{"id":5498,"date":"2014-11-01T07:11:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T14:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2014-10-31T10:20:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T17:20:26","slug":"qotm-cook-turkey-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/qotm-cook-turkey-outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"QOTM: How Do You Cook a Turkey Outdoors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It's time for another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/category\/question-of-the-month\/\">Question of the Month<\/a>. \u00a0Things got super busy and we were out of town for a trip to Yellowstone (great time of year to go, by they way) and I just plain forgot last month.<\/p>\n<p>But all is ok, and we still have time for the answers to this month's question to help you! \u00a0Thanksgiving is almost on us and I've never cooked a turkey outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>So here's the question for this month:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>How Do You Cook a Turkey Outdoors?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/6400935469_2af39c02b9_z.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey on the Grill\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/6400935469_2af39c02b9_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/6400935469_2af39c02b9_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I know a lot f you do. \u00a0And there's a bunch of ways. \u00a0I've heard of grilling, smoking, frying, and Dutch ovening. \u00a0But I've never tried even one of those way. \u00a0So give us all some tips in the comments below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do grill, fry, smoke or cook your Thanksgiving turkey in a Dutch oven? If not why not?<\/li>\n<li>Do you brine? \u00a0Rub? \u00a0Season in some other way? \u00a0What do you put in your brine or rub?<\/li>\n<li>What killer tips can you share with us?<\/li>\n<li>If you don't do your Thanksgiving turkey outdoors, why not?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any other comments relative to this question are greatly appreciated and would help everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Let's hear your best ideas in the comments below!<\/p>\n<div class=\"signature\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorcookingmagic.com\/images\/scottsig.png\" alt=\"Scott\" height=\"35\" width=\"86\" \/><br \/><\/div>\n<p>P.S. Thanks to Neeta Lind for the great photo of the turkey over the coals. 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