5 Delicious Recipes For Beer Can Turkey

Here are 5 great ideas for your favorite beers, and complimentary brines and rubs.

Guinness Turkey with Coffee Rub

Ingredients


 * 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
 * 1 can Guinness beer
 * a few sprigs each of sage, rosemary, and thyme

Brine


 * 1 cup salt
 * 1/2 cup brown sugar
 * 1/2 gallon water
 * 1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water

Rub


 * 2 tablespoons brown sugar
 * 1 tablespoon freshly finely ground bold coffee
 * 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning

Icehouse Turkey with 5 Spice Rub

Ingredients


 * 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
 * 1 can Icehouse beer
 * 1 stalk lemongrass, sliced(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Given the proximity of the up coming holidays, many people have been considering deep frying a turkey for the first time. There are many different kinds of turkey fryers out there to choose from. Primarily outdoor propane deep fryers or indoor counter top electric fryers. The differences between an outdoor deep fryer and an electric fryer vary greatly. We will start with electric turkey fryers.

First and foremost, electric fryers are made for indoors. You can take your electric fryer outdoors to use one day at a time. But you should bring it back indoors once everything has cooled, and put it away. It should never be left out on your patio like a backyard grill. The morning dew alone is enough to ruin the inner workings of an electric deep fryer.

You can take an electric deep fryer camping if you have electricity, but you can forget about tailgating with one unless you have a generator.

An electric turkey fryer can be a large counter top deep fryer. My first fryer was an electric counter top turkey fryer. It not only fries small turkeys as well as deep frying anything you want, but you can also steam and boil with it. I've been known to make Low Country Boil right in my house in the middle of the winter.

Not all so-called electric turkey fryers, are actually deep fryers. These units work with high radiant heat. They technically roast, not deep fry. There is really no oil involved. Less mess to clean up. You can roast other meats in these units, but you can not fry up a batch of french fries in one of these.(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Rich in history, art and culture, Turkey is the place where Asia and Europe meet -- all combining to make a fascinating holiday destination. But Turkey has a complex history, and if you really want to get under the skin of this intriguing country, then reading books set in Turkey is a great place to start. The novels below will help you to scratch beneath the surface of the tourist brochures and holiday posters, deepening your understanding of this beautiful and passionate country. Why not give them a go before setting off on your travels?

'Birds without Wings' by Louis de Bernières

Through the eyes of the residents of a small village in southwestern Turkey, this novel tells the story of how modern Turkey was created at the turn of the 20th century. Through ordinary men and women, characters you will grow to love, you can witness the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the new, secular state that emerges. istanbul bosphorus