Try My First Smoke Turkey

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smokingvic

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Original poster
Jul 9, 2012
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10
Texas
I have a built bar b que pit and wanting to use it to smoke meats if possible ( want to smoke my first Turkey with this ) it is raining here so I did  not get to take any pictures but I had dimensions of it handy ,it is made of 24" OD pipe by 3/8" thick and is 43" high with two 3" pipe stacks on top each side and two doors on top made of 1/4" checkered plates,the bottom charcoal tray is sliding in and out 3" from the bottom ( 22' X 17" X 2"high ) than I have a 22" round removable grill 29" from the bottom and another 22" round removable grill 36" from the bottom that leaves me with 7" between the top grill and top of of the pit and this pit has a door on the bottom opposite side of the the charcoal door to control the three 1" hole on the pit for air , this should be all the info. on the pit , here is what I have in the shed that maybe I can use too , one charcoal tray 12" X 12" X 6" high and another 10" X 10" X 4" high and six 1/8" plates 6" X 10"  was wondering if I can put some of the plates on the lower grill to keep most of the heat off the meat and accumalate some smoke or maybe get a water tray and put it on the lower tray I HAVE A MODIFIED CHAR GRILLER WITH A SIDE BOX BUT I COULD NEVER HAVE ANY GOOD LUCK WITH IT SO IT IS JUST COLLECTING RUST UNDERNEATH THE COVER ,any ideas anyone has on me trying to smoke my first Turkey would be very helpfull , we always have family over for thanksgiving and we have Turkey made in the oven so I was going to make a trial smoke and see how it would come out before the big day , HELP  !!!   HELP !!!  Maybe even on preparring the GOBBLE GOBBLE !!! Maybe I will  have to leave well enough alone and just have my wife do it in the oven as always !!!!   Again HELP !!!  HELP !!!!
 
If you could snap a couple pics it may help. Someone should be along shortly with some help for you. I would practice a couple times and see how it works.
 
Ok , Will  Do , If it quits raining for a while today , may be tomorrow , We need this rain.
 
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