Charcoal Grill Turkey

Create two beds of charcoal on opposite sides of the charcoal grate and leave a wide area open in middle.

Charcoal grill turkey.

Let burn until ash gray. First set up the grill for indirect cooking. The skin should be amber colored and beautiful. Advantages this gets the men out of the house and allows them to bond over adult beverages without getting in the way of the women.

Place the turkey on a roasting rack set inside two large disposable foil pans and place the pan over the wide open area indirect heat. In my 22 1 2 inch weber kettle there s just enough room to grill a cut up 20 pound turkey. The turkey will have a delightful. Oct 6 2006 if the weather outside is conducive cooking a turkey on a covered charcoal grill is a great idea.

Charcoal grilled turkey half. Grill smoking turkey over charcoal. Estimates for grilling are 15 to 18 minutes per pound but this will be on the high side because it is chilled for awhile thus making the pan etc. Charcoal briquette guide for kettle grill.

If you are grilling a turkey for the first time and getting nervous you can check the temperature each time you add the new charcoal. It gives the turkey a delightful smoky flavor. Place a chimney starter on the small lower grill grate put 50 charcoal briquettes in starter and ignite. If you cannot grill it roast it instead for about 2 1 2 to 3 hours at 325 degrees uncovered basting every 30 minutes.

A 22 inch or larger charcoal grill works very well for roasting a thanksgiving turkey. Divide the charcoal briquettes into two piles one on each side. Remove chimney starter center roasting pan on grate and pour out coals dividing evenly on each long side of pan. In a smaller grill you ll need to use just one pile of briquettes moving the turkey parts around every so.

Cover the grill with the lid vent positioned over the turkey and cook 1 2 hours keep the internal temperature of the grill between 325 f 350 f. Check the temperature of the turkey on the innermost part of the thigh and the thickest part of the breast to make sure that it is fully cooked at 165 degrees before removing it. Indirect heat is essential for a moist evenly cooked turkey. The turkey is done when the internal temperature of the turkey registers 162 f 163 f on an instant read thermometer.

For smoking a turkey on a grill we like to arrange the coals in a circle around the exterior of the grill leaving a space in the center without. Smoking a turkey on a charcoal grill isn t much more difficult than using your charcoal grill as a smoker in any other application. For a 26 3 4 inch grill use 30 briquettes on each side for the first hour of grilling and add 9 briquettes to each side every hour to maintain heat.