First time with Turkeys, Tom weighs 46 pounds dressed!!

[can you hear me now?]

Wow that's one big turkey. Sounds to me like turkey sandwiches for like more than a month if preserved in the freezer.

 

[Frosty]

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I wonder if I could keep my grill warm enough for that? I use charcoal and it can be tough to keep the temp up when it's single digits and... breezy. Our expected high for Saturday (when we will be doing 'the deed') is 18F. Next Wednesday we are supposed to have a high of 9F. Ugh...

 

[MeatKing]

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The hatchery just called it a "large white turkey"

 

[MeatKing]

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They were a day old on June 9,

 

[MeatKing]

I like the idea of grilling it, will have to talk to hubby about it! He's the grill guy

And if he does it, I don't have to bahah!

 

[kbu]

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I wonder if I could keep my grill warm enough for that? I use charcoal and it can be tough to keep the temp up when it's single digits and... breezy. Our expected high for Saturday (when we will be doing 'the deed') is 18F. Next Wednesday we are supposed to have a high of 9F. Ugh...

i would think so if you have it with real good coal (maybe real wood coal chunks) and have it out of the wind. we smoke/grilled last weekend and it was a bit warmer then 18 but very windy. we had to make sure that we replenished the wood and coal more. (granted we have a very large grill and large grill/smoker...we are grilling people too!

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good luck!

 

[kbu]

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so true...one of the best reasons to have a grilled turkey is we do not have to do it!

it is reallllly nothing more then a very large chicken when it comes to the grill so it takes longer. and the grill is nothing more then an oven outside! i even used it as a food warmer for the holiday meals! we do have a very good sized grill as we are grill people too. i will usually try to put anything on the grill...even cake and soup!

we watch a lot of PBS cooking showes and love a guy named Steve Raichlen...he does some amazing things on the grill!

good luck and happy eating!!

 

[Tunastopper]

Some of my favorite Thanksgivings we took our turkey and grill to the lake and cooked it there. I met alot of others at the lake that where gilling other meats and side dishes. I think we where the only turkey. We all shared and reminded me of the first Thanksgiving.

 

[boxermom]

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I have a cider/honey recipe for grilled turkey if you're interested. It is wonderful.

My DH always wants to grill one for Thanksgiving, but I miss the turkey/stuffing aroma in the kitchen. So, no grilling for holidays. We've got 8 more turks to process next week, so he'll have planty of opportunities to grill turks.

 

[longranger]

For a turkey that big I always cut it up into breast, legs with thighs attatched and wings. Cut rest in 2 or 3. Is not as pretty as a giant whole bird but it is much easier to get each part cooked to perfection in pieces. It is essential to do if you are smoking the bird as a slow smoke on that big a bird would take long enough to allow for spoilage.