5 turkeys on the XXL......

[55Drum]

Ok..so I lied...5 rolled turkeys......deboned, rolled and trussed up...cooked for 2 hr @ 350.....came out unbelievably juicy...if served right away you get a crisp skin...I wrapped these in foil & towel and put in cooler for some customers...no complaints.....

Did a total of ten turkeys....by number 4 it was taking about 20 minutes to debone one...makes carving the bird much easier and no carcass to fool with.

I did keep all the scraps and made about 5 gal of turkey stock...froze 2 gal and canned the rest...I use it when canning beans...really adds the flavor.

 

[rwalters]

That's awesome!! How'd you learn to debone? I'd love to try that? Is there an excellent video you'd recommend?

 

[daninnewjersey]

That's awesome!! How'd you learn to debone? I'd love to try that? Is there an excellent video you'd recommend?

Yes...would really like to learn how to do that.....

 

[CakeM1x]

I learned from this guy. Whole debone.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfY0lrdXar8"]Pepin Debone Chicken.flv - YouTube[/ame]

 

[55Drum]

When I do a rolled chicken...I use the above technique...fairly easy and good results...however with 10 turkeys to do..I didn't have that much time to fool around with....watched a couple dozen youtubes and basically used this format..

1. remove wings but leave the drumets
2. remove legs ..not the thighs
3. cut down back and just followed rib cage all the way around to halfway point then started on the other side
4. removed thigh bone & drumet bone

When finished it looks like a total disaster but looks improve tremendously once rolled

The only tricky part is getting by the keel bone...thats about the only spot that you can mistakenly pierce the breast skin...

 

[Smoking Piney]

Nice!

The XXL is a monster!

 

[NickTheGreat]

Damn :shock:

 

[Big Swole]

Pics of the XXL please!!

 

[yakdung]

Jacques Pépin the best chef in the world IMHO.

 

[Seefyre]

Nicely done,

What size turkey's work best in your opinion?

Thanks!

 

[pitbossJB]

That's awesome! Gotta try that.

 

[gtsum]

impressive cook and impressive cooker. That xxl is a monster

 

[angryelfFan]

Jacques Pépin is the man!

 

[Baby Back Maniac]

Pics of the XXL please!!

I second this motion.

 

[Bigbears BBQ]

Im going to have to try and debone a chicken i will get the two pack from costco and use the first one for practice lol

 

[BillN]

Nice job, I usually debone the thigh leg quarter as it is much more enjoyable to eat, However it's a PIA to remove all the tendons in the leg but worth it IMO. I am looking forward to deboning the entire bird.

 

[Old Man 79]

It's not smoked but I figured I'd share what you inspired me to cook for dinner last night. The chicken isn't stuffed but it was surrounded by rice, broccoli and cheese. We will definitely be trying different variations of deboned whole chickens; stuffed/unstuffed, smoked/baked, rolled/layed out flat. Thanks a million for turning me on to this.