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Grilled Turkey for Thanksgiving?

by steve on November 28th, 2006

I just posted prior to Thanksgiving asking what types of traditions your family holds for this time of year. Well I think our family started a new tradition and it was sort of by accident. We went over to my wife’s parent’s house for Thanksgiving and last week their stove kicked the bucket. They bought a new gas stove, but didn’t have the gas installed before the big day. Well, they have a nice large grill to feed a battalion and so we grilled the turkey.

Well, I would have to say my father inlaw did an awesome job with it and the turkey came out really tasty. Have you ever grilled turkey? Well, I am not sure exactly how he prepared it but I did pull a recipe for it from Kraftfoods.com

1 frozen turkey (12 lb.), thawed
3 Tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. fresh or 2 tsp. dried herbs, such as thyme, sage or rosemary
3 cups water

PREHEAT grill to medium-high heat. Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Rinse outside of turkey as well as inside the cavity; pat dry with paper towels. Tuck the wings under the back. Place turkey, breast side up, on roasting rack in large disposable aluminum foil pan.

RUB outside of turkey with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with herbs. Place pan on grate of grill. Add water to pan, then close the lid of the grill.

GRILL turkey 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 180°F when inserted in the thickest part of the thigh and 170°F when inserted in the thickest part of the breast, adding additional water to the pan as needed to prevent the drippings from burning and to have enough liquid remaining in the pan after turkey is cooked for use in making gravy. Remove turkey from grill; let stand 15 to 20 minutes before carving. Meanwhile, use pan drippings to make gravy, if desired.

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2 opinions for Grilled Turkey for Thanksgiving?

  • Mea
    Nov 28, 2006 at 9:19 pm

    Hi ya

    Bryan grilled our turkey on Friday after the big day at his mom’s house. It was awesome and tasted so GOOD! He cooked his about 6 hours~wasn’t dried out at all :)

    glad you all had such a great dinner~

  • steve
    Nov 29, 2006 at 11:26 am

    What CAN’T Bryan do? lol

    You are lucky to have him around…

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