27 POUNDER - Turkey for the Work Crew

MaskedMarvel

EDIT - Vanilla removes carriage returns on iPad. Annoying. ------------ Greetings friends, Lucky to have some cool people I work with who appreciate an occasional BGE delivery. Today's is pretty epic - a 27 pound whole turkey. Spatchcocked with organic herb blend, salt, and pepper. That's it. Going to let the mesquite smoke do the work on the flavor of the meat, and hope the skin gets crispy and delicious. I don't eat the wings or legs, someone will have to do those when I get in. It's easily the most I've had in there at once, poultry wise. I'll let you know how it turns out! Much love 8-Damien

brianwdmn

Should be epic! I've found cooking poultry at 400 or above ensures crispy skin. Good luck.

MaskedMarvel

brianwdmn said:

Should be epic! I've found cooking poultry at 400 or above ensures crispy skin. Good luck.

Indeed. My spatchcock temp is raised direct at 400*. Usually take about one and a half hours.

Miked125

That's some turkey!

MaskedMarvel

It's chugging right along. Hope it's done in time for work....

MaskedMarvel

Turned out exactly perfect. Man sakes!!!

grege345

How hard did you swing that cleaver to get that backbone out?

SkinnyV

Well done, thanks for the post.

GATABITES

did you take a pic before you carved? slices look good btw. 

Hi54putty

Wow. Solid work.

MaskedMarvel

grege345 said:

How hard did you swing that cleaver to get that backbone out?

That cleaver is sharp. Heavy.. Dangerous...

GATABITES said:

did you take a pic before you carved? slices look good btw. 

Didn't. That monster really was enormous. That carved meat in that pic was only half if it. I gave the other half to someone who needed it. Thanks for the kudos.



What I DID take, was a pic of the Roo after she stuck her head between the CGW swing grate to get her Scooby snack on. Those black eyebrows aren't natural. But, and I crack up when I see it, the new mustache really is cute on her hahaha. ...

MaskedMarvel

Well... That didn't work... Let's try again...

GeorgeS

That's fantastic! The cook and the pup!

Austin Egghead

You did good. Turkey looks just right.

SmokeyPitt

Looks great!  How tight was the fit cooked on the large?  

MaskedMarvel

SmokeyPitt said:

Looks great!  How tight was the fit cooked on the large?  

I went spider raised direct on the original stainless grate and I had a fair amount of room to spare.

pasoegg

I want a turkey breast sandwich with a little cranberry sauce and mayo on it