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[blacknoir]

Good Eats Roast Turkey Videos : Food Network

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

Richie, had this link posted in another thread.. Great vid on carving the bird.. I am definitely going this way this year

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/di...tml?ref=dining

cheers
Mark

[splatgirl]

yes, I think that going super hot would require the bird be butterflied but that is my preferred method for poultry anyway because it's faster and cooks so much more evenly. OTOH, I've noticed that the WFO behaves a lot like my convection oven in terms of how it cooks (convection is the only way I cook a whole-carcass bird) hence, I'm still on the fence about whether to butterfly or not. And I'm laughing at the mental images of myself trying to wrestle an 18lb. turkey into submissive flatness.

I think turkey is one of the hardest meats to do right, and the bigger the bird the harder it is to cook it well. I don't eat much meat anyway, so I'm totally with you on liking the side dishes better.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

can someone tell me what a turkey triangle is ???

Good Eats Roast Turkey Videos : Food Networkthanks shay.... I appreciate it

Mark

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

Hey Guys,,, I really think I am gonna cook the pig and the turkey at the same time..will soak the oven with heat.... ANy suggestions or comments ? prob 15 lb turkey and 15 lb suckling pig

Thanks
Mark

[ksm]

A quick question for any (or all) who have posted here about your turkey cooking experiences (and thanks for all those trials) ... when you give temps (e.g., "the turkey went in at 700") is that a floor temp? a wall temp? a dome temp? Inquiring newbie minds want to know.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

(e.g., "the turkey went in at 700")

Mine was a floor temp...... I always y
use the floor then I'm working with the same reference number.. I also make sure if I'm baking its after a long heat soak..

Cheers
Mark

[dmun]

I use a standard old fashioned oven thermometer, and put in the turkey when the oven's well under 500.

[trockyh]

Originally Posted by ThisOldGarageNJ

Richie, had this link posted in another thread.. Great vid on carving the bird.. I am definitely going this way this year

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/di...tml?ref=dining

cheers
Mark

Mark, the link isn't working at this time. I even joined NYT thinking it might work. Nope.

Tom

[blacknoir]

Mine was just oven temp. I wasn't aiming at the floor or ceiling. It was also after a long heat soak like Mark suggested. I actually made pizzas the night before, then in the morning I did a starter fire, ie didn't add any more wood after the starter pieces, let that burn down to coals and then waited with the door off for it to be just a bit above the temp I wanted. I then scooped out any remaining coals and ash, put the door on and went to get the turkey.