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[navigator]

navigator , how big were the birds and how long did it take? i have only done a pig once, so far. if its gonna take 30 lbs of charcoal to do some turkeys i'm not sure i want to try that

I used their method, I really don't remember the bird weights but they were done faster than I expected by about an hour.

Turkey Worksheet



1. Place Turkey on top of the rack breast down if cooking whole or skin down if cooking split, attached top rack using the 4 S-Hooks. Add 1 gallon of water to the drip tray, for extra flavor you can add beer to the water or spices to the water, I personally like to add a cup of our La Caja China Mojo Criollo.

2. Place Turkey inside the box, skin or breast down, attached probe from the wired thermometer and run wire under short top frame.

3. Cover box with the ash pan and charcoal grid.

4. Add 12 lbs. of charcoal for model #1 or 16 lbs. for model #2 and light up.

5. Once lit (20 – 25 minutes) spread the charcoal evenly over the charcoal grid.

6. Cooking time starts right now.

7.  After 1 hour open the box by removing the complete set of ash pan  and grid together and place it on top of the long handles.

8.  Now flip the Turkey over, skin or breast side up and add 5 lbs of charcoal.
     Continue to add 5 lbs of charcoal every hour until you reach 175 f. 

Note: If you like you can brush a mix of butter, garlic and say sauce over the turkey after you reach 175 f. Just open the box brush the mixture and cover again with the charcoal tray for an extra 10 – 15 minutes.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT OPEN THE BOX UNTIL YOU REACH THE DESIRED TEMPERATURE

 

[uhmgood]

nav , thanks for the info . ya know , i guess what it boils down too , if your cooking for a LOT of people this thing works great but if your just doing one bird or a couple of racks of ribs this is not the best option , it just uses too much charcoal

 

[navigator]

It depends on which size box you buy too, I think the small one holds 1 turkey and uses 9 pounds of charcoal to cook a 14# bird.