Quick Turkey
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 6:25 pm
Greetings Y'all,
My first post.
A couple weeks ago I cooked a turkey on my Traeger, about 17 lbs. In two hours it read 165 degrees measured in multiple areas. But, it was very "wet" so I left it on another hour and it was perfect even though the temp was then over 175. Two different meat thermometers, a remote and an instant read.
Today I have a 22 lb bird on it and after a two and a half hours it is almost 165 degrees. I brined it and am cooking it at 350. It is windy and cool so the dome thermometer is 325. Is it the convection feature that cooks it so fast? Cookbooks say it should take close to 4 hours. Sure wasn't planning on having the dang thing done a couple hours before the company arrives! I turned it down and will leave it for a while.
Kurt
Washington State
My first post.
A couple weeks ago I cooked a turkey on my Traeger, about 17 lbs. In two hours it read 165 degrees measured in multiple areas. But, it was very "wet" so I left it on another hour and it was perfect even though the temp was then over 175. Two different meat thermometers, a remote and an instant read.
Today I have a 22 lb bird on it and after a two and a half hours it is almost 165 degrees. I brined it and am cooking it at 350. It is windy and cool so the dome thermometer is 325. Is it the convection feature that cooks it so fast? Cookbooks say it should take close to 4 hours. Sure wasn't planning on having the dang thing done a couple hours before the company arrives! I turned it down and will leave it for a while.
Kurt
Washington State