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Turkey advice needed - Spatchcock or leave whole?
Not it even sure if the bird would fit on my large if it's flattened out.
Thanks in advance and I will try to remember to take some pictures tomorrow.
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I do lots of turkeys and always do like this
Spatchcocked Turkey and Chicken on the Big Green Egg(you cut out the backbone and cook opened)
I like a 11/12 lb bird. If I need lots of turkey I just cook a couple ( 1 & 1/2 hr cook app)
Chicken 3 to 4.5lb bird or birds. Under an hour cook.
Or, just add a package of legs extra.
I do not brine the turkey or Chicken. You can.
If time I like to leave uncovered in the fridge overnight (no problem if no time)
I cook "direct" @ 400 on a raised grill "skin side up" and never turn over.
I will use a coffee rub. Use what you like.
NOTE PLEASE (A LOT OF SMOKE IS NOT YOU FRIEND)
Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
I may do the coffee rub too. Forgot about that. You sent me the recipe back in 2013 but I still have it. Thx.
Oh and for poultry I usually don't even add smoking chips, just good clean hardwood charcoal seems to give me enough smoke.Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large. -
Mickey said:I do lots of turkeys and always do like this
Spatchcocked Turkey and Chicken on the Big Green Egg(you cut out the backbone and cook opened)
I like a 11/12 lb bird. If I need lots of turkey I just cook a couple ( 1 & 1/2 hr cook app)
Chicken 3 to 4.5lb bird or birds. Under an hour cook.
Or, just add a package of legs extra.
I do not brine the turkey or Chicken. You can.
If time I like to leave uncovered in the fridge overnight (no problem if no time)
I cook "direct" @ 400 on a raised grill "skin side up" and never turn over.
I will use a coffee rub. Use what you like.
NOTE PLEASE (A LOT OF SMOKE IS NOT YOU FRIEND)
All of the above has worked for me every time.
I have a medium egg and a spatched 13lb bird won't fit.
I have a roasting kind of setup, indirect @350, drip pan for gravy goop.
I use some bootleggers coffee rub recipe that I found close by on this site and it goes on/with everything!!! Thanks!
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Debone the ribcage and lay like a spatch. I like to leave the leg and wing bones in.
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I would do a spatch - It cooks more evenly and quickly.South Jersey Pine Barrens. XL BGE , Assassin 24, Weber Kettle, CharBroil gasser, AMNPS
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I ask long ago and now can't remember.
How did you come
by your handle: gmac?Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
There's a lot of right answers for turkey. I've done raised direct and indirect from 325-425 degrees and all have been great. The only common thread is Micky's coffee rub, which is our go-to for poultry.Stillwater, MN
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StillH2OEgger said:There's a lot of right answers for turkey. I've done raised direct and indirect from 325-425 degrees and all have been great. The only common thread is Micky's coffee rub, which is our go-to for poultry.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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Just realized I didn't answer the question. I like spatchcock, but not sure I've ever done a 15 pounder.Stillwater, MN
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Spatched works just fine, tomorrow doing a kinda Mad Max version, except for icing the breasts - will simply cook breast side down for an hour, then up for an hour, indirect at 350ºish. Brined bird is in the fridge air drying until showtime.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Mickey said:I ask long ago and now can't remember.
How did you come
by your handle: gmac?Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large. -
Anyone care to share the recipe for the coffee rub please and thank you..?
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@gmac I spatched a 15.75lb turkey on my Large onetime. Unfortunately my notes from that day are lacking much details, if I remember right it was took approx 2.5 hours?? That's really a guess though, I don't even have if I cooked it direct/undirect, or what temp. Sorry.
@MangoMadness here's a link to the Mickeys coffee rub recipe. It's great on pretty much anything as far as I can tell.
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1157211/coffee-rub/p1
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Surrounded by sweet potatoesMt Elgin Ontario - just a Large. -
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Great result right there. Congrats on the cook.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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