January 24, 2016; Ambient temp was 65-70 with only a slight breeze. Preface – This did not turn out well and serves as a good learning experience. Thawed the 13-lb bird the day before. Removed from bag and trimmed an … Continue reading
Category Archives: Turkey
Bought a 13 lb. frozen generic brand bird to be smoked on the 22″ Weber Kettle with the Slow-N-Sear with my new ChefsAlarm remote digital thermometer. The Plan – Will use the new thermometer to first monitor grate temp for … Continue reading
November 22, 2015, Sunday – Weekend before Thanksgiving 11/21/15, Saturday. 4 pm – Butterflied the 11 lb. 9 oz. bird (weight includes neck, internals and fat) and seasoned under the skin and on the olive-oil-coated skin with Meathead’s Simon and … Continue reading
Veterans Day weekend’s Saturday night dinner with Kelley and Piper was very good. It was several times rated as To-Die-For. (TDF). 1. First turkey cooked in the Big Easy 2. Pinto Beans that did not follow a recipe 3. Cornbread … Continue reading
I bought CharBroil’s Big Easy oil-less infrared turkey fryer via EBay for $89.99 and this was the first trial. I had seasoned the SS inner tub with corn oil and heated it until the smoke began to diminish per the … Continue reading