Cooking A Turkey On The Grill. Cooking a turkey outdoors on a gas grill does more than keep the house cool. Grilling requires using less fat than other more traditional preparation methods and studies have shown that it preserves certain nutrients like thiamine and riboflavin throughout the cooking process.
Not to mention grilling a whole turkey on thanksgiving allows an escape from the hectic crowd if you need an excuse to leave the house and check on the bird in the great outdoors. When grilling a turkey on a gas grill you will want to use wood chips. You can put the wood chips in a smoker box or in a built in smoker box if your grill has one.
Grilling requires using less fat than other more traditional preparation methods and studies have shown that it preserves certain nutrients like thiamine and riboflavin throughout the cooking process.
Not to mention grilling a whole turkey on thanksgiving allows an escape from the hectic crowd if you need an excuse to leave the house and check on the bird in the great outdoors. This will help prevent food contamination. Benefits of grilling turkey. The turkey drippings may be used to prepare a gravy by placing a metal pan under the turkey inside the roasting pan and mixing in about 1 2 cup water adding more water as necessary to prevent the drippings from scorching.
