on a tall boy?

Jaskew82 · 10-24-2011, 03:16 PM

Depending on how many people you need to feed, you should easily fit a 20# bird on a typical ~22.5 UDS. That said, it is often said that you should not buy turkeys over 14#s because by the time the breast is cooked properly, the other parts are dry.

gaspipe1 · 10-24-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chomper's bbq

Are you going to perch them on a tall boy?

No I was going to prepare them right on the grate w/ a sauce pan under

Twelvegaugepump · 10-24-2011, 06:38 PM

If you cook them upright on a large can like a Fosters can you might be able to get two on the one grate. You need room for the smoke to get around the bird though. Maybe do a turkey and a chicken or two?

10-24-2011, 01:26 PM	#1
gaspipe1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-23-11 Location: Cranford, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Turkey on UDS Hey guys I am looking to smoke two turkeys on my UDS. I am wondering what size birds can I cook on a 22.5" grate (side by side). I do not think that I can fit top and bottom even though I do have two racks. Thanks in advance

10-24-2011, 02:36 PM	#5
chomper's bbq Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-27-11 Location: Chesterfield, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are you going to perch them on a tall boy? __________________ Chompers 1, offset trailer smoker, 2-UDS,1-UDS rib hanger, weber grill,thermopen, maverick 732, cookshack, La Caja China

10-24-2011, 03:16 PM	#6
Jaskew82 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-20-11 Location: Airmont, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Depending on how many people you need to feed, you should easily fit a 20# bird on a typical ~22.5 UDS. That said, it is often said that you should not buy turkeys over 14#s because by the time the breast is cooked properly, the other parts are dry. __________________ Hillside BBQ 2013 Stumps Classic - Delivered 4/15/13 Large BGE - Rescued 2012 2010 WSM 22.5" 2010 Weber genesis gas grill Rescued 22.5 Weber One-touch gold Yellow Thermopen BBQ Guru CyberQ 2011 Built UDS - Retired

10-24-2011, 06:38 PM	#8
Twelvegaugepump is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-21-11 Location: Menasha, WI Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	If you cook them upright on a large can like a Fosters can you might be able to get two on the one grate. You need room for the smoke to get around the bird though. Maybe do a turkey and a chicken or two? __________________ KCBS Certified Judge Weber Gasser Weber 18" circa 1965 2 22" Weber Silvers and 1 22" Weber Gold King Pig UDS Tejas Charcoal 2452 Grill, 28" discada Char Griller King Kamado 1 Smokey Joe and 1 Mini WSM Currently building a 22' Portable Kitchen www.bullybbq.com

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10-24-2011, 02:05 PM	#2
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bring a tape measure with ya when ya go shopping and measure the size of the birds and allow a couple of inches between the 2 birds.

10-24-2011, 02:09 PM	#4
tburda On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-19-10 Location: Livonia, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good luck. I put one bird on my 22.5 with a webber lid and it was basically full. It'll be two small birds at best. I don't recall the size of the bird we did it was labor day weekend and I was just the cook, not the shopper. I just brined and smoked it.