We used to make one on the webber every year. Yum!
Season however you like but here is how to deal with the grill.
BBQ-ING A WHOLE TURKEY
Detailed No-Fail Instructions from the Weber Cookbook (this is so easy)
Charcoal indirect heat method:
Open all vents before starting fire. Position charcoal rails as near the outside edge on the lower (charcoal) grill as possible. This allows a large area in the center for a drip pan. Place an equal number of charcoal briquettes on the left and right sides (see chart below).
Light briquettes. Let them burn 25-30 minutes or till they have a light coating of gray ash. For even heat, be sure briquettes are burning evenly on each side. If one side is hotter than the other use long handle tongs to rearrange the briquettes.
Center a drip pan on the lower grill. Then insert the cooking grill with the handles positioned directly over the briquettes so that additional briquettes can be added through the openings in the handles. Place the food in the center of the cooking grill directly above the drip pan. Cover the grill, leaving all vents open, and grill food as directed in the recipe.
Indirect grilling is a no-peek cooking method. In fact, every time you uncover the grill you let out heat, adding as much as 15 minutes to your grilling time. Let foods cooking the minimum time given in the recipe before checking for doneness. Because heat circulates around the food much like a convection oven, you don’t need to turn the foods.
How many charcoals to use:
Grill Briquettes needed Briquettes needed
on each side to add each side
for the first hour every hour
26 3/4” 30 9
22 1/2” 25 8
18 1/2” 16 5
Weber Turkey Recipe:
1 10-12 pound turkey
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Thaw turkey if frozen. Remove neck and giblets. Rinse turkey in and out, pat dry. Pull neck skin to back and fasten with a skewer. Twist wings under back and tie legs and tail together securely, or tuck legs under band of skin. Brush outer surface of the bird with oil and lightly season in and out with salt and pepper.
Insert meat thermometer into center of thickest part of a thigh, not touching the bone. Place turkey, breast side up, in center of the cooking grill. Grill 2 to 3 hours or until thermometer registers 180°F and the drumsticks move easily in their sockets.
Remove turkey from the grill. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Serves 12-14.
