Help Your Turkey Baste as It Cooks

What happens when you inject your turkey with a butter and herb mixture? You get a self-basting turkey! Follow the steps below to make an injection that will let flavor and moisture seep in while the turkey cooks.

Chef Jason, Ace's Grilling Expert, shows you the tips to inject flavor into your turkey, pork or chicken.

Ingredients and Supplies

Ingredients

Supplies

How to inject your turkey with flavor

1 Mix Ingredients

Combine butter, chicken stock, and Rub-A-Dub BBQ Rub into a basting bowl over medium heat.

PRO TIP FROM ACE
Use low-sodium stock and unsalted butter for a low-sodium injection.

2 Heat Until Butter Melts

Once the butter has melted, remove the basting bowl from the heat and allow the mixture to cool slightly.

3 Inject the Solution

Draw the mixture into your injector and inject it into many different parts of the turkey. Inject it slowly to allow the butter to cool and stay inside the meat.

Cooking Your Turkey

Next up? Time to put your turkey on the grill! Ace can help — read the article, “Tips for Grilling or Smoking a Turkey,” from our Tips & Advice page.