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How big a turkey can yyou fit in an EGG

irishrog
irishrog Posts: 375
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
next week I plan to cook a large turkey for a family party. The biggest I have tried so far is 20 lbs. Anybody done larger or how did it work out. Any tips would be much appreciated
By the way I am a huge fan of the EGG living in Ireland, where Eggs are scarce, only about 100 in the whole country.
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  • Puj
    Puj Posts: 615
    irishrog,[p]I'll roast 22 lb. birds from time to time. 350F cooking temperature with a normal roast time between 12 to 15 minutes per lb. I also will brine the bird.[p]Have a pint for me,
    Puj
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  • irishrog
    irishrog Posts: 375
    puj,
    I normally "brine" the turkey in a few pints of Guinness first, it does amazing things to the flavour
    Thanks for the help on size, I am tempted to try & fit a 25 pounder in on a turkey cone, I'll let you know how I get on.
    Roger
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  • tn slagamater
    tn slagamater Posts: 623
    irishrog,I know others have done 25 pounders without a problem. One of my relatives says he got three 13 pound turkeys in a large egg on one cook. Good luck!

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  • BillT
    BillT Posts: 61
    irishrog,[p]On a cone I have found that as I exceed 20 pounds the bird hits the top of the BGE. If you put in in a prone position I bet you can get to a 35 pound bird.[p]Have another pint for me![p]BillT
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
    irishrog,
    here is a link to how i do mine. ..you could easily go to 25 pounds. .. just do a test fit with the cold bird and cold egg to see what works...
    [ul][li]http://www.nakedwhiz.com/madmaxturkey.htm[/ul]
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  • irishrog
    irishrog Posts: 375
    mad max beyond eggdome,
    Max Thanks for the link, theres a huge amount of information there. I'll post again next week after the event and let everybody know how I get on. I'm tempted to try a 30 pounder but dont know if I have the nerve. I might need a few pints of guinness to give me the courage.
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  • Unknown
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    irishrog,
    glad to hear eggs are starting to catch on in Ireland. I was over there in Sept and absolutely loved it! An egg would have definately made the food taste better!! Anyway, i cooked/smoked a 26 lb. turkey for my daughter's first communion. Once i got it sliced it lasted only a few minutes. I did it indirect on a v-rack over a drip pan. AWESOME!- DanO
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  • Puj
    Puj Posts: 615
    irishrog,[p]Sometimes we'll brine in a beer-tabasco sauce-onion concoction. enjoy your cook.[p]puj
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