How are you cooking your bird Thursday?

earlybird

Active Member
I think we are smoking one, frying one, and baking one in the bag. I can't wait. My brother-in-law wants to try to cook one with a fosters 32 oz beer can like they do chicken. I bet him $10 it won't come out.
 

jonthefishguy

Active Member
Three 20 pound turkeys all with an orange, lemon, onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt pepper all in the cavity and melted butter,paprika and pepper rubbed on the outside and baked.
 

earlybird

Active Member
Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
Three 20 pound turkeys all with an orange, lemon, onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt pepper all in the cavity and melted butter,paprika and pepper rubbed on the outside and baked.

Mmmnnn I can smell it
 

renogaw

Active Member
I'm allowing my inlaws to cook their turky for us on thursday, but sunday i'll probably cook ours in a bag like we usually do.
 

jonthefishguy

Active Member
Yeah I missed my calling. I should have been a chef but I just never found pleasure in cooking for others because I had to versus wanting to. My wife and I love to entertain and hosting dinner parties is something that we do quite often. Of course the kitchen is and always will be a second home to me, the reward comes from others enjoying my flavorful main dishes and tantalizing deserts.
 

lovethesea

Active Member
Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
orange, lemon, onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt pepper all in the cavity and melted butter,paprika and pepper rubbed on the outside and baked.

HEY, thats almost what I do. People look at me crazy when they see me throwing in lemons,oranges, etc. My gma taught me that. I also pull up the skin on the top and sides and load him up with butter!!!
(not too much, just enough to make very moist and the skin a little crunchy!!! OH I LOVE that part.
Do you aim for 160 degrees or 180?? My gma taught me to hit somewhere in the middle as not to over cook. Thats the biggest mistake.....and I never rely on the "pop-up" thingy.

The pies are being made tomorrow. Oh its gonna smell so good
 

jonthefishguy

Active Member
Originally Posted by lovethesea
Do you aim for 160 degrees or 180?? My gma taught me to hit somewhere in the middle as not to over cook. Thats the biggest mistake.....and I never rely on the "pop-up" thingy.

The pies are being made tomorrow. Oh its gonna smell so good

I hit 160 and let it the heat finish on its own. Taking it out of the oven and leaving it sealed will let it slowly finish cooking without overcooking it.
 

pastor b.

Member
Originally Posted by phelpz
The best way to do it is to pull up the skin and rub like 5 sticks of butter into it.
Sounds delicious to me and will taste even better ! By the way ,I'm frying two turkeys in the deep fryer that my wife brought from Walmart . She'll do the seasoning though .
 

earlybird

Active Member
I've decided to cook the bag turkey kinda similar but mojo style with garlic, lime, orange, onion, salt, pepper. Thanks Jon for the idea of using citrus with turkey. It never dawned on me.
 

renogaw

Active Member
ok...
fruit in the center...
do you peel it, cut it up, leave it whole? this is new territory to me!
 

m0nk

Active Member
Here's how I'm cooking mine, it's a great recipe:
1.) Get up at like 11am, sleeping in really helps the process.
2.) Driving myself and my son to my dad's place 1/2 hour away.
3.) Sitting down and eating.
I'm sure there's a step in there somewhere that I've missed, like making coffee, but that about sums it up. Feel free to spread this recipe around to anyone who might want to use it!
 

goingpoor

Member
Originally Posted by m0nk
Here's how I'm cooking mine, it's a great recipe:
1.) Get up at like 11am, sleeping in really helps the process.
2.) Driving myself and my son to my dad's place 1/2 hour away.
3.) Sitting down and eating.
I'm sure there's a step in there somewhere that I've missed, like making coffee, but that about sums it up. Feel free to spread this recipe around to anyone who might want to use it!


i like your recipe the best lol
 

m0nk

Active Member
Originally Posted by goingpoor

i like your recipe the best lol
Thanks! Took a couple years to work out, but everything comes out just right now....hehe.
 

jonthefishguy

Active Member
You cut them us un four's. You can use just about anything the is aromatic. Don't peel just cut in 4's and stuff in cavity.
 

renogaw

Active Member
Originally Posted by earlybird
My brother-in-law wants to try to cook one with a fosters 32 oz beer can like they do chicken. I bet him $10 it won't come out.

wait... he puts a can of beer into a chicken?? the whole can? or just the beer?
 

lovethesea

Active Member
I am curious to see if this works as well as it does with chicken. It works great with chicken , but I wonder if thats too much time in oven for the can??
 

fishy.....

Member
Soak it in a brine overnight,
inject it in the morning with whatever herb marinade you like,
then throw it into the smoker for the rest of the day.....
 

stdreb27

Active Member
Originally Posted by renogaw
wait... he puts a can of beer into a chicken?? the whole can? or just the beer?
What you do is use a can opener on the can of beer and ram the but of the chicken on the open side of the beer so the legs are hanging down and the chicken is standing up then you put it on the bbq or smoker or whatever. and the beer evaps into the meat! I'm gonna have to try that on a turkey!
 
Top