I have been smoking turkeys for awhile now... the birds are pumped from the store.... I can tell by all the holes in the skin.... Bride likes to brine them before cooking.... Sooooo....
Everything was done the same as before... brine mix... time in refer..... dry exterior and this time rub with oil....
This time the bird was rubbed with peanut oil.... usually we smoke the bird dry with some sort of seasoning on the skin....
Anyway, the bird did not absorb any smoke to the meat... usually the smoke penetrates the skin and is visible in the meat an 1" or more during a 4 hour smoke.... this time nothing.... no smoke flavor in the meat except on the inside of the thigh where there was no skin....
I'm not planning on oiling birds again.... has anyone experienced this....
is no smoke penetration on oiled beef or pork the same....
Is it only the peanut oil that this happens with.....
I was under the impression, smoke penetrated oils.....
I'm beginning to think I was in error and have an opportunity to learn something AGAIN....
Help me and others learn something.... Dave
Everything was done the same as before... brine mix... time in refer..... dry exterior and this time rub with oil....
This time the bird was rubbed with peanut oil.... usually we smoke the bird dry with some sort of seasoning on the skin....
Anyway, the bird did not absorb any smoke to the meat... usually the smoke penetrates the skin and is visible in the meat an 1" or more during a 4 hour smoke.... this time nothing.... no smoke flavor in the meat except on the inside of the thigh where there was no skin....
I'm not planning on oiling birds again.... has anyone experienced this....
is no smoke penetration on oiled beef or pork the same....
Is it only the peanut oil that this happens with.....
I was under the impression, smoke penetrated oils.....
I'm beginning to think I was in error and have an opportunity to learn something AGAIN....
Help me and others learn something.... Dave