Christmas Turkey Roasted on a Weber Mastertouch BBQ

Oven space is always limited at Christmas so why not utilise the BBQ? The turkey can just roast away nicely outdoors and if you have the Weber iGrill thermometer you don't even need to keep going outside to check, just every couple of hours to add a little more fuel. Season the cavity with sea salt and ground black pepper then add some apple, onion and lemon cut into chunks and some fresh thyme and rosemary. Season the outside and layer on some streaky bacon. Place some giblets, without the liver as this makes the gravy bitter, into a Weber foil drip pan with some celery, carrots, apple and onion cut into chunks and a little water, this will be blitzed and strained to make the base for the gravy. Take the bacon off part way through the cook and have the best bacon sandwiches. Cover the bacon tightly with foil just to keep the bacon from slipping down the turkey. Pre-heat the BBQ to 175 - 200C with fuel at either side, place the tray of vegetables on the lower grate between the fuel baskets. Sit the turkey on the top grate directly over the tray of vegetables. Place the probes of the iGrill into each breast and replace the lid. You can check the progress of the cook on your smartphone, at 5 degrees before the required '75 staying alive' temperature you will get an alert on your phone. Cooking the turkey outside also helps keep the bird keep moist as the BBQ will draw in the damp outside air. Maintain the BBQ temperature by adding a couple of briquettes to each char basket about every hour. Remove the foil and bacon before the end to crisp the skin. When it has reached temperature take off to rest somewhere warm; place on a wooden board, cover with 2 - 3 sheets of tinfoil and a couple of tea-towels then leave for about 1 - 1.5 hours, which will give you time to cook some of the other elements.
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[@michaelbyrne7433]

Tried this with our 7kg Turkey yesterday for Christmas Day 2021. I have to admit was a bit worried at first as I did chicken but never a Turkey. But wow I’m so glad I took to leap because is turned out savage. No basting and tasted so good and moist. Gravy made from the drip tray contents, spoon of flour and white wine was fab plus was able to use the bbq to roast off the stuffing balls. The only problem is my mother has put me in charge of Turkey from now on. Ain’t no going back to Turkey in an oven now😅

[@Lok_Gayika_Nisha]

Nice 👍👍❤️ new friend

[@VHogg5432]

Don't throw the liver cook it in a little water then chop it fine and put it into the stuffing along with the small amount of water you cooked it in.... Fantastic

[@jon4589]

So no Big Time Gravy?

[@garyskirrow]

how dull.