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sanberdoo49
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It's been over 25 years since I last prepared a turkey in my Weber Kettle and my memory is just a bit "cloudy" about how much Kingsford blue charcoal to use. I have researched the matter on the internet and come up with several conflicting pieces of information. When I used to use my Weber, I built a pile of burning charcoal on either side of the kettle. The two piles were separated by a drip pan. Then, as time passed, I would add more unlit charcoal to each side to maintain temperature. That is where I need some advice.
One site suggests starting with 25 burning briquettes on each side and adding 4 to each side every hour of cooking. Another site says to use 30 burning briquettes on each side and to add an additional 25 burning briquettes to each side after 1 1/2 hours of cooking. Of course, Weber now says to build a "u" shaped fire as opposed to the spilt style I have used. Cook's Illustrated says to build a fire on one side and rotate the turkey halfway through the cooking process.
I would prefer to use my old two sided fire method because I have confidence in it. So, any suggestions on how many burning briquettes to start with for each side? Any suggestions on how many unlit briquettes to add to each side and how often?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Jerry
One site suggests starting with 25 burning briquettes on each side and adding 4 to each side every hour of cooking. Another site says to use 30 burning briquettes on each side and to add an additional 25 burning briquettes to each side after 1 1/2 hours of cooking. Of course, Weber now says to build a "u" shaped fire as opposed to the spilt style I have used. Cook's Illustrated says to build a fire on one side and rotate the turkey halfway through the cooking process.
I would prefer to use my old two sided fire method because I have confidence in it. So, any suggestions on how many burning briquettes to start with for each side? Any suggestions on how many unlit briquettes to add to each side and how often?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Jerry
