Cooking a Turkey "in the basement"

[Erich]

I've cooked many a turkey in a 22 inch Weber, but I have never put one in the basement.

This year a friend is giving us a very large turkey that they raised.  I'm concerned it is too large get the lid on if it sits on the food grate.

where do the coals go?  Place the turkey directly in a foil pan?

Help edumacate me.

[smokster]

Easy way to deal with this, is to use a rotisserie ring to get extra height in the kettle.

Cheers.

[jcnaz]

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/index.php?topic=8954.0

Here is some information that may interest you.
@1buckie is the master of this technique.

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[Erich]

JC,  Thanks for the links.  A lot of good info there.   Gotta  find a roasting pan that the wife won't kill me  if I put it in the coals.

[kettlebb]

Would a disposable pan work for this?


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[1buckie]

@Erich

Here's that one link....

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/favorites-part-two-turkey/msg81474/#msg81474

...and here's one started in the lower level, but I didn't like how fast some parts seemed to be cooking, so it went up top....on a 26" machine...

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/it's-nice/msg140535/#msg140535

You can use foil pans, just that a standard half hotel pan might not quite be big enough.....there's slightly larger ones out there that may work better.....I always add in some foil "flashings" along the sides , wings, legs  so the close, direct heat doesn't burn those areas....
Double up the foil pans to make  it more stable for transport.....

Fun with leftovers.....

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/same-old-boring-leftovers/msg140710/#msg140710

[CharliefromLI]

If you have two kettles you can use a second bowl as a lid. That will give you extra head space.


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