PBC turkey

[Anthonyf]

I'm thinking of cooking a turkey on the PBC. I haven't bought the special turkey hanging accessory. Can y'all hang a turkey with a couple of hooks or do y'all only cook turkeys with the special turkey hanger?

[RobertC]

I've used a bamboo chopstick and heavy cotton twine. I tied a knot around the middle of the chopstick, inserted the chopstick down through the middle of the bird and then turned it so the chopstick is horizontal. Tied a loop in the twine at the top, and hung that from the hook. The turkey was smallish, about 10-12 pounds, so the chopstick and twine was fine. I suppose if I had been trying a monster bird I might need something sturdier.

[JeffJ]

I'm pretty sure you can use hooks. I suggest going to youtube and typing "hanging turkey in PBC".

[hogdog6]

Yes Noah has a video on hooking a bird. Done several that way they turn out excellent.

[FireMan]

Yup, you can and I did. Spatchcock the tweetie & hang it with 2 hooks. Its how I did it.

[Troutman]

Oh man are you roasting poor tweetie again?

[EdF]

It's that Sylvester thing - comes out this time of year!

[Anthonyf]

Thanks!
I may try to spatchcock a turkey or hook it like Noah does in his video.

[HawkerXP]

I've done turkey with the hooks. Works good. Just need to find that "spot" to poke them through for max hanging power.

[Spinaker]

I have still yet to cook a Turkey on the PBC. FireMan 's bird is looking good.

[j_keegan]

I did a chicken on mine using the PBC turkey hanger, and it worked really well. Not that you HAVE to use it - just saying, if you do get one, they work well. I went ahead and ordered a second one last week so that I can do two chickens at a time - just in case we have company.

[MichaelJB]

Agree here, I have the Turkey hanger and have used it with birds from 15 - 22 pounds. Works great. And is EASY. Plus you can add citrus & herb bundles in the cavity.

[fzxdoc]

Anthonyf I prefer spatchcocking turkey and chicken because they cook more evenly and seem to cook faster too. Just hook through the armpits and hang. No problems.

Here's a post on how I do turkey in the PBC:

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/fo...856#post108856

And here's a photo


Notice Mr. Turkey's little foil booties to keep his foot nubbins from burning.

Kathryn

[fzxdoc]

Yup, Steve R, it needs to be nice and flat. Usually I poke it down with the tip of my rebar since my arms are too short to reach it otherwise.

K.

[[email protected]]

What size Turkey was this Kathryn?

[fzxdoc]

@[email protected] , it is a 14 lb turkey. I also answered in a separate post because I can't get the notification link to you to work here in this comment.

Kathryn

[Anthonyf]

That's a good looking spatchcocked turkey, Kathryn!

[fzxdoc]

Thanks, Anthonyf ! Your turkey will look even better, I'm sure.

Kathryn

[fzxdoc]

Planner47 The legs and thighs always temp out in the 180-185° range so far, but I've only done spatchcocked turkeys. I've never done a whole bird in the PBC.

Kathryn

[Planner47]

fzxdoc
do you hang the bird or use the grill? I like the idea of meatheads of making gravy with the spatshcock turkey over a glass bowl.

[fzxdoc]

Planner47 , I hang the bird and make the gravy separately from a homemade turkey broth using wings and the backbone that was removed when I spatchcock the bird. You may not get quite the unique PBC flavor with the meat drippings going into the bowl instead sizzling in the fire.

[jecucolo]

Last Thanksgiving I cooked to spatchcock 12 # 🦃.
one I injected with Cajun spices and one just plain. It took about 90 minutes to cook and they were awesome. I had a short video but cannot find it. You cannot go wrong cooking birds on the PBC.

[gabulldog]

Anybody use any of Tony Chachere's injectables in a turkey/chicken? Any good?

[fzxdoc]

Delicious! Jerod Broussard turned me on to them.

Kathryn

[Jerod Broussard]

I like the butter flavor. Turkeys that supposedly have enough Sodium already, get injected plus an external sprinkling of Tony Chachere's seasoning. And I might sprinkle some on internal surfaces that have been exposed due to spatchcocking.

[gabulldog]

That's the plan, then!