27# turkey -- are you crazy? - Page 2

Freddy j · 01-01-2013, 09:33 AM

After much thought I decided to cook the bird whole with the meat probe into the breast, when it reached temp, I would temp the thigh meat and make a decision based on the temps.

I made up 2 ice packs using 2 x 1 gallon zip lock bags and put one flat the breast and the other I filled up and pushed up into the cavity as far as I could & let the bird sit out for an hour while I prepped the wsm.

About 5 hour cook at 325 with some applewood at the start --- please go here to see the results and pics http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=150598

jsimonson0 · 01-01-2013, 12:33 PM

I got a beercan turkey roaster to stand the bird up; it works great for cooking whole and allows the heat to flow into the center of the bird as well as around the outside.

Supposedly a 24oz beercan will also stand a turkey up and the bubbling juices from whatever is in the car will help with the cooking process.

Foxfire · 01-01-2013, 12:36 PM

Fantastic job, thanks a ton for posting pix!

Smoke House Moe · 01-01-2013, 12:41 PM

That bird is looking sexy with a brand new tan.

Looks farkin amazing

Freddy j · 01-01-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Foxfire

Fantastic job, thanks a ton for posting pix!

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Originally Posted by Smoke House Moe

That bird is looking sexy with a brand new tan.

Looks farkin amazing

Thank you for your kind words and reading my thread guys.

Freddy j · 01-01-2013, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jsimonson0

I got a beercan turkey roaster to stand the bird up; it works great for cooking whole and allows the heat to flow into the center of the bird as well as around the outside.

Supposedly a 24oz beercan will also stand a turkey up and the bubbling juices from whatever is in the car will help with the cooking process.

That is a good idea and I considered it for this cook but I was nervous that it would speed up the cooking time on the breast and I was trying to slow it down. I will smoke a smaller bird next time and use this method with the cone like thing from my fryer.

JACKHANDY · 01-09-2013, 05:49 PM

I did a 21# on the egg 2 Thanksgivings ago...it was awesome.

01-01-2013, 09:33 AM	#16
Freddy j is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-22-12 Location: Boston Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Conclusion After much thought I decided to cook the bird whole with the meat probe into the breast, when it reached temp, I would temp the thigh meat and make a decision based on the temps. I made up 2 ice packs using 2 x 1 gallon zip lock bags and put one flat the breast and the other I filled up and pushed up into the cavity as far as I could & let the bird sit out for an hour while I prepped the wsm. About 5 hour cook at 325 with some applewood at the start --- please go here to see the results and pics http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=150598 __________________ Big Joe Kamado WSM 22.5" wsm mini

01-01-2013, 12:33 PM	#17
jsimonson0 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-22-06 Location: Chicago, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got a beercan turkey roaster to stand the bird up; it works great for cooking whole and allows the heat to flow into the center of the bird as well as around the outside. Supposedly a 24oz beercan will also stand a turkey up and the bubbling juices from whatever is in the car will help with the cooking process. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charbroil Gourmet Electric (aka, R2DSmoke) Brinkman SKD (aka, Darth Smoker) GrillPro Vertical - Charcoal Weber 18.5" Kettle

01-01-2013, 12:36 PM	#18
Foxfire Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-28-12 Location: San Jose, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fantastic job, thanks a ton for posting pix! __________________ ~ Scott ~ Blue Weber Performer + Craycort CI • Brick Red Weber One-Touch Platinum • Weber 26.75 Kettle • Akorn Kamado • ET 732 • Record-crushing ORANGE Thermapen • UDS In Progress

01-01-2013, 12:41 PM	#19
Smoke House Moe Got Wood. Join Date: 09-13-12 Location: Robbinsdale Minnesota Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That bird is looking sexy with a brand new tan. Looks farkin amazing __________________ 2 - WSM 18.5, 1 - WSM 22.5, and 1 - ECB Smoke n Pit.

01-09-2013, 05:49 PM	#22
JACKHANDY Found some matches. Join Date: 02-11-08 Location: Evansville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I did a 21# on the egg 2 Thanksgivings ago...it was awesome.