First Turkey Breast and First Cold Weather Smoke

duffman

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• Nov 26, 2014

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Smoking my first turkey breasts for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Also this is my first cold weather smoke. Got two 8# breasts sitting in the smoke right now. Did a 36 hour buttermilk brine on them the last two days. It is currently 24 degrees (wind chill 12) with 14mph wins and the smoker is cranking along at around 220.

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• Nov 26, 2014

Here they are fresh from their buttermilk bath.

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Here they are with some seasoning.

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• Nov 26, 2014

I usually drink some craft beer when I'm smoking but tonight I opted for some coffee in my donkey mug. Lol

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• Nov 26, 2014

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Looking good Duff. It looks pretty darn old up there. Have a blast. b

 

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• Nov 26, 2014

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I'd sit down to a plate of that anytime. Good job.

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• Nov 26, 2014

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Looking good there. Im right there with ya fighting winds of 25+ mph and cold. my smoker is at 230 right now but that will not last. My 18# has been in for around 6 hours and IT is at 153 so we are getting there. Happy smoking

 

duffman

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Any suggestions for warming these babies back up tomorrow? The plan is to foil them at 160 and put them in a cooler for a few hours. Then to the fridge until tomorrow.

 

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• Nov 26, 2014

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i will be smoking my first turkey tomorrow morning in the cold and snow

 

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• Nov 26, 2014

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Good beginning...I'll have my

Have fun and . . .

 

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So far it is looking like a success. Just pulled them from the smoker after five and a half hours. Wrapped them in foil and they are resting in a cooler of towles for a few hours now. Then into the fridge until morning. Now I just need to figure out the best way to reheat these bad boys for Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow.

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• Nov 28, 2014

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I can officially cally first turkey breast smoke and my first cold weathers smoke a success. I only used one breast yesterday, there were only four of us, but it turned out great. I left it wrapped in foil and put it in a roasting pan with a little chicken stock. Then I put the lid on the roasting pan and threw it in the oven at 325. It took about an hour and a half to get the internal temp back up to 160. I let it rest for about 15 minutes then sliced it up. It was very moist and tender and had a great smokey taste. This is the only way I will be preparing turkey from now on.

Here is a sliced pic and a plated pic.

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