Did anyone try a 25 pound turkey in this plan? Many thanks in advance!
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I did a 23 lb. turkey. I would think it might take a 25 lb turkey but it may overlap the sides. You could wrap any overlapping extremities in foil or place the pan on foil so any drippings would not go on oven floor. Take a tape measure to store when you purchase your bird. Exact measure of pan is 12"x 16" x 3". Tie him nice and tight or roast him upside down (which keeps the breast nice and moist).
911815
A small chicken yes, a turkey, I seriously doubt it. It isn't that big a pot. You might be able to do a ten pound turkey by cutting it into parts to make it fit.
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I don't think that I would ever try to cook a 25 lb turkey on a charcoal hrill
1929664
I'll let you know after Thanksgiving. I'm planning on a 20 lb turkey, so I'm hoping it will hold at least that!
1998684
It depends on how tall a turkey rather than how big. Nesco says a 22 lb turkey. I fit one that was a little bigger--I think it was 23 lbs and stuffed, but it was not tall, just wide. The lid barely closed, but the turkey was so good that my sister-in-law, who usually does thanksgiving, asked me to bring it so she could use it this year.
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I believe it says up to an 18 pound turkey and I would say the same. I think 22 pounds is to large.
60123
I have had a 23 pound turkey in here. You need to loosely put foil over the turkey or it will turn black.I smiked the turkey for 5 hours then i finished in the oven at 350 to speed up the cook. Make sure to brine the turkey for 24 hours before cooking
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I'm sorry I haven't attempted to roast a 20lbs Turkey. I have been able to roast two 8lbs pork shoulders at the same time. They for side by side and have plenty of space above. The roaster is deep and the lid is raised so there might be plenty of space for your turkey.
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Not sure on official weight capacity but i smoked a 15 lb turkey for thanksgiving and there was no issue
2033406
I was wondering the same thing. I searched the reviews and several of them mentioned having no trouble cooking turkeys over 20 lbs. I think the biggest bird mentioned was 25 lbs.
254408
If you spatchcock (split) the turkey (search it online) you can easily smoke the Turkey. I did a 22 lb Turkey and it works great. I put the water pan below and put the rack on the tray directly and not on the shelf. By splitting it along the backbone and laying it flat like that you should have plenty of space for a Turkey of almost any size. While I smoked it I cooked the rest of the stuffing and such below in the pizza chamber. https://www.youtube.com/user/EcoQue
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Yes I have used them to truss a 23 pound turkey with no problem! this was my second time order them, I have use they for multiple uses! They are solid and they will stretch to fit a big roast
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Yes it is. We have used it for approximately 15 pound turkey, but I think it would be fine for a larger size turkey as well.
329684
I use ground turkey for making jerky. I could easily load 4 lbs at a time, 5 if I tried.. of course using ground meat may be different than sliced meat as far as weight goes. It could depend upon thickness etc. .
1988105
Angela, It depends on your definition of large. Check out the "interior sizes" response under answered questions and measure your bird. I would think that any turkey over 18-20 lbs would be a very tight squeeze.
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Hi...the best way I can answer that is by the size of the turkey's we cook. A typical Thanksgiving Turkey at our house is 20pounds. NOT 23lbs but 20/21 max. Something else for you to think about. The Breast of the Turkey will not get Brown and crispy. My Grandmother had a Roaster that is still being passed around amongst my siblings. Her Roaster Lid was very heavy. Of all the Roasters I have tried and believe me I have tried them all...they do not measure up to Grandma's from the 40's or 1950's. The lids are made of thin cheap tin and do not cook the turkey as shown on the picture. And fyi we are huge Turkey lovers AND have years of experience in Roasters or oven cooking Turkeys. Sorry. We took ours back for a full refund. Until I find a heavy metal lid....I wont purchase a Roaster. The only upside is this Roaster, like all of them frees up the oven space for holiday cooking. As much as I hate to admit, I would rather cook all my food the day before and heat everything up in the Mirco wave. Giving my Turkey all time it needs to brown on top. Give it a try if you want, but I was encourage a run thru before the big day.
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Hi Melody, I own two of these machines and gave one to two sisters and one to a son. I totally love it!!! For Thanksgiving I put a 6 1/2 lb. whole chicken on it and it turned out beautifully. I also do turkey breast with the bone in. I like doing them better then the whole turkey because you don't have to skewer it so much. Anyway back to your question about how big of a turkey this model takes. I agree with R. Fletcher when they said 12-15 lbs. Maybe a little smaller would be better. Hope this helps you out. Sandy G.