Turkey Poll

[Bruce Cook]

Cooking 14 lb turkey that has been butterflied and split into halves. Brined, injected seasoned. Sand in water pan. Kingsford w/hickory chunks.

1. Skin up or skin down?

2. Bottom rack skin down. Top rack skin up.

3. Both on top rack.

4. Both on bottom rack

I also have one butterflied for the oven. Will put on broiler pan, pan over stuffing to catch drippings, roast at 450? for 90 minutes. Should be some great stuffing.

Peace and Happy Thanksgiving

Bruce

 

[Guest]

I like to cook on the top rack with the skin up for appearance and a crisper skin.

If the temperature at the bottom rack is high enough, you could use that just as well.

Good luck. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Kevin Taylor]

HI Bruce!

I have used the CI method the last couple of times. Breast side down for the first part of the cook then turn it right side up.

This helps to self-baste the breast meat, then you flip it to crisp the skin up.

Of course, I still do ours on the grill or in the oven.

 

[Bruce Cook]

I started it about an hour ago. Cooking along at about 275?. Butterflied and cut in half. Both are skin up on the top rack. I think I will go for a couple of hours and then flip and remove the sandpan. Add a little lump and see what else is going on.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.