18 pound bird

[Bob Bailey]

Pre cooking our Christmas turkey again this year. This 18 pounder has been on the NG rotisserie for 40 minutes using only the IR burner. Will be broken down and vacuum sealed when it's done. After doing this out of necessity last year, decided it's just too convenient so now it's SOP. Just pop the sealed bags in a pot of boiling water and simmer for about an hour. Comes out of the bags just like it went in.

Two hours in. Probe in breast reading 128F.

 

[Steve Hoch]

Looks too good not to dig in right now.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Patience is a virtue I seem to not possess, I think I’d have to go caveman in one of those legs!

 

[Bob Bailey]

Pre cooking our Christmas turkey again this year. This 18 pounder has been on the NG rotisserie for 40 minutes using only the IR burner. Will be broken down and vacuum sealed when it's done. After doing this out of necessity last year, decided it's just too convenient so now it's SOP. Just pop the sealed bags in a pot of boiling water and simmer for about an hour. Comes out of the bags just like it went in. View attachment 105357

Two hours in. Probe in breast reading 128F.

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Finally got around to taking a pic of the finished product after it sat in the fridge overnight. Chilling makes it a lot easier to break down. Will put 1/4 cube of butter in each bag before sealing for a bit of extra richness.