Charcoal-Grill-Roasted Turkey Breast

Name: Charcoal-Grill-Roasted Turkey Breast
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, table salt; 1 (5 1/2 to 7 pounds),, bone-in, skin-on turkey breast, prepared according to illustrations below; 3 , wood chunks (3-inches each), or 3 cups wood chips; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

Main Courses
Turkey
Grilling & Barbecue
Roasts
Cook's Extras

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2012

Notoriously dry turkey breast is tricky enough to roast indoors using a predictable heat source (the oven). So how do you keep it moist and tender on the grill?

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 2½ hours, plus 12 hours brining and 20 minutes resting

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