12# Turkey and Family

Eager Egger

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life. I did my first Turkey on the BGE and followed the advice of EggspertMN for the most part. It was a 12# bird and took about an 2 hours 20 minutes at 350. I should have pulled it a little sooner, but my wife thought it cooked too quickly. I finally checked it several places with instant read thermometer and pulled it! We used Cajun Gold Injector marinade and rub. It turned out very moist and honestly the best Turkey I have tasted. We had about 14 people here and with potatoes and Turkey Gravy from the drippings, plus Linda's signature broccoli salad with raisins and bacon. Everyone had fun. Just a wonderful day with the family. Here are a couple of pictures.[p][p]EagerEgger getting ready[p][p]Logan 6 Years old helping out. Old Smoker in background.[p][p]Sorry, but my Son carved the Turkey before I could get the picture :-)[p][p]

Fidel

EagerEgger,[p]yesterday must have been turkey day.[p]I did a ten pounder with a little tsunami spin - spatchcock style:[p]

Unknown

Fidel,[p]I'm going to spatchcock a turkey today. How long, temperature, smoke? And most of all, how did it turn out?[p]Thanx

BENTE

EagerEgger,
looks like a meal everyone enjoyed!!![p]
congrats i think i may inject a turkey one of these days...[p]happy eggin
tb

Jeeves

EagerEgger,[p]Congrats on the turkey - it does look moist and juicy![p]I'm cleaning my egg now - getting rid of all that junk from smoking butts and brisket.[p]Congrats on the pics! What's up with that smoker in the background? [p]It's a shame that everyone has to resort to using flick or photobucket. I can't wait till greeneggers.net gets going - their posting methods allows MORE control/tagging so you don't have to know html. I wonder how bucket is going to stay alive. One of these days, they may start watermarking, or cropping the photo and adding and add when they intercept an incoming request from another web site.. YIKES, what a thought.[p]Anyway, congrats again on the turkey and pictures. I wish I could do a turkey (hard to justify for 1 person :( )
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Eager Egger

Jeeves, Sheeesh! I did not know about the other forum. It does look like it is laid out well and that posting pictures would be a bit easier. I agree on a Turkey for one person. There's nothing left of ours since so many kids and grandkids showed up. We really should have done a bigger one. With just one person though, I would think a nice thick steak, salmon or other fish etc. would work out perfectly.
Mike

Fidel

Caveman SMoker,[p]I did it 325 indirect with cherry wood. took about 2 hours.[p]I let it rest about 30 minutes before carving and it was the best turkey I've ever had. You could literally squeeze juice from the breast. [p]the wife and kids ate it up.

Unknown

Jeeves,[p]Hey why don't you get one of those small butterball turkey breasts and try it. Bet it would be good cooked on the egg. Samishes for a week!

Jeeves

DynaGreaseball,[p]Ah, good point - I'll stop and see what the smallest is...

Unknown

Fidel,
OK that turkey looks great but what is it laying on. Is that granite or cortz with a design or what? Very interesting.
DB

Fidel

dbishop,[p]It is just on a glass circular serving tray with a scalloped edge. That is then laying on the island countertop in our kitchen, which is Cambria (basically quartz).

Unknown

Fidel,[p]Thanks for the info. I usually cook my spatchcock chicken on a raised grill with direct heat, but I will try it indirect this time w/the turkey.[p]Thanx again.