Smoked Turkey

[Toby Keil]

Every thanksgiving we go to my wife’s uncles and I never get the opportunity to cook a bird so this year I decided to smoke one on Saturday. I brined it for 24 hours, let it air dry in the garage fridge for a spell then tossed it on the smoker. I didn’t have any citrus wood so I had to use pecan and a little maple. All in all I was very pleased and so was the family.

Here’s a pic of the bird in the brine. The bucket is compliments of TimBear...thanks pal!

Here’s a shot of the bird after air drying.

This is the bird fresh off the smoker.

 

[LarryWolfe]

B U T Full, simply beautiful!

 

[wittdog]

Nice job

 

[Nick Prochilo]

Excellent! How big was that bird?

 

[Captain Morgan]

beautiful bird....love me some smoked turkey

 

[MI Smoke]

Good lookin bird. Picture purfect

 

[Vermin999]

Fine looking turkey!!

 

[bbquzz]

Super lookin' bird Toby, great color.

 

[TimBear]

Nice job Toby! How long did it take?

 

[Cliff H.]

Thats the way to do it.

 

[Griff]

Nice bird Toby.

 

[bigwheel]

Fine looking bird Toby. It is indeed a fortunate person who have a pal to send em a pail.

bigwheel

 

[Puff1]

Looks great man! But why the breast down? :?

 

[Toby Keil]

Looks great man! But why the breast down? :?

Last time I smoked a chicken i cooked it breast side down and the meat cameo ut very tender so I thought I would try it with the turkey.

 

[Toby Keil]

Nice job Toby! How long did it take?

I cooked it at 275 for I wanna say maybe 4 hours.

 

[Puff1]

Looks great man! But why the breast down? :?

Last time I smoked a chicken i cooked it breast side down and the meat cameo ut very tender so I thought I would try it with the turkey.

Hmmm, and? Interesting.