Smoked Turkey Test Run

• Nov 13, 2016

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Running 2 turkeys through the smoker today. These are huge, 23 #, but after 2 days defrosting in the brine they'll only take about 4 hours.

On a related note I'm thinking about selling smoked turkeys and fried turkeys for Thanksgiving. I could have them smoked for either the night before or the day of. Depending on the price of the turkey, smoked about $30 picked up in Metairie, delivery locally could be discussed.

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I've smoked a couple turkeys on my weber smokey mountain smoker, they come out really really good. Have to be careful with the wood you use, I found a stronger smoke flavor doesn't compliment the poultry like it does beef or pork. I let them soak in a brine for about 12 hours before smoking them.

 

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I'm using apple today, it's nice and mild for poultry.

 

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3 hours.

 

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Looking good!

 

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I will be glad to pick up that turkey and give it an unbiased review so you don't have to take a chance, yeah right.

 

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Done at 4 hours.

 

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Great looking turkey there!
I see a lot of guys do this(test run)and I wonder if by the time Thanksgiving get here if they even eat any due to being tired of eating it by then. No offense now.

 

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N4sir said:

Great looking turkey there!
I see a lot of guys do this(test run)and I wonder if by the time Thanksgiving get here if they even eat any due to being tired of eating it by then. No offense now.

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Honestly I am planning on doing a stuffed pork loin A couple of the wife's coworkers have requested turkey, something I've done before, and that's why I'm asking around. I can smoke 4 turkeys at a time and once you've heated the fryer oil, 45 minutes per turkey means you can do a bunch before the oil has given up the ghost.

 

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I have this exact same smoker. Smoked a turkey last year and my crew said it was the best one ever. I invested in a set of electronic temperature probes that connect to phone via Bluetooth that takes the guesswork out of cooking time. Good luck they should be awesome.

 

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Persecutor said:

I have this exact same smoker. Smoked a turkey last year and my crew said it was the best one ever. I invested in a set of electronic temperature probes that connect to phone via Bluetooth that takes the guesswork out of cooking time. Good luck they should be awesome.

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Did you seals the seams with the felt gasket? I found that trick online and sealed it all up when I assembled it. I have another friend who didn't. He seems to have a lot of issue maintaining temperature.

 

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That's a good idea but I did not make that change. But I don't have issues maintaining temps. In fact when I smoke something I only have to use 1 of the burners at a time to keep the temp around 225-240 which is where I find it smokes/slow cooks the best. And since the flood I use it quite often because I'm in the process of rebuilding and don't have a kitchen, oven, etc. yet.