Help please with tomorrows turkey

[Deb]

I have a 13 and 1/2 pound butterball in a brine....cut back on the salt a bit as I read different views on this for a butterball. Putting it on the webber rotisserie tomorrow. How much time am I looking at for entire cook? Hope I don't mess this up

....any tips from you GREAT COOKING GUYS will be greatly appreciated....totally nervous.....Debby

 

[Tim M.]

Hi Deb I usually budget 15 min per pound +/- of course.. whole bird sounds good on the rotiss!

 

[BrianPS]

Deb, I did one turkey on the rotisserie and one on my 18" WSM for Thanksgiving. I started the WSM up a few hour earlier because I was cooking at a lower temp. I have done a couple dozen turkeys on the WSM. That turned out great. The one on the performer with the rotisserie I had problems with. I live in Wisconsin so it was in the 20's that day. I would give yourself 4-5 hour cooking time. You can always foil it and put it in a cooler for a hour or more, if its done early.Keep out of the wind and keep the temps up.

 

[Mike F.]

Deb, Welcome to the forum! That sounds like it will be delicious! I've never done a whole bird, just the breast. My only thought is to make sure the bird is balanced properly on the rotisserie. 4+ hours can be taxing on a small motor. Please let us know how it turns out.