Last TWO Thankgivings I've been laid up for one reason or another & the turks got done in the oven (you know, that white thing in the kitchen).......so, I fired up on one the other day, just top see if I remembered......well, sort of.....
1st, get out the old steel pan that's seen a bunch of these turkeys over many years....
Celery across the bottom, to keep from sticking / burning & to promote the flow of liquids.....
Apples, oranges & spare celery parts for the cavity.....
Intended to do this Saturday, but time somehow got in the way & so it got shot then & cooked Sunday.....
This, I believe, is a new flavor of Tony C's injector marinade &
IT ROCKS !!!!! Each of the flavors is about equal, so no part overpowers.....real good......
Wrapped the thing up tight in clear wrap & into the cold fridge 'till Sunday......
Here she is with her snazzy tinfoil hat(s) ~~~>
This is maybe 45 min. or so in...
Couple hours....
Stopped to take a friend home from Sunday services, as he had wrecked his truck in the snow up in Oregon awhile back & was still in a neck brace & not able to drive....... hindsight, I should have covered with foil right at that point, as the coals were running pretty hot & more so after a little stirring before I drove across town, so things went a bit long & the skin wasn't too good done that much......
But dang........was the inside of this thing juicy !!!!
I also got caught up in reading posts & generally catching up here @ WKC & let it go about 10 degrees farther than it should have, but all-in-all.....kinda like riding a bicycle.......
15-1/2#......3-3/4 hours, or a bit more.....lite apple smoke........ended at 180 leg, 170 breast......no knife needed.......no cooking grate needed........