- Nov 21, 2015
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Dear Smoking experts, I have had a Smoke Hollow Smoker for over a year and my family and I love it. I usually smoke large chickens and baby back ribs. They think I'm good at smoking meat, so my daughter told me that this year, I will be responsible for smoking the 23 lbs Thanksgiving Turkey in my Smoke Hollow Smoker. I have been surfing the internet for cooking time and temps, and it's all over the place. I see posts saying you have to get the bird temperature to 145 degrees in 4 hours or the bird will be unsafe to eat. I've also seen that you should smoke a bird that size for 11 hours. I usually will smoke 2 large chickens at onece with Baby back ribs at 220 for 6 hours and that works great, but I'm nervous about a 23 lbs bird and the pressure of feeding 20 people on Thanksgiving day.....So, can someone share with me the best way to smoke a 23 lbs Turkey in my Smoke Hollow cooker including temperature and time span? Thanks!!! Bondo