Pellet Grill Christmas Turkey
This is a recipe for a perfectly cooked turkey on the pellet grill. It is super easy plus it looks and tastes amazing. We wet brine it, dry out the skin, season it and throw it on the grill at 325 until it's done!
Equipment
- 1 Brining Bag
- 1 Large Sheet Pan Needs to be large enough to catch all juices from the turkey
- 1 Wire Rack Needs to be large enough to hold the turkey
- 1 Pellet Grill
Ingredients
- 1 Pre-mixed Brine Serving Use whatever you like; can make your own or buy from the store
- 1 All-purpose Seasoning A salt, pepper, garlic mix works great, but could use your favorite BBQ rub, cajun seasoning, etc.
- Cooking Spray Helps the seasoning stick and crisp up the skin
Instructions
- Follow brine directions on your product
- Remove turkey from brine, pat dry and place on wire rack + sheet pan uncovered in fridge for 24 hours
- Remove turkey from fridge, pat remaining moisture off turkey
- Spray turkey with cooking spray or fat of your choice
- Sprinkle seasoning evenly across entire turkey
- Place turkey in 325F pellet grill
- Check temperature at deepest part of the breast after 2 hours
- Remove turkey from pellet grill when deepest part of the breast reads 160F
- Allow rest for 1 hour uncovered, optionally lightly tented
Notes
- Can use any brine or seasoning you want
- Can skip brine or drying of skin, but impacts final product
- Do not tightly cover turkey during rest. Steam will soften crispy skin
- If legs/wings are getting too dark while cooking, tent with foil to preserve color
- Turkey will remain hot after 1 hour rest