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I live in Japan, so finding a standard oven is nigh impossible. I have done two 7kg turkeys here in my Combo microwave/oven using Reynolds Oven Bags, and they turned out great. Last year I did a 7.5kg bird on the Weber BBQ, and it was the best I've ever done. I will do it again this year.
I brined the bird for 24 hours before cooking. It is important not to stuff a turkey that will be BBQ'd, as it takes way too long to get the stuffing to a safe temp. I put my coals around the sides of the Q and a drip pan in the middle. I put foil under the bird, perforated to let the smoke through. I tried to keep the temp fairly low to get the max smoke effect. It took about 4 hours, just topping up the coals a couple of times. The skin was crisp, there was a nice pink layer frome the smoke, and the meat was juicy and delicious. I did all the stuffing, etc on the stove and in the oven.
I had 10 guests, and about 17 pounds of bird. Maybe 2 pounds of leftovers. Not bad for the first try!
There are lots of instructions on the web for different methods to BBQ a turkey. Google it, try it, you won't regret it!
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