I bought the Pit Barrel for the trailer. As such, it was destined to live there over the winter. However, my wife and I decided that, since chicken in the PBC was so good, we would try the turkey in it.
I went out t the trailer yesterday, brought it home, and cooked the Thanksgiving turkey in it today. I did the Noah Glanville technique (light coating of olive oil and PBC All Purpose rub) - the same way we do chickens. Turned out spectacular. Awesomely delicious turkey. We will be doing it this way again.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
I always wanted to smoke a turkey and my neighbour let me do hers and it turned out very good, I followed Meathead’s method. My wife prefers turkey in the oven with stuffing. My neighbour plans to eat it today, I cooked it on Sat. It was about 8kg and it cooked in about 2 1/2 hours at 325F in the Akron egg, I used cherry wood for flavour. My wife was impressed with the finished bird so maybe I will get to do one for us next?
YESSSS!!! Congrats on a great cook! I just got a PBC and my MAIN plan for it this fall is to make a turkey for Thanksgiving. Bought mine with the turkey hanger too. I'm hoping to be able to get a fresh one from the woods this fall, but if not, I'll settle for one from the store. But seeing your post gets me excited - thanks for sharing!
BTW andy.wpg How long did your cook end up going on this bird?
12 pound bird. I set the PBC up to run between 320 and 350. Got an initial burst of 420, then it settled down over the next 45 minutes right into the range I was shooting for. Hit 170 in the breast at 2.5 hours (watched it all the time with the Maverick). Pulled it and double wrapped it in a faux cambro for about 1.5 hours.
Tender, juicy, and delicious! My brother-in-law generally doesn't eat white meat because its dry. The two times I made chicken this summer and this turkey - he ate the white meat
Looks great, I have done a number of Turkeys in the PBC and the thing that always amazes me is how fast they cook. Hanging the bird above the coals with the open cavity really accelerates the cook compared to more traditional methods.
Equipment:
Brinkman Gas/Charcoal duo with offset firebox
Pit Barrel Cooker
Maverick Remote Temperature Gizmo with Pit and meat probes
Thermopen Instant thermo
I Totally wish to apologize to all my friends up there in Canada fer not wishin' them a very Happy Thanksgivin'!
Hope it was delicious, delightful, an' wondermous fer all y'all!!!
Shucks, probably shouldn't have even mentioned it; if y'all eat like we'uns do, down in these parts, yer probably jus' gettin up offa th' couch!!!
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