Cooking A 15 Pound Turkey On A Traeger. Let the traeger preheat for about 15 minutes. After about 4 5 minutes you should see lots of smoke coming from the grill meaning the pellets have ignited.
Turn the temperature to 325 f and close the grill cover. As with all convection ovens the traeger turkey time per pound for roasting is about 10 minutes for unstuffed birds. Prepare your smoked turkey outside on the traeger to free up oven space.
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Calculate 16 19 minutes per pound for a 5 pound breast. When ready to cook set temperature to 225 f and preheat lid closed for 15 minutes. Cover the whole pan tenting the bird with heavy duty foil so that it s well sealed. How do i cook a 20lb turkey.
