Cooking A Turkey On A Traeger Grill. Pellet grills use convection so turkey cooks evenly with nicely browned skin. You guys probably made traeger chicken for your very first recipe on your grill.
Place turkey in tub or plastic garbage bag and place on the bottom shelf in your refrigerator. For the traeger grill that i use go to. Not only does the slow smoking process keep the meat juicy but it also gives it a distinctive smokey flavor that you can tweak using different types of wood chunks.
Start your traeger grill with the lid open with setting on smoke.
Increase the temperature on the grill to 350 and continue to cook until an instant read thermometer registers 160 when inserted in the thickest part of the breast check every 30 minutes after grill temperature is increased about 3 to 4 hours total cook time. Pellet grills use convection so turkey cooks evenly with nicely browned skin. 1 1 2 cups salt 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon of garlic salt and 2 tablespoons of black pepper. If you are out of traeger bbq rub try.
