Garbage Can Turkey Stand

Turkey for 3 full hours and it came out great.

Garbage can turkey stand.

Place your trash can down over the turkey be sure to center the can over the turkey. Turn the trash can upside down over the turkey try to center the turkey inside the can. Set the turkey stand on the dutch oven or center of the wire rack. Set the turkey on the roasting stand in the tray pan under the trash can.

1 2 teaspoon garlic powder. In only about 2 hours or less depending on the size of the turkey. Then cover the bottom top of the can with hot coals. Turn the garbage can upside down and place over the turkey.

Place a new stainless steel garbage can over the bird you could use cast iron but if using galvanized metal burn it out first. 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. Add charcoal as the pieces burn down to keep that oven nice and hot. Fill the lid of the garbage can with a large pile of charcoal and light.

Place one layer of hot coals on the top of the upside down trashcan. See cooking times below. Place piles of lighted coals on the top and around the sides of the can. Cover the staked turkey with the trashcan.

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 dried chopped onion. Shovel burning coals around the outside of the trash can pile it up around the entire base and 1 2 inches over the lip. Place trash can upside down over turkey.

Groves heats coals in a chimney starter. This is a how to video to show you how easy it is to make a garbage can turkey. The turkey should stand upright with the leg ends resting on the foil. Rub seasonings into skin as desired.

Leave the can to cook it should look something like this. Place the whole turkey thawed of course onto the stake legs down. In addition place the remaining hot coals around the bottom of the outside of the can. We cooked our 13 lb.

Try and bank the charcoal as high around the bottom as you can as that will help the turkey get evenly crispy. Place the turkey on the stake so it is hanging 2 off the ground legs pointing down. 1 teaspoon smoked spanish paprika. 12 to 24 ounces beer in a can if using a beer can turkey stand 2 teaspoons spicy mustard powder.

Line ground with foil to extend 10 beyond the diameter of the trash can. Place the turkey on the stand. You can make the most amazing tasting turkey you. Shovel burning charcoal around the outside of the can and also enough to make one layer on top of inverted can.