keith@amc.UUCP (Keith Payea) (11/21/85)
Yes, I did say Barbecue. If you have a Webber or similar type barbecue with a cover, you're in business. The only trick is picking a bird which will fit in the cooker with the cover on. I think the taste is superior to an oven cooked bird, and it doesn't take much more effort. In fact, it really saved our Thanksgiving one time. Two years ago here in the Seattle, WA area, we had a big windstorm that killed power to thousands of homes at about 10:00 AM on Thanksgiving Day. While everybody was trying to figure out if their birds would be safe to eat, I was trying to get the lumps out of the gravy I was making over the coals. Here is how to do it: At about the time you would normally start your oven, build a good fire in the Webber (or equivalent) and go back inside to finish preparing the bird. Stuff it with your favorite stuffing mix, and use whatever basting method you like. Put the bird in one of those disposable roasting pans and put the usual aluminum foil tent over it. Spread the coals in the barbecue out to the sides, leaving the center empty. Set the bird in its pan on the rack and close the cover. Cook the bird for the same time you'd use if it were in the oven. I like to add Hickory Chips to the fire as it cooks, and you'll need some extra charcoal to add as the bird progresses. I usually end up using most of a 25 pound bag. It does require a little bit more attention, but you'll love the smell as you whip the cover off to check the bird! You'll never cook one in the oven again. Keith Payea Applied Microsystems Corp. ...ihnp4!uw-beaver!tikal!amc!keith
lynnef@tekgvs.UUCP (Lynne Fitzsimmons) (11/23/85)
I second that suggestion! We have done our turkey on the Weber for 3 years,
and it has always been perfect. I just follow the instructions that came
with the Weber (rub turkey inside and out with oil, stuff, etc) and put it
in. I have to add more coals every hour to keep the fire going.
I never put on the aluminum tent. The skin always turns out crisp and brown,
and I am a skin person (no flames about fat please). Not to mention that this
frees up your oven for other stuff.
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