All burners are on because the turkey breast is in a pan and not directly touching the grill.
Charcoal grill turkey breast.
Shut down the grill keep the turkey breast on a platter and give 5 minutes to reach an internal temperature up to 165 degrees.
Grill the turkey breast over indirect medium heat with the lid closed until the skin is golden and the internal temperature reaches 160 to 165ºf in the thickest part of the breast not touching the bone about 1 hours.
In my 22 1 2 inch weber kettle there s just enough room to grill a cut up 20 pound turkey.
Fill a charcoal chimney with charcoal and light it from the bottom.
Cover grill leaving vents open.
Add 6 to 8 briquettes to each side every 45 to 60 minutes.
Heat one side of gas grill on medium or charcoal grill until coals are ash white.
Divide the charcoal briquettes into two piles one on each side.
Place coals to one side in charcoal grill.
Remove turkey breast from marinade.
Thirty minutes before cooking the turkey open the bottom vent of the grill halfway and place the foil pan in the center of the bottom grill and pour in 2 cups water and 2 cups apple juice or cider.
A 22 inch or larger charcoal grill works very well for roasting a thanksgiving turkey.
Place turkey breast side up on cooking grate directly over foil pan to catch drips.
It is like having another oven available and allows other things to be prepared in the regular oven while the turkey is cooking outside.
In a smaller grill you ll need to use just one pile of briquettes moving the turkey parts around every so.
Place turkey breast up on cooking grate over drip pan.
Make aluminum foil drip pan.
Grill smoking turkey over charcoal.
Cover grill and roast turkey 2 1 2 to 3 hours 11 to 13 minutes per pound for unstuffed bird.
In the thickest part of the breast meat using a meat thermometer.
10 to 16 lb.
Shut off the grill and permit the turkey breast up to 30 minutes as long as the thermometer shows reading 163 degrees.
Advantages this gets the men out of the house and allows them to bond over adult beverages without getting in the way of the women.
First set up the grill for indirect cooking.
Start checking after 50 minutes depending on size of turkey and your outdoor grill.
The turkey is done when it reaches 165 f.
Take out the thermometer probe and now it is ready to cook.
Turkeys will take 2 to 3 hours to grill.
Cook over medium high heat until marinade comes to a boil.
The turkey will have a delightful.
Using a meat thermometer cook turkey to internal temperature of 180 f in thigh and 170 f in breast.
Place marinade in 1 quart saucepan.