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kl8ton
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I am doing the Christmas turkey.
The turkey was just handed to me. It is stuffed. I wasn't planning on that. I have never done stuffed.
I have to leave the house at 10:30 am for church and will not be back until 12:30. We are eating at 5 or 530.
My plan is to put it on at 10:30 (LBGE) and pull it off around 430. Rest until eating.
The bird is 20lbs.
Good plan?
Others with experience with timing on large stuffed bird?
I have read about the smoke and stuffing and will not put any wood chunks to it.
The turkey was just handed to me. It is stuffed. I wasn't planning on that. I have never done stuffed.
I have to leave the house at 10:30 am for church and will not be back until 12:30. We are eating at 5 or 530.
My plan is to put it on at 10:30 (LBGE) and pull it off around 430. Rest until eating.
The bird is 20lbs.
Good plan?
Others with experience with timing on large stuffed bird?
I have read about the smoke and stuffing and will not put any wood chunks to it.
Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI
Grand Rapids MI
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Trouble with a stuffed bird is by the time the stuffing is done the bird is over cooked. I'd remove the stuffing and bake it separately.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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She said there is no meat in the stuffing. Does that make a difference?Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI -
kl8ton said:She said there is no meat in the stuffing. Does that make a difference?Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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The absence of meat makes no difference-it's the getting the interior to temp. As above, go with @RRP's plan. And once you decide that you are now back in a space you are familiar with. No worries, you can punch it home in the "after church window" presented. FWIW-Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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I agree with Ron. Remove the stuffing. Replace it with a quarted onion, a halved head of garlic, a quartered orange and fresh herbs. They'll perfume the turkey, help keep it moist and help keep the breasts from overlooking. No need to add smoke wood on this cook.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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6 hours may be too long. I'd light the egg when you leave for church and set the vents for 250 or 300. Come home, get the egg to the temp you want and get the turkey ready to go on. I did a 20 pounder in three hours at Thanksgiving, but I did have to increase the temp at the end to get it up to temp.
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