This method has worked really well for me a few times, but is obviously very weather dependent. Windy days will increase the cooking time. I just used a hanger I use for deep frying turkeys to hold the bird and wired the legs and wings together. The tripod was a gift from a blacksmith friend, but I've also done it hanging birds from branches or clotheslines (obviously high enough to not burn).
The main idea is that you move the fire, not the turkey, to control the heat. I build a fire under the tripod to heat up the ground under the turkey (it was at around 300F in these shots) then move the fire to the side before putting the turkey on. I also used hooks that I could add/remove to raise and lower the turkey as needed. On windy days it's taken me 4 hours to cook a 15 lb. turkey, but takes about 3 hours on a typical day.
by attrill
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Wowww 🥰
How does one get into this? Like how you got so much time to just kill sitting around outside with a whole turkey your ready to fuck up because it’s the first time trying this and one would probably make a few mistakes while trying to get it right.
I mean I have a fire pit, I can get a turkey, I have enough weed to get stoned enough, but I just don’t have the time nor want to have the wife yelling at me for wasting a whole turkey.
What was his crime?
Nice. We did one a long time ago like this and was awesome, taking advantage of weather is great.
I live down south so I’m pretty sure this method of cooking would probably be frowned upon
No drip pan or catch?