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I never do the oven roasted turkey thing, most of it is crap.

I grew up with grilled/smoked turkeys. Partially de-boned cooked beast down in a roasting pan on one side of the grill. Coal bed on the other side of the grill and a cast iron box with wood chips against the coal bed in between. Gets you some smoke, some indirect heat, and good moisture from a liquid bath in the bottom of the roasting pan.

A few years ago I started deep frying my birds. For the Holiday's I do a simple herb butter injection for a very light flavor. If I fry one off season I get a little different and inject it with a spicy jerk or Cajun blend seasoning.

So how does everyone cook up their Holiday Bird?

Brined and oven roasted, baby. The brining gets so much flavor all through the bird, and the right roasting regimen keeps the meat juicy.

I still haven't decided, either smoked or deep fried. I introduced the older side of my family to deep fried turkey last year. Them old folks just couldn't believe you could do a turkey from start to finish in one hour. They were pretty excited when they tried it though. I actually thought about smoking a bird until its about 50% done then dropping it in the fryer, but I think I will try that experiment some other day other that TDay.

Barry

I just picked up the bird today, and I'm going to brine it for a day or two. Then I'm going to inject it the day before, and toss that bastard into a big pot of oil (frying the turkey could land me a new brewpot). My mouth is watering just thinking about thursday.

Hickory/applewood Smoked with a Cranberry-raspberry chutney

Brine & deep fry with a derrick.

I'm cooking it the easiest and BEST way... going over to the parent's house. Mmmmmmm... turkey.

Thirsty Mallard wrote:I'm cooking it the easiest and BEST way... going over to the parent's house. Mmmmmmm... turkey.

I like the way you think, I'll be doing the same except at the cousins house. I am however pulling one of my frozen rhubarb pies from the deep freeze and cooking to tak e along. just doing my part. I love this holiday!