Man's Best Friend BBQ said:
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wittdog said:
[quote="Man's Best Friend BBQ":12gf8g0g][quote="Nick Prochilo":12gf8g0g]If you are going to pump up your bird, measure the amount of oil AFTER you pump it! The injection will add volumne to the bird and will in turn help make the oil spill over if you measured before. This happened to me a few weeks ago. I did have the burner off as I lowered the bird in and when I saw that it was gonna run over I stopped and got a pot and drained some of the oil out. It all wotked great from there. It was also a 18 pound bird so she was pretty big.
Do you inject in the breast only? Thighs, legs??
How long did that take you to fry Nick??
Now I'm going from memory here....but I think the time is about 3 1/2 min a lb with a few minutes added for when you drop the turkey in and the oil temp drops.......I've injected the breast thighs and legs....about 1oz the legs, 2 oz in the thighs and a couple of oz a various spots of the breast...[/quote:12gf8g0g]
I must have pumped close to a pint into that bird. Legs, thighs & breast. I have one of those big a$$ injecters with 12 holes in the needle. As far as cooking, I used 3 minutes per pound then started checking with a thermometer in the breast. It took about an hour for that bird.
Here's is the injection that I used.
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2/3 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon garlic power
2 teaspoons onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Tabasco®, or to taste (optional)
Mix all ingredients together in a small suacepan over medium heat untill all ingredients are dissolved and well blended. Let cool to room temperature before injecting in the turkey. Before putting the marinade in the injector, whisk the mixture well to emulsify all the ingredients together.[/quote:12gf8g0g]
1hr for an 18lb bird, not bad at all. I've got an injector but it's only got like 8 holes in it. Could you taste a difference with the injection? Is it worth injecting??[/quote:12gf8g0g]
Definitly inject! That recipe had a great taste in the bird!