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Critical T's & P's ...
Cook whole turkey to an internal temperature of 170°F (77°C) in the breast and 180°F (82°C) in the thigh.
Cook whole turkey to an internal temperature of 170°F (77°C) in the breast and 180°F (82°C) in the thigh.
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And only the Poms could fail to understand the distances involved when traveling here and the need for a motorhome so that SWMBO can tow the bike trailer when we get to interesting roads and I can get out and ride
You only need to do the Nullabor once on a bike. Coming back east and seeing "in 1200km make a left turn" on the GPS wasn't the highlight of the trip, let alone finishing on tyres with a square cross-section!
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Originally Posted by John Eacott
Oh dear: only the Poms could be so crass as to produce pink Webers ... and other stuff !!!
Nice Bike John ... and I do appreciate the distances ... surprised to see GPS works upside-down though
JHQ Webering was I believe a reaction to low gas pressure on the patch at Christmas, when every gas oven was at "full" blast.
A big centre of this was Portadown Way, a Close of about 25 houses East of the NAAFI with grass and trees in the middle.
In both our tours [78-81 and 90-96] summer Wednesday evenings were a free for all in the middle under a massive brake chute. Christmas Eve was another gathering, using the garages [also in the middle] as shelters. Fire engine delivered Father Christmas with presents. Then a lot of us carted off to midnight mass at St Boniface, the worse for wear.
Turkey on a Weber is quite distinctive as it is a very pale pink flesh and definitely gains from the charcoal process. Fabulous.
And yes, the indirect method is essential, place a half-way reasonable white wine in the juice catcher. Keep an eye on the extremities and consider wrapping them with a bit of foil for the last half hour to avoid singeing.
Thermometer essential for peace of mind, under pressure from hovering half cut Christmas lunchers/ diners unless it is pissing down or blowing a gale.
A big centre of this was Portadown Way, a Close of about 25 houses East of the NAAFI with grass and trees in the middle.
In both our tours [78-81 and 90-96] summer Wednesday evenings were a free for all in the middle under a massive brake chute. Christmas Eve was another gathering, using the garages [also in the middle] as shelters. Fire engine delivered Father Christmas with presents. Then a lot of us carted off to midnight mass at St Boniface, the worse for wear.
Turkey on a Weber is quite distinctive as it is a very pale pink flesh and definitely gains from the charcoal process. Fabulous.
And yes, the indirect method is essential, place a half-way reasonable white wine in the juice catcher. Keep an eye on the extremities and consider wrapping them with a bit of foil for the last half hour to avoid singeing.
Thermometer essential for peace of mind, under pressure from hovering half cut Christmas lunchers/ diners unless it is pissing down or blowing a gale.
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I am a great believer in the meat thermometer, but get all sorts of flak from SWTSOTBO (She Who Thinks She Ought To Be Obeyed)about using it with the BBQ - I keep threatening to demonstrate to her personally the effects of not doing so, but have managed to stay my hand so far!
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The nasty coloured rangerover [?] reminds me of a firms's small fleet of vehicles buzzing around Leeds in the 1980s.
You could not make this up.
Firm was called:
FALLUS Plumbers
and yes, flesh-pink vehicles with bonnet and grille area a suitable shade of purple. I never had my camera handy.
Surely the owner had a great sense of humour, or some norty salesman could not resist.
You could not make this up.
Firm was called:
FALLUS Plumbers
and yes, flesh-pink vehicles with bonnet and grille area a suitable shade of purple. I never had my camera handy.
Surely the owner had a great sense of humour, or some norty salesman could not resist.
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Many thanks to all for the speedy and helpful notes on BBQ turk. Best I've done so far is some beer-can-up-the-bum chickens.
If the Christmas turkey comes to pass - and I don't want to disown it - I'll try and remember to put a piccy on here.
Wander00 - I too am a great believer in "cook to temperature, not to time". Have an old "remote sensor" one with fireproof wire which is good for t'oven, but have just acquired a pocketable "pointed stick" variety - unbelievably cheap from the famous river - which is great for BBQ (or even griddled) steaks and similar.
If the Christmas turkey comes to pass - and I don't want to disown it - I'll try and remember to put a piccy on here.
Wander00 - I too am a great believer in "cook to temperature, not to time". Have an old "remote sensor" one with fireproof wire which is good for t'oven, but have just acquired a pocketable "pointed stick" variety - unbelievably cheap from the famous river - which is great for BBQ (or even griddled) steaks and similar.
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What's the JHQ connection here? I've been posted there, but did no more or less Webering than elsewhere. As far as I can see, cooking turkeys (or anything else) on Webers has sod all to do with JHQ. Perhaps it was the first opportunity for some to acquire one?
