Garbage Can Turkey Stand

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Garbage can turkey stand.

Place the turkey on the stake so it is hanging 2 off the ground legs pointing down. Place the whole turkey thawed of course onto the stake legs down. Then cover the bottom top of the can with hot coals. You can make the most amazing tasting turkey you.

12 to 24 ounces beer in a can if using a beer can turkey stand 2 teaspoons spicy mustard powder. Cover the staked turkey with the trashcan. In addition place the remaining hot coals around the bottom of the outside of the can. 1 2 teaspoon garlic powder.

This is a how to video to show you how easy it is to make a garbage can turkey. Set the turkey on the roasting stand in the tray pan under the trash can. Put as much charcoal as you can on top of the trash can. Place the turkey on the stand.

Around the sides of the can bank with 10 12 lbs of charcoal briquettes fully grayed up and cover the top of the can over with a layer or two of burning briquettes. Place trash can upside down over turkey. Place your trash can down over the turkey be sure to center the can over the turkey. Leave the can to cook it should look something like this.

Set the turkey stand on the dutch oven or center of the wire rack. Line ground with foil to extend 10 beyond the diameter of the trash can. Place piles of lighted coals on the top and around the sides of the can. Burning the galvanized trash can will infuse the turkey with heavy metals the galvanization must be fully burned off with a long hot fire before it would be safe to consider using 0 jmummert.

1 teaspoon smoked spanish paprika. Shovel burning coals around the outside of the trash can pile it up around the entire base and 1 2 inches over the lip. Turn the garbage can upside down and place over the turkey. In only about 2 hours or less depending on the size of the turkey.

Add charcoal as the pieces burn down to keep that oven nice and hot. Start up the charcoal using a charcoal chimney. Turkey for 3 full hours and it came out great. Place one layer of hot coals on the top of the upside down trashcan.

Once the charcoal is turning white start to layer on top of the trash can and all around the bottom. The turkey should stand upright with the leg ends resting on the foil. Turn the trash can upside down over the turkey try to center the turkey inside the can. We cooked our 13 lb.

Place a new stainless steel garbage can over the bird you could use cast iron but if using galvanized metal burn it out first. 1 teaspoon dried chopped onion. Fill the lid of the garbage can with a large pile of charcoal and light. See cooking times below.