Merry Christmas

We just finished Christmas dinner here in Redding -- we cooked a small turkey on the BBQ this year and it turned out great!

There's a lot of conflicting information on the web on how long it takes to cook a turkey on a BBQ, so here's our experience:

The turkey was 8 pounds, was "all white meat" (which meant that the legs had been removed), and was cooked without stuffing or being trussed. The BBQ was gas (not charcoal) and the turkey was placed inside (with the cover closed) in a cast iron skillet and covered with a foil tent. The burners were set to a medium position. A meat thermometer was used to measure the internal temperature.

After two hours, or about 15 minutes per pound, the internal temperature reached 190F. At about 2:15 we turned off the heat and let the turkey rest for another 30 minutes. The meat was moist and delicious.