POLL: Smoked Turkey! To butter or not to butter

johngalt

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Nov 16, 2014

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #1

With Thanksgiving coming up this week, turkey is on everyone's mind. Let's help answer a major question on many people's mind: Buttered skin or Not?

 

daveomak

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• Nov 25, 2014

• #2

Bride butters under the skin.... Compound butter at that... garlic, onion, and what ever else she throws in it... Then salts the bird all over, inside and out.. using 1% Kosher salt... 22# bird.... 100 grams salt... Salt dries the skin so it is crispy...

 

themule69

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• Nov 25, 2014

• #3

Never butter the skin. Maybe under the skin or inject some.

Happy smoken.

David

 

rdknb

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• Nov 25, 2014

• #4

I agree with the above, compound butter under the skin.  May sound odd but to help crisp the skin I put mayo on it.  It works for me and there is no mayo taste after it cooks.

 

oldschoolbbq

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• Nov 25, 2014

• #5

Under the skin with a nice Compound Butter . Nothing special , just S/P/O/G/and a bit of Sage.

Have a great Thanksgiving  , and as always . . .

 

mdboatbum

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• Nov 25, 2014

• #6

I like the compound butter under he skin. I also rub some on the outside as it goes in, then in the last hour or so I like to paint it with melted butter 2 or 3 times. I find it really helps it to brown evenly.