What size turkey will fit on a Large BGE?

Jsturmi · November 2012

Feeding 20 next Thursday... how big of a bird can fit horizontally in a foil or roasting pan? I'm going to use the Mad Max recipe... Any other suggestions or advice would be much appreciated!

lousubcap · November 2012

Nothing to add-Mad Max's recipe is great-spatchcock is even better -no easy gravy though! Size depends on how you choose to cook-

Jsturmi · November 2012

Plan to cook whole in a roaster, indirect, stuffed and coated w/ Max's recipe... probably 325*

lousubcap · November 2012

I'm thinking you can get away with around 24 #'s as long as you put it a in roasting pan elevated off the platesetter-in other words-I doubt it will fit on the grid at felt level. Try a test fit.

Jsturmi · November 2012

That's a plan. All systems 'go'... picking it up Monday...enough time to test it, brine it... replace it if needed! Appreciate your help!!

Sandi_k · November 2012

The BGE booklet says a Large egg can accommodate a 20 lb turkey.

brimee · November 2012

Sandi_k said:

The BGE booklet says a Large egg can accommodate a 20 lb turkey.

You know that no one on here goes by the book...

Right?

;) ;)

Jsturmi · November 2012

Right! Thanks for your help... I'm going to downsize to 20#, just to be safe

Sandi_k · November 2012

LOL! I just didn't want him to get a turkey that's too big!

Jsturmi · November 2012

Got a beautiful free range 19.5 pounder from whole foods. Test fit in medium size roaster w/ v-rack just fine (but close). She's brining now w/ herb goodies (fennel, thyme, parsley, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns), citrus, onion, garlic, kosher salt and brown sugar... In cider and water. Can't wait to roast this bird in the Egg using Mad Max's recipe! Thanks, everyone. Love this blog!

Jsturmi · December 2012

It was fantastic...juicy, tender...amazingly wonderful turkey

My only regret: didn't get the roaster off of the top of the inverted platesetter > despite putting water and apple juice under the v-rack, burned up the drippings before I knew it :-(

Thanks for everyone's help!!

FanOfFanboys · December 2012

I did the mad max fur turkey and gravy. Did a 20# with zero issues. I will use his way going forward

tdbmd · December 2012

Where can I find the Mad Max recipe? I am doing a turkey in the Egg tomorrow.

Mickey · December 2012

Mad Max recipe is OUTSTANDING. But, last time I had that number to feed I used 2 12lb's birds. Cooked spatchcock @ 400 they would cook about 90 mins each by cooking one at the time. Also you get extra wings and leggs.... I just like the smaller bird better (IMO only).

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