turkey on a drum

[motley que]

got one defrosting for a cook friday. should i do this beer can style or just lay it on the grate and let her rip?

gonna put a mix of butter, applesauce, peach preserves, ground glove and cinnamin under the skin, and onion/oranges in cavity.

 

[butts a fire]

I have never done a beer can turkey but I have done a a few turkeys regular and many a beer can chicken so I say for Turkey just lay her down and let her rip.

 

[keale]

Are you going to do this one on low heat? (last time you did it around 300*?) How did the last one taste?
I'm very interested how this comes out... thanks, appreciate your notes on this...

 

[motley que]

will do this one around 225. i havent gotten new prongs for my rotis, but i also think i could do it on the rotis but i may not have put the prongs in far enough. I am trying to get rid of all the holiday turkeys i got last year before Tday comes up again.

on the last i did higher temps just to mimick what it says on the package. this time its gonna be lower and slower

 

[swamprb]

What would Rocky do?
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What will swamp do? I'm loving the rotisseries idea too!

 

[jgh1204]

Brine it.

 

[Norcoredneck]

2nd the brine. Look up apple brine.

 

[jgh1204]

Motley, IMHO, poultry needs to be cooked hot. Too much time in the danger zone at 220.

 

[motley que]

2nd the brine. Look up apple brine.

Motley, IMHO, poultry needs to be cooked hot. Too much time in the danger zone at 220.

most defiantely brined before cooking.

i am not sure that there is a problem cooking at 220, have done it many times before on my offset. may bump it up a little.

 

[qman]

most defiantely brined before cooking.

i am not sure that there is a problem cooking at 220, have done it many times before on my offset. may bump it up a little.

Been cooking turkeys low and slow [around 230-250 max] for over 30 years and never had a problem. We used to do about 300 birds for thanksgiving and another 300 for Christmas every year--a Lions club fundraiser event.
No one ever called in dead.

Edit: meant to say--Ditto on the brining if you can.