We did our Thanksgiving today since the whole family won't be together on Thursday. The wife requested that I smoke our turkey. Who am I to say no?
So after searching and finding a thread that I liked, thank you BD, I gave it a try.
The 12lb turkey was seasoned, stuffed with chunks of lemon, lime, apple, and oranges and was then placed in the fridge overnight. Now it's draped in bacon and ready for the smoker.
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There's plenty of room left on the smoker, might as well throw a batch of Gary's world famous baked beans. I kind of combined Gary's and Dutch's beans on this one. The family says that this is the best yet. So this is definitely the one. I used Gary's recipe, but actually added the jalapeños this time. The family always said that they were too hot. BUT, this time, I also added crushed pineapple to offset the jalapeños and give the beans a sweet/hot taste.
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After 1 hour.
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Two hours in.
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When the IT hit 165° I made sure to pull it and place it under a foil tent. This is the final product after a 4 hour smoke and a 1 hour rest.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_170853_zpsww4tvcom.jpg.html]
Yes, I did the lemon booby thing for my 7 year old daughter. Lol
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_170846_zpscfoag8tv.jpg.html]
This was one of the moist birds that I've ever made. The entire family loved it. Thank you to BD, Gary, Dutch, and everyone else who asked questions in various threads to which the answers also helped in this production.
So after searching and finding a thread that I liked, thank you BD, I gave it a try.
The 12lb turkey was seasoned, stuffed with chunks of lemon, lime, apple, and oranges and was then placed in the fridge overnight. Now it's draped in bacon and ready for the smoker.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_114726_zpsbgn7xomd.jpg.html]
There's plenty of room left on the smoker, might as well throw a batch of Gary's world famous baked beans. I kind of combined Gary's and Dutch's beans on this one. The family says that this is the best yet. So this is definitely the one. I used Gary's recipe, but actually added the jalapeños this time. The family always said that they were too hot. BUT, this time, I also added crushed pineapple to offset the jalapeños and give the beans a sweet/hot taste.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_114741_zpsfetbarxy.jpg.html]
After 1 hour.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_125622_zpsbe8a898d.jpg.html]
Two hours in.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_140330_zpskjm4u3wg.jpg.html]
When the IT hit 165° I made sure to pull it and place it under a foil tent. This is the final product after a 4 hour smoke and a 1 hour rest.
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_170853_zpsww4tvcom.jpg.html]
Yes, I did the lemon booby thing for my 7 year old daughter. Lol
http://s844.photobucket.com/user/cstrickland4/media/20161119_170846_zpscfoag8tv.jpg.html]
This was one of the moist birds that I've ever made. The entire family loved it. Thank you to BD, Gary, Dutch, and everyone else who asked questions in various threads to which the answers also helped in this production.
