i can'tget a 15# turkey to fit on the spit so it doesn;t sag on the walls of the basket. what am i doing wrong. are a warring tf200 &amp; tf200b the same
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stab skewers into shoulders first, then balance the weight. john evichin comment helps
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You have to take the top pivoting rack out, but yes it will fit a large turkey. I smoked one for Christmas this year, about 20 pounds and it fit fine.
702008
Sounds like a manufacturing error, the one I got is quite solid and stable. One solution to that might be to insert a sleeve to tighten up the loose space or if you just purchased it see if you can get it replaced.You might have to improvise and create one from plastic or something similar. Teflon would be great.
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I have the previous model but the same problem. I put a piece of packing tape on the underside of the bowl and feeder, holding the bowl against the feeder. Never had a problem since. :)
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I have fried 3 turkeys over the recent holidays. The largest was 14 lbs. I used butchers twine to tie up the wings and legs after I had the bird upright on the spit. I tied the twine around the bird as I secured the wings and legs. This method may of inadvertently kept my bird bound up tight preventing the situation you described. I have had great success with the TF200.
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I agree with the other poster here. I had an older B&D; model which fed great. Over so many years of use it finally came to an end. I purchased this one and the line does not seem to feed out as good as the old one. For that reason, it is not cutting or edging too good. I might look into a higher priced model or go with gas.
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I wish I could help you, but... I returned this model immediately. The quality of construction was incredibly poor. Main container very flimsy. You need 2 hands to operate, to keep the top from falling off. I kept my 10+ year old model. Good luck.
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YIKESTF201 design flawNow being sold by 3rd parties selling off inventory. The ASUS factory is rampping up production of TF700. The TF201 is design dead, VERY surprized about how ASUS is responding to this issue. They tried to push the Design window and it backfired. The specs on TF700 are superior to TF201.Best advise is return your TF201 and wait for TF700 or buy TF101.
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I don't use mine for that, but it would have to be a smaller turkey...this item is more tall than wide...I bought it for the height for my lasagna, because I make very thick lasagnas....LOL
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I would just look for the reusable pouches that fill from the bottom...the holes on these pouches is so narrow you can only fill these with the silkiest of purees...other wise they clog or don't allow air to escape and shoot contents from the tops of the fill tubes. Wasted food, pouches, AND a mess to clean up.
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Mine are picky too. I attached a a 45 degree elbow (pvc) to the chute. The I removed the bowl that came with it, elevated the feeder a couple of inches (with a wood platform) and installed a "ramp" (using a tiny toy dustpan). At the bottom center of the ramp I put a small triangular piece of wood, which diverts the food into separate sides of a rectangular double bowl when it is dispensed. If I remember later I will post a picture of it. It doesn't look all that great, but it works! I used industrial sticky velcro to hold the pvc pipe and bowl in place.
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Hello Ms. Hammond, We are very sorry your hanger did not work for you. Please use one of the 3 following options. 1. If you just want a refund just send the hanger back to the original vendor: 2. Sometimes we do find that heavier platters have to be manually adjusted for a more custom fit. If you have purchased the correct hanger your spring should be fit snug (tight) on the back of the platter. If not, the platter hanger is designed to easily adjust down to make the hanger fit properly. Just remove the plastic sleeves on the bottom or top hanger and then remove and adjust the springs shorter until the platter is snug against the springs. Once a good fit is found you can optionally clip the excess spring for a custom fit. 3. By the way you describe the problem, it sounds as though you could have possibly purchased the incorrect size hanger for one of your platters. But before we send another platter hanger, lets make sure you have the correct one. The fact that your hanger does not stay on, makes me think you may have the incorrect hanger for your platter or plate. The hanger you ordered is designed to be snug at any diameter from 16 to 30 inches. If it is not tight, it may be the incorrect hanger for your platter. Take a ruler or yardstick and measure the diameter of the plate (measure across not around). Also weigh the plate. Is your platter round or oblong? If so, measure the diameter of the shortest distance across the plate. How much does it weigh? What is the diameter (length across) the plate)? Are you hanging your platter vertical or horizontal? Please answer these questions and we can send you the correct hanger. Thank you! By the way.. You-tube has good information about hanging platters or plates.... Just search 'hanging platters or plates'. -Joe Joe and Readsome
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It is tough to be certin because I don't own that model of feeder, but it will probably work. The guard tips are little rubber nipples that slip over a protruding part on the underside of the individual feeder hole. If that underside is flat on your model then it won't work, but if it has the protrusions then it should fit. The guard tips have a slit in the opposing end that the bird can stick its beak through, but that bees and other similar nuisance visitors cannot get past to the nectar. By the way, I bought this separate pack not knowing that the model feeder I purchased also included about a year's supply of guard tips, so I am good for a while. It is tough to be certin because I don't own that model of feeder, but it will probably work. The guard tips are little rubber nipples that slip over a protruding part on the underside of the individual feeder hole. If that underside is flat on your model then it won't work, but if it has the protrusions then it should fit. The guard tips have a slit in the opposing end that the bird can stick its beak through, but that bees and other similar nuisance visitors cannot get past to the nectar. By the way, I bought this separate pack not knowing that the model feeder I purchased also included... » Read More It is tough to be certin because I don't own that model of feeder, but it will probably work. The guard tips are little rubber nipples that slip over a protruding part on the underside of the individual feeder hole. If that underside is flat on your model then it won't work, but if it has the protrusions then it should fit. The guard tips have a slit in the opposing end that the bird can stick its beak through, but that bees and other similar nuisance visitors cannot get past to the nectar. By the way, I bought this separate pack not knowing that the model feeder I purchased also included about a year's supply of guard tips, so I am good for a while. « Show Less
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Get the 18 inch one. It would be very hard to fit a turkey in the small one. It is smaller than you would think.
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I am not sure if I could help you because I had never used this for a turkey too. However I think that a turkey not too large will fit.
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Not sure why my 7" is different, but it's slightly too large for my GrandPappy fryer. I bent the handle as far up as it would go, even employing tools to see if I could get the handle to go straight up and down on the side. No dice. It will only fit into the fryer if the basket is tipped up on one side to accommodate the slight width of the handle where it pokes out of the top ring. Since the mesh narrows at the bottom, that leaves only a small space to actually fry anything. Giving up and buying a spider.
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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