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    Salting instead of brining

    Well I went back on what I said and decided to try the Dry Brine method...This will be a second bird at dinner anyway so I figured why not take a shot.  Thanks again for the replies.  I will let you know how it turns out.
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    Salting instead of brining

    Thanks for all the replies...I am leaning toward the regular brining i am familiar with, rather than waste a $30 bird on something that may not turn out, especially for thanksgiving dinner. Thanks again
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    Salting instead of brining

    Guess i would be better off with brining and looking for a cheap bird to test the salting method on. Thanks
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    Salting instead of brining

    I picked one up from Whole Foods, at least I don't think it is enhanced.
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    Salting instead of brining

    Hello, Just wondering if anyone here has tried the salting method on a turkey rather than brining. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/turkey8.html Wondering if it is just as juicy as the brining method, at least I wouldn't have to have a 5 gallon bucket in my fridge for 2 days. Thanks
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    Traeger Texas BBQ075

    Hello, I am selling a Traeger Texas smoker, bought about a year ago from a friend who bought it 3 yrs prior to that. The unit is in excellent working condition and includes the hydrotuff cover, and i will throw in a bag of pellets to get you started smoking. New units go for about $999, i am...
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    Traeger Texas BBQ075

    I am in the Denver Metro area. Thanks
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    Traeger Texas BBQ075

    Hello all I am selling my Traeger Texas Grill BBQ075. Price is $750 and i will only deal locally.  Unit works great and includes the Hydrotuff cover. Thanks
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    Can anyone backup this claim

    I dont remember the procedure I followed. I think I just smoked it for 3 hours and then turned it up to medium. I only had the "switch" thermostat at that time and it was ridiculously cold and windoy so I had a hard time keeping a steady temp. I cooked to internal temp of 170. It was still...
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    Any Tips?

    it turned out well. Still had trouble maintaining a good temp even in the garage and my probe therm was giving different readings than my electric probe which was different from my electric probe fork thermom. no one got sick, so i guess it was cooked enough. Thanks
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    Any Tips?

    I am smoking it up today. We were originally supposed to go skiing on Thanksgving day but the resort couldnt open due to the lack of snow. I will let you know how it goes Thanks
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    Any Tips?

    The pellets are small, like rabbit feed. http://www.traegergrills.com/study/hows_it.cfm Shows how it works. I never notice an over powering smoke taste
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    Any Tips?

    you have some control. the auger feedss pellets (compressed sawdust) to the firebox. The settings determine the rate of pellets to the firebox. So on smoke the auger moves for 1 minute and is off for three. On med the auger is on for 2 and off for 2(if i remember correctly) and on high i think...
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    Any Tips?

    I thought about getting a welding blanket and covering with that to help keep consistent temps. I figured any other type of cloth would combust.
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    Any Tips?

    well with the traeger using pellets and an auger there is little i can do to control that. I dont have the digital stat so my choices are smoke, medium and high I was going to cook the bird on medium (supposed to be 325-350) until the temp got to 100 then switch it over to smoke for a couple...
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