Turkey Cannon: Not As Fun As It Sounds
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching for folks in the US, and what better way to celebrate than with your very own Turkey Cannon?
No, unfortunately the Turkey Cannon does not launch your turkey into a beautiful, albeit ultimately short, flight of fancy through the air as its name would suggest, but it does have a noble goal: solving the problem of the dreaded dry turkey.
How does it work? You pour your favourite infusion into the "cannon" part of the device (I recommend a wine, lemon, and herb infusion), stick the business end into your turkey's hole, and put the whole contraption into your oven or grill. The liquid inside the "cannon" boils as the turkey cooks, keeping the turkey moist and getting the flavour into all your turkey's innards.
The $25 Turkey Cannon even promises to cut down on cooking time, claiming a 2 hour cooking time on a moderately sized turkey.
I might get one to help with the GayGamer Castle's Thanksgiving Extravaganza. In fact, I'd better get a dozen - you'd be surprised how much some of us can eat!
Product Page [Camp Chef]
[via: This Old House]
Den Den Boy
Posted to In Your House on 16 November 2007
· Comments (3)
Other stuff like this: cooking, food, grilling, Thanksgiving, turkey, turkey cannon
Really? $25? They're charging for what's known as a "beer butt turkey". Same premise, just with an open beer can stuffed up the business end, and of course you can empty the can and replace it with a wine, lemon and herb infusion if you prefer. A lot cheaper for the exact same effect.
I know it's silly, but just seeing that turkey impaled on a chrome shaft is worth the price of admission!
@Xian:
They also claim faster cooking times due to the way the turkey is held up by the "cannon" part. Don't know if it works first hand, but people say it does on reviews.