So who is cooking up a bird next Thursday and how?

[ApexBrewing]

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?

[DannyW]

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

[Eagle Creek Brewer]

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

[oneal66]

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.

[Test_Engineer]

Hickory/applewood Smoked with a Cranberry-raspberry chutney

[Push Eject]

Brine & deep fry with a derrick.

[Thirsty Mallard]

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

[Crut]

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!