For cooking turkeys, there is this beast:
I use one with my BGE, I did a 19lb turkey on it about 6 weeks ago. It came out very well, fed the family for a week on it!
For cooking turkeys, there is this beast:
I use one with my BGE, I did a 19lb turkey on it about 6 weeks ago. It came out very well, fed the family for a week on it!
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Roadster - is that not just a very posh version of the beer-can-up-the-bum?
Searched for Turkey Steamer on the UK site and came up with this:
It's a jigsaw of the Constantinople Ferry!
Searched for Turkey Steamer on the UK site and came up with this:
It's a jigsaw of the Constantinople Ferry!
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May I momentarily continue off-piste and refer to John's piccie of his motorbike in a trailer a few posts back.......................
Here, in Pomland, those who ride such things, tend to have a girth which exceeds the internal width of the trailer depicted.
So I am intrigued by the mechanics of loading the bike in said trailer.
Presumably with a bike of that size, it has to be powered up the ramp and into the trailer - so how does the rider get out, and, perhaps more importantly, get out having connected the tie-downs?
Unless the sides of the trailer rotate downwards................
I have completed a deeply scientific study of the age and weight of the majority of those who destroy the peace and quiet of the Peak District on a sunny weekend, and the conclusion of this study is that the loading of one of those pesky machines in a trailer of that size is simply not feasible!
Back on thread.................
The only reason this thread is seasonal is because of the charcoal brigade. Those of us who are proper Weber afficionados use Propane and operate 24/365 - with Xmas turkeys the norm!!
Here, in Pomland, those who ride such things, tend to have a girth which exceeds the internal width of the trailer depicted.
So I am intrigued by the mechanics of loading the bike in said trailer.
Presumably with a bike of that size, it has to be powered up the ramp and into the trailer - so how does the rider get out, and, perhaps more importantly, get out having connected the tie-downs?
Unless the sides of the trailer rotate downwards................
I have completed a deeply scientific study of the age and weight of the majority of those who destroy the peace and quiet of the Peak District on a sunny weekend, and the conclusion of this study is that the loading of one of those pesky machines in a trailer of that size is simply not feasible!
Back on thread.................
The only reason this thread is seasonal is because of the charcoal brigade. Those of us who are proper Weber afficionados use Propane and operate 24/365 - with Xmas turkeys the norm!!
May I momentarily continue off-piste and refer to John's piccie of his motorbike in a trailer a few posts back.......................
Here, in Pomland, those who ride such things, tend to have a girth which exceeds the internal width of the trailer depicted.
So I am intrigued by the mechanics of loading the bike in said trailer.
Presumably with a bike of that size, it has to be powered up the ramp and into the trailer - so how does the rider get out, and, perhaps more importantly, get out having connected the tie-downs?
Unless the sides of the trailer rotate downwards................
I have completed a deeply scientific study of the age and weight of the majority of those who destroy the peace and quiet of the Peak District on a sunny weekend, and the conclusion of this study is that the loading of one of those pesky machines in a trailer of that size is simply not feasible!
Here, in Pomland, those who ride such things, tend to have a girth which exceeds the internal width of the trailer depicted.
So I am intrigued by the mechanics of loading the bike in said trailer.
Presumably with a bike of that size, it has to be powered up the ramp and into the trailer - so how does the rider get out, and, perhaps more importantly, get out having connected the tie-downs?
Unless the sides of the trailer rotate downwards................
I have completed a deeply scientific study of the age and weight of the majority of those who destroy the peace and quiet of the Peak District on a sunny weekend, and the conclusion of this study is that the loading of one of those pesky machines in a trailer of that size is simply not feasible!
Still having a slim (built like a racing snake) figure, I can afford to laugh at that one! I had the trailer built with a roof section on gas struts just for the reason you made, plus a storage area fwd of the bike to allow carriage of Weber and ancillaries when on the track:
The front wheel is locked in a BikeGrab, reducing the issues of balancing the K1600 while adding the tie-downs.
The Summit 6 (next Weber on the list) along with most current units have areas to add smoking wood to create the 'right' flavour for those who are obsessed by such things, but the other reason for gas BBQs here is that Total Fire Ban laws preclude the use of anything but gas or electricity for outdoor cooking on TFB days.
Since NSW is in the midst of a large number of bushfires right now, not an unimportant reason to reject the charcoal option!
What's the JHQ connection here? I've been posted there, but did no more or less Webering than elsewhere. As far as I can see, cooking turkeys (or anything else) on Webers has sod all to do with JHQ. Perhaps it was the first opportunity for some to acquire one?
