Trash Can Turkey

Things you will need

• 10 lb. bag of charcoal
• 10 gallon metal garbage can
• Heavy duty aluminum foil
• 36-inch metal stake
• Small foil pans
• Hot pads
• Small shovel
• Injection kit

Food Ingredients

• 10-12 lb. turkey, thawed
• Olive oil
• Poultry rub
• Marinade
• Wine or beer

Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Set aside. Wash turkey and dry with paper towels. Inject with marinade (about one ounce per pound of turkey). Coat with olive oil and massage the turkey while liberally applying the dry rub. Set aside while starting charcoal and making ready the cooking area. Drive stake into level ground making sure there should be a 4 inch clearance from top of stake to top of garbage can. Place foil on ground around stake and cover stake with foil. Place small foil pans around state and fill with beer or wine. Impale turkey on stake. Cover turkey with garbage can making sure to leave a four inch gap between top of turkey and garbage can.

Place one layer of coals on top of can and carefully distribute the rest of the coals along the bottom circumference of the can, getting them as tight against the can as possible. Set time for 90 minutes and dont peek. After 90 minutes, remove coals and carefully remove garbage can and set aside. Remove turkey to serving platter to rest before carving. Slice and serve this delicious, moist golden brown turkey to guests who will be standing with mouths wide open in dis-belief.