Turkey over a charcoal fire How To?

[Warwickfishman]

Hi Guys/Gals,
Just looking for some additional input as to cooking a 22 lb turkey over a charcoal fire, suspended from a tripod surrounded by heavy aluminum foil

I know a turkey cooked in an oven stuffed is generally 20 minutes a lb but unstuffed?
and would you marinade it? soak in a brine? or injectable marinade?

Thanks for your help and

Happy Thanksgiving...

[Mrw]

Unstuffed, the bird should be a little bit faster, but I would take along a meat thermometer and not just rely on time.

I personally am a fan of the injectable marinades. Use one of those and then rub any other spices UNDER the skin so they flavor more of the meat.

[Warwickfishman]

I think I may make a run to Gander Mountain and see what they have as far as injectables..
and so far as i can see a good guestimate is 10 minutes per lb but I will check with a thermometer

[deweylure]

Take out the good old cookbook it usually has a timetable as a base ,the thermometer is the best. You cna also cook it on a grill like a weber . Place a drip pan under the bird below the grate,the charcoal is then placed beside the pan. I would partially cover the bird with aluminum foil. Try using 7-up to baste the bird.


Deweylure

[hacimsaalk]

or, you could go with the good ol' trash can turkey. stick a metal stake in the ground, put a plate over that, about 3 in. above the ground. the find a lrage metal trash can to fit over the whole thing. put charcoal on and around it, and lite. wait 4 hrs, and it should be done.

[Scouting179]

I have done this, but with wood coals not charcoal. I suspended the bird from a tripod and put foil above the bird to reflect the heat downward. I did not wrap the bird. It took most of a day and you have to keep the coals going, but by the end of the day the meat was falling off the bones. It was great!

[outfoxed86]

Trash can turkey is the way to go
mine was 15lb took 2hrs un stuffed the whole turkey just fell appart it was so good
Wayne

[FrankJ]

Do not stuff the bird. It is too hard to get the get it hot enough with stuffing. The earlier posts mentions unstuffed which is good.

[jopejr]

we use 5 gal pails( non galvanized) to cook about a 14 lb bird sitting on a hickory stick. ( we are talking of trying a sweet wood lik apple.