I’m gonna try a turkey on Christmas Day in the PBC. Any advice? I’ve done a whole chicken using the hangars - which turned out great. I’m just not sure that I should treat the turkey like a bigger version of a chicken. It’s a 14lb bird - currently frozen in the freezer (and yes - I’ll thaw it first )
I agree with N227GB. I tried threading the probe's lead through a binder clip handle, but that didn't work as well as I'd hoped. This is brilliantly simple.
Did two around Thanksgiving. PBC loves birds! I don’t use the cross bar for the hanger. I leave one rebar out and put the other rebar thru the top of the hanger legs up. This let it run hotter. In the 325 to 350 range. Don’t know how you start yours but for a 14lb bird I let it get hotter before inserting the bird. Say 400*.
The brown one is with hickory, the darker one is with cheery. Be sure to notice the juce in the pans.
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My PBC is a turkey, chicken and rib cooking machine. And all three are easy, straight forward cooks. If you have had successful chicken cooks you will have no problem with a turkey. Monitor the internal temp and that bird will be the most moist one you ever cooked. Enjoy.
I’m a fan of spatchcocking, but that’s just me. Of course, if it’s a big bird, you may not have enough room unless you just use a single rebar diagonally.
I spatchcocked two 17lb birds on Thanksgiving. Some of the best Turkey I've ever made. Took about an hour and 45 mins. I cracked the top for the whole cook. That made the skin perfectly crispy. I can't recommend it enough.
you're gonna like the PBC for birds. I haven''t spatchcocked one yet, but I think it's the way to go.
I had a neighbor bring a 15 pound turkey over to one of our hangouts. With no real preparation, we put a quick rub on the skin, filled the cavity with some citrus and aromatics we had on hand, and dropped it in the PBC on a hanger. Cracked the lid towards the end to crisp the skin, came out fantastic!
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