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LarryWolfe

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Gotta luncheon at work on Tuesday so I'm cooking a 21lb bird today. Brined overnight in a simple brine and cooking over cherry chunks and Royal Oak Lump.

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This bird 'Turbo'd'! Went out about 2 hours into the cook and heard alot of noise in the cooker....I'm like what the heck?? I immediately know my temp is higher than what my Maverick is telling me and I'm right! This was a big bird and the pit probe was laying on top of the bird, so I was about 25º higher than the reading I was getting. Glad I caught it when I did, so not a big deal, but this 21lb bird cooked in exactly 5 hours....160º breast and 178º in the thighs. Much faster than I prefer, but when I was cutting it up it tasted fine.

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Great looking bird Larry.

So,,,,,,let me ask you, did you measure pull temp from one location or did you take an average from left to right side ?
 
Nice looking bird. Good thing you got ears like a hawk to catch something was up. The folks at work will rave about it!
 
Cliff H. said:
Great looking bird Larry.

So,,,,,,let me ask you, did you measure pull temp from one location or did you take an average from left to right side ?

I put the ET-73 into the breast and set it for 160º and then check the thighs when I pull it off. If they're 165º or above, they're done for me. Typically, they're around 170º-175º.....but yesterday they were 181º when the breast hit 160º.
 
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