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the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine.  "How to Grill Food."  17 November 2006.  HowStuffWorks.com. <http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/how-to-grill-food-cooking.htm>  06 July 2009.

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  1. Grilling Food
  2. Grilling Beef
  3. Grilling Lamb
  1. Grilling Ribs
  2. Grilling Bratwurst
  3. Grilling Blackened Fish, Meat, and Poultry
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    1. Grilling Pork
    2. Grilling Chicken
    3. Grilling Cornish Hens
    4. Grilling Turkey
    5. Grilling Fish
    6. Grilling Seafood
    7. Grilling Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions, Sweet Potatoes, and Garlic
    8. Grilling Corn on the Cob
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Grilling Turkey

What could be more appealing than the crisp skin and juicy interior of perfectly grilled turkey? Why does it seem so hard to achieve?

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Bone-in Turkey Breast

These smaller cuts are an excellent way to enjoy a turkey dinner without making it a big deal.

To grill bone-in turkey breast:
  1. Prepare barbecue grill with rectangular metal or foil drip pan. Bank the charcoal on either side of drip pan for indirect cooking.

  2. Insert meat thermometer into center of thickest part of turnkey breast, not touching bone.

    Make sure the meat thermometer does not touch the bone when inserted.
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    Make sure the meat thermometer
    does not touch the bone when inserted.

  3. Place turkey, bone-side down, on roast rack or directly on preheated grid, directly over drip pan.

  4. Grill turkey, on covered grill, over medium coals 55 minutes, adding 4 to 9 briquets to both sides of the fire after 45 minutes to maintain medium coals.

  5. If using a basting sauce, brush turkey with sauce and continue to grill, covered, 10 minutes. Brush with remaining mixture; continue to grill, covered, about 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 170°F.

  6. Transfer turkey to carving board; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

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    Inside this Article

    1. Grilling Food
    2. Grilling Beef
    3. Grilling Lamb
    4. Grilling Ribs
    5. Grilling Bratwurst
    6. Grilling Blackened Fish, Meat, and Poultry
    7. Grilling Pork
    8. Grilling Chicken
    1. Grilling Cornish Hens
    2. Grilling Turkey
    3. Grilling Fish
    4. Grilling Seafood
    5. Grilling Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions, Sweet Potatoes, and Garlic
    6. Grilling Corn on the Cob
    7. See all Prep Methods & Techniques articles

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