Of course, the one I used for this whole smoked turkey recipe was The Big Easy® Smoker Roaster/Fryer & Grill. It lets you smoke, roast, fry and grill all at once. It’s very impressive that one device can have so many functions and features. All pieces on the fryer get hot — really hot. I learned this the hard way when, without thinking, I reached to pull off the lid and nearly burned the fingerprints off my right hand. Be sure to have heat-safe gloves handy (none are included, but should be?) for handling the fryer and attachments.

This dish is very easy to complement with side dishes. I roasted some carrots and potatoes. Roasting sweet potatoes with some thyme is also a classic. Also, to add some greens to the entire meal, why not include green beans or broccoli? You can be completely secure in the knowledge that nothing passed to SagePay can be examined or decrypted including transaction information and/or cardholder data by any third parties, staff within our company or by SagePay. Unfortunately for me, I only figured this out once I started with the process. It was then I realised I had no way of brining this whole thing properly. Some people brine their whole turkey in the kitchen sink. As a roaster, its big, drop-in basket can cook up to 11kg of poultry and vegetables. Roast joints of meat in the basket inserts, or hang spare ribs on the supplied stainless steel hooks and roast until they’re crisp and juicy. The compact tray beneath the heating element collects all the drippings, which you can easily (and carefully) remove, pour into a saucepan, and whip up your favorite turkey gravy.

I've never deep-fried a turkey the traditional way, but this method felt infinitely safer than using a vat of oil. There was little mess to clean up afterward, too — just wiping out the inside of the fryer. If you've never cooked a whole turkey before, this has to be one of the simplest methods out there, and good for beginners (as long as you have help assembling it). Obviously, there is more than one technique in terms of smoking. You can either cold smoke (lower temperatures), hot smoke (high temperatures) and smoke roast. Smoke roasting is essentially barbequing. Other things you can smoke I would recommend smoking a corn cob and serving it with some butter. This device is definitely a huge asset for the upcoming holidays. preparation For best results, the turkey needs brining. I used a cooler box to store the turkey in and then prepared enough brine to cover the turkey, which took a while! Here’s the basic recipe.

When the turkey was done, reaching a safe temperature (and looking especially delicious with bubbly, seasoned skin), we carefully removed it from the fryer while still inside the basket and let it cool for a few minutes. Then, we used two large forks to transfer the turkey to a platter and covered it with foil to rest for about 20 minutes, as directed in the gadget's instructions. You can put any cuts of meat up to 25 pounds in a roasting basket and easily get it out. Also, along with the different cuts of meat, you can also use vegetables. Another invention by the Char-broil company came after almost 60 years of success - the TRU-Infrared™ Cooking System. Want to know what it does to your food? It distributes the juices and temperature throughout the pot. Your food will taste like it came from a top-level restaurant.

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Generally, you can expect it to take approximately 10 minutes per pound. Cook times are included as a general guideline. Meat doneness is ALWAYS determined by the meat’s internal temperature, not time elapsed. This, of course, is only possible when the kitchen sink is deep enough. Also, you won’t be able to use the kitchen sink for a while once it has the huge bird in it. Great that I didn’t need a water pan:Due to the infrared heating technology, there is no need for a water pan. This means less clean-up and maintenance required. For an easier cleanup line the bottom of the cooking chamber with foil. Less clean-up and maintenance meant I had more time to enjoy meals with my family at end of a cook. Cooking a stuffed turkey in the infrared fryer is not recommended, as it takes too long to heat the middle to the recommended safe temperature of 165 degrees. (However, the USDA doesn't recommend stuffing a turkey for food safety reasons, anyway.)