Simple Grill-Roasted Turkey

Name: Simple Grill-Roasted Turkey
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (12- to 14-pound), turkey, neck and giblets removed and reserved for gravy; , Kosher salt and pepper; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; Large, disposable aluminum roasting pan (if using charcoal) or 2 disposable aluminum pie plates (if using gas)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2012, America's Test Kitchen TV

Cooking your bird on the grill frees up the oven for all those other holiday dishes—but does it have to mean giving up clean, oven-roasted flavor?

SERVES10 to 12

TIME3½ to 4 hours, plus 24 hours brining and 45 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Besides freeing up your oven for other dishes, roasting your turkey out on the grill also means that you needn’t worry about constantly monitoring the bird to ensure a perfectly juicy, tender turkey. We divide our coals into two piles on ei...

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