Can a big easy owner help. Not sure it cooking right. Seams weak. 30 min in and it's cooking but not like the u tube videos I just watched. Can anyone tell me or show me a pic of the burner on? When I peeked at it flame looked smaller than I thought it should be. I'm not hearing any sizzle
Easy weedhopper, You too can achieve Big Easy Foo. Yes the Big Easy Master can help. :becky:
Seriously, here is the gig. This is what you have and how it cooks:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWCmhrQapXI"]The Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Turkey Fryer - YouTube[/ame]
The trick to these rigs are that they release the heat from the flame by cooking with infrared heat. That was hard for me to wrap my head around at first. Yes, they get hot but not really cooking hot. A small blue ring flame is all they use. It's for heating the SS wall of the cooker. They use very little fuel.
From looking at your pic's, it appears you have that bird setting on a beer can chicken rack or the like. You did right by putting the breast up but one thing I have found is that the bird has to be at least 1" off the bottom of the basket for even cooking.
TBE really does cook by temp, not time. I've done birds with an OAT from 20*F to 100*F. In other words, Summer and Winter. Wind is not a big factor due to the way the burner is enclosed and it also helps to keep it clean.
The mesh lid is a big deal. It's made to reflect IR heat back into the unit and control the amount of color on the skin and also helps during very windy conditions. It is a valuable tool.
How to tell when it's done to perfection:
Your rig may or may not have come with an analog thermometer. It was supplied with the original unit.
You have to have a thermometer placed in the deepest part of the breast not close to the bone. If it's accurate, pull the bird at 165*F.
That's all there is to it.
TBE is rated up to a 16 lb turkey. I've done many higher and lower. I have Cajun fried maybe over 1000 turkeys in peanut oil and will put the bird from TBE up against any for taste.
Good Luck! Don't sell this rig short.