BBQ COMMAND PACK · NO. 05 · POULTRY
Whole Turkey Command Pack
Retire the oven. A brined bird, a hot fire, crispy skin, and real smoke on the holiday table at six sharp.
- THE BIRD
- Whole turkey, 12–16 lb
- PIT TARGET
- 300°F, green zone 275–325°F
- TOTAL PLAN
- 6 hr, fire-up to carving
16 pages · printable PDF, US Letter · includes a pit-side cheat sheet and a cook journal page
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Three of the 16 pages, open to everyone: the cover, how the pack is meant to be used, and the assumptions the plan is built on.
WHAT’S INSIDE
The whole cook, on paper
- Shopping and equipment, two days out: the bird and the brine
- The brine and the prep: 24-hour brine, 24-hour dry, plus a morning-of quick brine
- Cook-day timeline keyed to a 6:00 PM dinner on a 300°F fire
- Milestones and the two targets: 165°F breast, 175°F thigh, and managing the gap
- Carving and serving
- Contingency branches, including the oven as a bail-out
- Print-ready pit-side cheat sheet and a cook journal page
WHO IT’S FOR
Backyard gear, honest plans
Written for ordinary backyard gear: an offset, a kettle, or a kamado. No pellet-cooker assumptions, no restaurant equipment, and no oven, except as a bail-out.
The plan gives you decision points, not guarantees: times are ranges, temperatures are checkpoints, and the final call belongs to the tests each pack teaches. It pairs with the free Pitwright app, which runs the same kind of cook live, but stands alone on paper at the pit.
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