First time for smoking a turkey -new member need help!

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exemccuetioner

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Nov 21, 2012
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Hello everyone!
I'm looking for some help with smoking my turkey and some feed back
I'll tell ya what I'm going to do first
16 lb turkey
I brined it for about 12 hours with brown sugar and a combo of kosher salt and table salt and other seasonings
Later tonight I'm going to prep the bird with olive oil and a light no salt seasoning
I'm going to use both peach and apple wood
I'm using a vertical water smoker
Now the main problem I'm having a hard time figuring out is when to start smoking
Were eating at 5 pm
And I was thinking about starting it around 3:30 am for a extra low and slow take it out around 330pm wrap in foil for about a hour then carve up

Is the 12 cooking time a problem if at around 230 to 250?
 
You need to get that bird through the danger zone in under 4 hours. That might be a problem with a 16 pound bird at those low cooking temperatures. Danger zone is 40 degrees to 140 degrees (some say 135). I have a 14.5 pound bird. I'll be cooking it at 325 to 350. Should take about 4 hours 40 minutes (I did one same size a month ago). I leave myself an hour to an hour and a half "slosh time". If it gets done a little early no big deal. If it gets done REAL early I get sloshed. If it's late... people get mad at ya :)
 
A Day late and a Dollar short but 230 to 250*f is fine for a 16Lb bird and at those temps you can typically figure 30 to 40 Minutes per Pound for timing. You will very likely get done early...JJ
 
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