[Springman]

I have a question. My Mother in Law will be cooking two turkeys and is worried about them fitting in the oven.

I made a half joke about, why don’t you put one on the gas grill?

She would be too worried about it drying out, but might try another time.

Any ideas on how not to dry the bird out? I joked about the pics I saw about putting bacon on the bird.

Thanks.

[tsmith130]

She could brine it (brining requires prep work the day before because the bird needs to soak overnight). I'd also definitely cook it breast side down.

Actually, I lived overseas in Asia for a number of years and the ovens there are typically very small (think Easy Bake Oven size!). I cooked my turkey on the grill (gas) all the time. I just put it in a turkey roaster. For some reason, those years I had the best gravy...I think it was because the drippings got darker on the grill and were more flavorful.