Steve McMurtry,
Man you should really consider getting a Kosher bird. Thats the best advice I ultimately got out of the thread of mine that RoB O posted the link to. I even cooked it during the middle of Hurricane Jeanne going over us and it came out awesome. Being a Kosher bird it was alreay brined and came out tender and good. Based on the fact I had nothing else to do with the power being out last Sunday...I ended up cooking it at about 250deg vice the higher 325-350 range. I took a ton of butter mixed with various herbs and spices of my choice and rubbed it up under the skin, inside the bird cavity and around the outside. Stuffed it with whole garlic heads, haved white onions, and halved apples. I ended up putting a bit of foil on the breasts to keep them from drying out to much and just basted with melted butter...so I'd get a good golden brown. Ended up making the fixings on my Weber Genisis Gold B because my stinking house is all electric...so no power meant no oven or stovetop. Found that I could still make mashed potatoes, grilled corn, and green bean casserole on the gasser. The cool thing is I put water in the water pan and then put foil over the top. Kept me from have to refill it at all and I was able to collect the drippings from the top of the foil to use in a smokey gravy I made. The family was all smiles...and it made the best out of crappy day.
More that 2cents worth but still worth it...
