We had an extra turkey left over from the holidays and decided last weekend to cook her up . Apple juice brine then coated the skin with bacon fat before salt & peppering.
Smoked Turkey, Just Because.
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themule69
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msuiceman
Meat Mopper
Looks awesome. I'd love the details as I have a bird in the deep freeze awaiting its smoke bath sometime soon.
kenafein
Smoke Blower
Thanks guys. I've had good results using the brine here virtualweberbullet.com It was an enhanced bird so I doubled the juice and used the listed portions for the rest of the brine to fully cover the bird. It was in the brine for ~24 hours, and then taken out to rest for ~12 hours. Right before cooking I liberally brushed on melted bacon fat, then threw on kosher salt and black pepper.
WSM setup was 2 fully lit chimneys of Kingsford and threw in 2 fist sized chunks of oak, and kept the water pan empty.
It was a 15# bird and took 2.5 hours at 350 degrees.
WSM setup was 2 fully lit chimneys of Kingsford and threw in 2 fist sized chunks of oak, and kept the water pan empty.
It was a 15# bird and took 2.5 hours at 350 degrees.
kenafein
Smoke Blower
Looks delicious. Do you have any sliced shots?
If I ever get my UDS, I want to try a spatchcocked turkey in it. It looks like it would have to be more like a 10-12 pounder in that case though.
If I ever get my UDS, I want to try a spatchcocked turkey in it. It looks like it would have to be more like a 10-12 pounder in that case though.
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Fantastic looking bird! It is amazing how a single pic can motivate what will be on the smoker soon. Time to start thawing a bird!
sota d
Smoking Fanatic
You had me at bacon fat! Beautiful looking bird-perfect color. Hmmm, I think I still have a turkey in the freezer. Great job, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the narration. So many get on here and post a shot of the finished product or a slew of shots and never a word except maybe . .This what this is what I did today. Nothing more .
As a courtesy of us whom you have come to ask or advise or just want to show what you did ;please add Narration of what and how you did it. It saves a lot of head scratching trying to figure out what you have posted.
Thanks , Stan
As a courtesy of us whom you have come to ask or advise or just want to show what you did ;please add Narration of what and how you did it. It saves a lot of head scratching trying to figure out what you have posted.
Thanks , Stan
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