Grilled Whole Turkey

Ingredients for Grilled Whole Turkey

• 1 (14- to 16-pound) turkey, neck and giblets (excluding liver) reserved for turkey giblet stock

• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt (2 teaspoons if using a kosher bird)

• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

• 1 small metal skewer

• N/A kitchen string

• 1 flat metal rack

• 1 instant-read thermometer

• pliers (preferably needlenose)

• a small metal skewer (optional)

• spago da cucina

• a flat metal rack

• un termometro a lettura istantanea

Remove any feathers and quills with pliers (kosher turkeys tend to require this more than others).

Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Mix salt and pepper in a small bowl and sprinkle it evenly in turkey cavities and all over skin. Fold neck skin under body and, if desired, secure with metal skewer, then tuck wing tips under breast and tie drumsticks together with kitchen string.

Preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then turn off 1 burner (middle one if there are 3). Put turkey on oiled rack in roasting pan and add 475ml water to pan. Set pan over turned-off burner and close lid immediately (temperature drops quickly when lid is lifted). Grill, adjusting burner or burners to maintain 232°C and rotating pan 180 degrees halfway through grilling, until thermometer inserted in fleshy part of each thigh registers 77°C, 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 hours. Time could be longer in cold weather. Avoid opening lid often because of rapid heat loss.

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