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Turkey cook???

Mikea5232
Mikea5232 Posts: 76
in Poultry
 My 12lb turkey for tomorrow turned into a 20.  How long should it take to cook that thunder chicken?  Going to do the mad max recipe i think. 
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  • scdaf
    scdaf Posts: 176
    I would absolutely spatchcock the bird and give serious thought to a high-temp (450) cook.  Should be done in around  2-2 1/2 hours.  Pull with the breast about 155 and cover with foil and rest 20-30 minutes.  Thank me tomorrow.  =)
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  • scdaf
    scdaf Posts: 176
    Oops! forgot to say indirect.
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  • Mikea5232
    Mikea5232 Posts: 76
    I have 6 slabs of ribs to cook as well.   Not sure i want to cook them at 450°.  I may spatchcock it if i run out of height in the egg. 
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,990
    If going mad max then you have his recipe.  He says 4 hours at around 325*F on the dome for a 14 lb bird.  With a 20 lb bird-you can expect another 90 or so minutes depending.  This is not a linear deal as the birds get larger.  
    Don't know the size of your BGE but if a large then I have done a 20 lb bird but removed the fire ring and built the cook hardware from the top of the fire-box to have sufficient vertical clearance.  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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  • Mikea5232
    Mikea5232 Posts: 76
    @lousubcap i have an XL.  It looks like i will have to remove the fire ring as well to get the clearance for the 6slabs of ribs and the bird.   I was just eyeing up and measuring scratching my head trying to figure out how to get everything in there.  But i never thought about removing the fire ring.   Genius u must be!  Haha
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,990
    Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while-that was my "one shining moment."  I'm sure it will all work out just fine.  Enjoy the cook and eats.  
    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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  • Mikea5232
    Mikea5232 Posts: 76
    Thank you for the tip, i really appreciate it
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    Legs to the back 350 indirect my guess is 3.5hrs
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