A turkey grilling a Turkey...needs help!

joedog · 11-21-12, 07:05 AM

Anyone have any secrets to making the very best Charcoal grilled turkey?

Some say foil the legs.
Some say don't.
Some say breast up.
Some say breast down.
Put bird in foil pan or just use foil pan between the charcoal as a drip pan?
Some say......

Self Basting or brine your self?
Shortest time to leave in brine, probably the way I'll go. If you have a special brine recipe that would be GREAT to know too.

If you have a special or good basting recipe for brushing on the bird while grilling would be great too.

I'm going to use natural wood charcoal so any wood better than another? Hickory, mesquite, apple, pecan......?

I know, I know....only Joe could possible try and over think grilling a bird!

Oh, seeing the things take hours to grill.....do I dare go fishing for an hour or so at the start. Put the turkey on, then go fishing for an hour and come back and finish.

Now understand, I'm not going to use direct heat, coals will be on each side of bird.
Or is this just 'cooking suicide'?

ALL IDEAS WELCOME!

11-21-12, 07:05 AM	#1
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	A turkey grilling a Turkey...needs help! Anyone have any secrets to making the very best Charcoal grilled turkey? Some say foil the legs. Some say don't. Some say breast up. Some say breast down. Put bird in foil pan or just use foil pan between the charcoal as a drip pan? Some say...... Self Basting or brine your self? Shortest time to leave in brine, probably the way I'll go. If you have a special brine recipe that would be GREAT to know too. If you have a special or good basting recipe for brushing on the bird while grilling would be great too. I'm going to use natural wood charcoal so any wood better than another? Hickory, mesquite, apple, pecan......? I know, I know....only Joe could possible try and over think grilling a bird! Oh, seeing the things take hours to grill.....do I dare go fishing for an hour or so at the start. Put the turkey on, then go fishing for an hour and come back and finish. Now understand, I'm not going to use direct heat, coals will be on each side of bird. Or is this just 'cooking suicide'? ALL IDEAS WELCOME! __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that." Last edited by joedog; 11-21-12 at 07:21 AM.

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