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Note: This recipe was developed using the Char-Broil Big Easy Oil-Less Fryer. If you are cooking using the Char-Broil Smoker-Roaster Grill you should cook with the lid open and the temperature set to High. You might also need to adjust the cooking time.
I love my Char-Broil The Big Easy TRU-Infrared Oil-less Turkey Fryer. I originally bought it just for turkey, but now use it for whole chickens and wings… regularly. It cooks all things perfectly, like this roasted turkey.
To make a turkey I inject it with a simple injection sauce (see below). Then I mix a few tablespoons of Todd’s Original Dirt with a little olive oil and rub the bird down good. I fire up the cooker and lower the turkey inside. Exactly two hours (10 minutes/pound) later, the turkey is done perfectly and has a great crispy skin! You don’t have to check on it, adjust the temperature, baste it, turn it, talk to it, hover over it…. nothing! And the meat is soooo tasty and soooo tender and juicy!
This is definitely the way I’m doing all future turkeys! Did I mention the easy cleanup? And the fact that it frees up your oven for making sides? You can fit up to a 16 pound turkey in this cooker. If you have a really big get-together, you’ll want to buy 2 of them! Actually I already own three. I keep one at my parents for the times we spend the holidays with them and I keep two here at home for those times when I need to cook more than just a single turkey at a time.
Serve your turkey with some of my fantastic maple cranberry sauce!
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Roasted Turkey on the Char-Broil Big Easy
I love myChar-Broil The Big Easy TRU-Infrared Oil-less Turkey Fryer. I originally bought it just for turkey, but now use it for whole chickens and wings… regularly. It cooks all things perfectly, like this roasted turkey.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword Big Easy, Char-Broil, turkey
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Servings 1 turkey
Calories 4727kcal
Author Mike
Equipment
Meat Injector Syringe
Char-Broil Big Easy
Char-Broil Big Easy Better Basket
Ingredients
For the injection sauce
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 cup chicken broth warmed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- kosher salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
For the rub
- 2 tablespoons Todd's Dirt any Italian-like seasoning will work
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
For the turkey
- 10-16 pound turkey rinsed, patted dry
- Injection sauce above
- rub above
For the gravy
- See our Cajun Gravy Easy Chicken Gravy or Holiday Make-Ahead Gravy,
Instructions
Start up the Big Easy.
Spray the turkey basket with non-stick spray.
Mix the injection ingredients and inject the bird very 1/2″-1″.
Mix the rub ingredients. Rub mixture all over the outside and inside of the bird.
Place turkey into cooking basket and place in cooker.
Cook 10 minutes/pound. Check temperature in thighs and breasts to make sure the turkey is done.
Let rest 10 minutes before carving.
Nutrition
Calories: 4727kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 700g | Fat: 198g | Saturated Fat: 60g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 2325mg | Sodium: 4532mg | Potassium: 7550mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1909IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 442mg | Iron: 28mg
Nutritional values are approximate.
Best turkey I have ever made. It melts in your mouth and is so tasty. It tastes fresh..thanks for the recipe!
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Do you put the cover on durring cooking?
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Hi Brian. The answer is ‘sometimes’. I kind of play it by ear. I’ve found that if I keep the cover on during the entire cook I’ll often end up with a pretty dark top to the bird. So, I tend to leave it off until the bird is getting near done (say within 30 degrees) then I check the color. If the top is looking nice and golden without the cover then I leave it off. If it needs a little help getting some color I put it on.
Not sure that helps, but hopefully it does!
MikeReply
Do you cook it at the highest temperature setting?
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Hi Terra. I have the Big Easy. Sounds like you have the Smoker/Roaster/Grill. My model has just ‘on’, which I think is equal to your ‘high’. Just make sure you check the turkey temperature in several spots before calling it done. You want it to be at least 165 F.
Hope this helps,
MikeReply
I want to stuff my turkey. Still 10 minutes per lb?
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Hmmmm. Boy, tough question. I don’t stuff, so I can’t say for sure. To be safe, go by temp. Use 10 min/pound for your starter, and check the temp in several places. Get to 165F no matter how much time it takes.
Mike
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We tried and failed with the big easy our turkey cooked on top and was raw on bottom. 16 pounds and 5 1/2 hours later still not done what did we do wrong? First time using it ruined our Thanksgiving thank goodness we had a ham in the oven??????
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Wow, sorry that you had an issue. I have never ever had a turkey not cook perfectly on the Big Easy. I can’t imagine why it would could on the top and not the bottom. My Big Easy has the burner around the bottom of the unit, so I don’t see how it could not cook the bottom. Perhaps your unit is defective? I’d contact Char-Broil support at the number below. They are also very responsive to messages on Facebook on https://www.facebook.com/charbroil/
1-866-239-6777
(Mon-Fri: 9AM – 7PM EST Sat: 9AM – 3PM EST)Mike
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Sounds like your burner wasn’t turned all the way up to high or burner had low flame due to a vapor lock in your regulator.
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Is it ok to spray basket with Pam so turkey skin doesn’t stick to it?
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Absolutely! It’s something I should do more often but find myself thinking about it once it’s too late.
Regards,
MikeReply
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