Charcoal Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2009, America's Test Kitchen TV

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 2 hours, plus 1 hour brining and 20 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Boneless turkey breast easily dries out on the grill. We wanted to ensure that this wouldn’t happen with our grill-roasted turkey breast recipe, so we sprinkled the meat with salt and arranged and tied the meat so it had an even thickness. ...

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