I'm still very much new to this, so please be gentle and constructive with the criticism.
I did a bit of research into smokers before making my purchase and ended up going with an MES30 combined with the AMNPS based on reviews I found here. I couldn't be happier with the purchase! My first smoke was a pork butt that turned out great! After that, I did a couple racks of ribs (one spare, one baby-back) using the 3-2-1 method. Again, great results. Third smoke was another pork butt. Not as good as the first. I found that I prefer it not foiled. Still, not bad.
For this smoke, we had a cheap pre-injected turkey in the freezer for a while. So, my wife suggested I give it a try in the smoker. She didn't have to twist my arm too hard! I had always meant to do some q-view before, but finally got around to it.
Since this was your garden variety pre-injected bird, I didn't mess with any brine or injection. I rubbed with olive oil and then used Jeff's rub recipe. Lightly stuffed with some apples and onions. I have to say, I think it turned out pretty well! The family all seemed to enjoy it also. I had to move the turkey serving plate out of arm's reach, because I couldn't stop and was starting to get a stomach ache!
Here's the bird right before going in the MES30:
And right after it came out of the smoker:
A couple of pics of it being carved up:
I did a bit of research into smokers before making my purchase and ended up going with an MES30 combined with the AMNPS based on reviews I found here. I couldn't be happier with the purchase! My first smoke was a pork butt that turned out great! After that, I did a couple racks of ribs (one spare, one baby-back) using the 3-2-1 method. Again, great results. Third smoke was another pork butt. Not as good as the first. I found that I prefer it not foiled. Still, not bad.
For this smoke, we had a cheap pre-injected turkey in the freezer for a while. So, my wife suggested I give it a try in the smoker. She didn't have to twist my arm too hard! I had always meant to do some q-view before, but finally got around to it.
Since this was your garden variety pre-injected bird, I didn't mess with any brine or injection. I rubbed with olive oil and then used Jeff's rub recipe. Lightly stuffed with some apples and onions. I have to say, I think it turned out pretty well! The family all seemed to enjoy it also. I had to move the turkey serving plate out of arm's reach, because I couldn't stop and was starting to get a stomach ache!
Here's the bird right before going in the MES30:
And right after it came out of the smoker:
A couple of pics of it being carved up: