Trash Can Turkey. Place your Trash can down over the turkey, be sure to center the can over the turkey. Then cover the Bottom (top) of the can with hot coals. Leave the can to cook it should look something like this. (see cooking times below) Foil around base of stake is in case bird gets so done it slides down stake.
Shovel burning charcoal around the outside of the can and also enough to make one layer on top of inverted can.
Keep adding charcoal so can stays hot.
Additional cooking may be required depending on the size and wind.
Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a special dish, trash can turkey. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Place your Trash can down over the turkey, be sure to center the can over the turkey. Then cover the Bottom (top) of the can with hot coals. Leave the can to cook it should look something like this. (see cooking times below) Foil around base of stake is in case bird gets so done it slides down stake.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook trash can turkey using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
Ingredients requirements Trash Can Turkey:
- Provide of Yum Yum Bird.
- Give 20 lb for Turkey.
- Give 1 - any seasonings you want.
- Prepare 20 lb charcoal.
- Need 1 box for Heavy duty foil.
- You need 1 2x4.
- Provide 20 gallon for metal trash can.
Place the trash can over the turkey, keeping the bird in the center and resting the trash can on the ground. Turkey in a Trash Can!: We've been cooking turkeys this way for years and I figured everyone needs to try it at some point. We always make it a big event and this goes wayyyyy beyond a backyard cookout. If desired, create a platform for the turkey to rest on by covering bricks in aluminum foil.
Trash Can Turkey steps:
- Marinate Turkey in what ever seasonings you want over night. Make a steak out of a 2x4 and hammer it into the ground so there is a foot and a half sticking out of the ground. Wrap the steak with heavy duty aluminum foil, and put aluminum foil on the around the steak and make sure you put enough so that the trash can will sit on the foil and the charcoal . Dump all the charcoal onto the lid of the trash can and start the charcoal. When your charcoal is starting to turn grey put the turkey on the steak and put the trash can over the turkey and put the charcoal around the trash can and on the stop. Cook for 2 1/2 hours. You will not regret making this. Thanks.
- 1 very important step I forgot. The trash can needs to be heated so its glowing orange before you cook in it. This will be the best turkey u will ever eat..
Place the turkey, legs down, on the stake. Of course, the trash can method has its drawbacks, says Shannon. Set the turkey on the roasting stand, in the tray/pan, UNDER the trash can. Start up the charcoal using a charcoal chimney. Once the charcoal is turning white, start to layer on top of the trash can and all around the bottom.
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