Yes of course it was a first opportunity for some, but the practice was going strong at Guetersloh on my first Germany tour.
At JHQ there were those who knew and did, and those who did not. Partly it was geography, partly affiliation. For example it was mostly the RAF who did, whereas the pongoes were often too up tight It was certainly not a rank thing, our circle comprised a GpCapt, 2 x WgCdr, 1 x Lt-Col, a slackhandful of SLdrs and junior officers. And a weatherman.
Yes of course it was a first opportunity for some, but the practice was going strong at Guetersloh on my first Germany tour.
At JHQ there were those who knew and did, and those who did not. Partly it was geography, partly affiliation. For example it was mostly the RAF who did, whereas the pongoes were often too up tight It was certainly not a rank thing, our circle comprised a GpCapt, 2 x WgCdr, 1 x Lt-Col, a slackhandful of SLdrs and junior officers. And a weatherman.
Those of us who are proper Weber afficionados use Propane and operate 24/365
I regularly BBQ, the proper way, with charcoal, 365 - including the Christmas turkey. Don't need gas to do a good Christmas turkey and the real charcoal flavour just adds a little something that you don't get with gas. 
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Teeters - you're right, it's a posh beer can. However, it is funnel shaped, so the base is far more stable than a beer can. For a turkey, you'd need something like the Fosters "oil can" anyway. If it's going up a turkey's arse, it doesn't even matter that the beer is crap. But the Sittin' Turkey won't splash hot beer alles über when it's done!
Langley- I think you may have led a sheltered life. In my street of 12 houses in Willich, we took turns on who was doing the barbie that day. All were Webers, and all were Army. There were 3 or 4 barbies a week April-October (exercise/ops permitting), and the odd one in the cooler months!
Langley- I think you may have led a sheltered life. In my street of 12 houses in Willich, we took turns on who was doing the barbie that day. All were Webers, and all were Army. There were 3 or 4 barbies a week April-October (exercise/ops permitting), and the odd one in the cooler months!
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Roadster thanks for the steer anyway. I've managed to find one in the UK - called a "Turkey Sitter" but priced at about £27 ($43) which seems a bit much.
P'raps I'll go for the Fosters "oil can" first - better than drinking the stuff. Even the lager drinking son-and-heir turns his nose up at Fosters - unless there's nothing else of course!
I've managed to find one in the UK - called a "Turkey Sitter" but priced at about £27 ($43) which seems a bit much.P'raps I'll go for the Fosters "oil can" first - better than drinking the stuff. Even the lager drinking son-and-heir turns his nose up at Fosters - unless there's nothing else of course!
Langley- I think you may have led a sheltered life. In my street of 12 houses in Willich, we took turns on who was doing the barbie that day. All were Webers, and all were Army. There were 3 or 4 barbies a week April-October (exercise/ops permitting), and the odd one in the cooler months!
WILLICH!
Life in OMQ at JHQ was far from sheltered but it was FUN!
Walk/cycle to work. Lunch time at home. Ditto cycle to Mess, wobble home, wife in bed, dinner in dog. Ditto walk to church. Ditto to the Fuchsbau and Balkanland pubs. Medcentre handy. Cinema. Acres and acres of well kept parkland. Duty free everything. Almost all of Europe one day drive away.
Tough but someone had to dp it, and we managed nearly 9 years in two goes.
I must confess I have just had to look up Willich on Google, and it was a bit too far to get home for lunch on foot I reckon.
WILLICH!
Life in OMQ at JHQ was far from sheltered but it was FUN!
Walk/cycle to work. Lunch time at home. Ditto cycle to Mess, wobble home, wife in bed, dinner in dog. Ditto walk to church. Ditto to the Fuchsbau and Balkanland pubs. Medcentre handy. Cinema. Acres and acres of well kept parkland. Duty free everything. Almost all of Europe one day drive away.
Tough but someone had to dp it, and we managed nearly 9 years in two goes.
I must confess I have just had to look up Willich on Google, and it was a bit too far to get home for lunch on foot I reckon.
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Well Willich was halfway between Krefeld and JHQ, where I spent my BAOR/BFG years. Both now closed 
You've described pretty much everyone's experience in der Vaterland, although as you say, Willich was a bit of a drag for lunch. On the plus side, there were only a few qtrs in Willich, so we got to interact with the Erichs quite a bit.
You've described pretty much everyone's experience in der Vaterland, although as you say, Willich was a bit of a drag for lunch. On the plus side, there were only a few qtrs in Willich, so we got to interact with the Erichs quite a bit.