John H. wrote:
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:30:00 -0800, "CalifBill"
wrote:

"BillP" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
...

Yes...oven cooked is the only way we'd even consider cooking our turkey.

I guess you've never had one slow cooked over lump charcoal and apple
wood.

Fried are nice a juicy and quick. We have done them that way on camping
trips. The oven roasted give you the drippings for excellent gravy, and I
also like to cook them in my offset firebox smoker for 8-9 hours with some
alderwood for smoke. They are all good.


If you ever decide to try one on the grill or smoker, loogypicker and I do
the same thing, and it works. Buy a cheap pack of turkey wings, put in a
cast iron pan, and roast at 350 in the oven for a couple hours. This will
provide a good base for gravy, and it can be done early.



Gosh, I put the whole turkey in a turkey bag in the oven at 350F for
three hours and it is done, wings, legs, breast, everything, and I don't
have to worry about a grill or a smoker outdoors. Is it the Army way to
make more work than need be out of a simple task? Did you have to call
in for a "surge"?