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  1. carterdd11

    Smoked Turkey - Done too soon?

    Any chance you're touching a bone with the probe? Also, is the probe in the deepest part of the breast?
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    20LB Turkey -- Help

    Is your probe in the deep part of the breast and not touching a bone?
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    T-day turkey a big hit

    You're right. It hit 140 IT at about 3.5 hours and it was a very evenly cooked bird. Skin wasn't as crispy as I had hoped, but may have been due to heavy dose of rub I applied. Spatching will be my go-to method from now on.
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    T-day turkey a big hit

    After reading on this forum that I would need to spatchcock my turkey to avoid contamination of the meat,17.5lb in my case, I read up on how to do it then set to work. With the backbone removed, I placed the bird in my brine Tuesday night. Thursday morning, I set my Masterbilt gas smoker at...
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    First time with gas

    Thanks for the warm welcome folks.  I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you all.  My first attempt with the gasser this weekend was to smoke two boston butts about 3.5 lbs each.  I took them up when they reached 193 internal temp and they were great, but did not reach the point where I...
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    First time with gas

    My wife would claim otherwise. I meant that this is my first venture into propane gas smoking after using an electric smoker that just fizzled out. My wife and I live in Gainesville, Florida.....GO GATORS!!!! Now that we've had a couple days under 90 degrees, we're ready to fire it up and get...
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