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24 hours in brine....1 hour out in fridge.
Holy crapola....my thermometer in my 30 must be way off. Not only did i get to 140 in 4 hrs.....I am done!!! WTF put the 23 (not 25 sorry) pound bird in at 9 am well it is 1:00 and she is done! checked with 2 different thermometers and the onboard...
I saw a post someplace else that smoked a BIG 20+ lb bird for 2 hours and then finished it off in the oven....I am going to try that and hope i don't ruin this beast! Then have the wife stick to the smaller ones. People wont be happy when we all head to a restaurant because i messed up dinner...
I am getting concerned as well........ Smoker only goes to 275. I am considering throwing it in the oven for an hour or so and then to the smoker???? thoughts???? I am trying to figure out a good brine, but not cure. Boy I may just give up on this the more i read!
25lb pulled last night to start the thaw....hopefully my first will be as good as yours looks! I will have a house full of pissed people if we need to go out LOL!