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  1. dalton325

    Setting WSM temp for 15lb Turkey

    oldschoolbbq, the temp was around 350* when the bird went on and dropped to just below 300*, then steadily rose for an hour. At that point, I had to swap my one working probe to the meat till it was done.
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    Setting WSM temp for 15lb Turkey

    I'll try to cook it at a lower temp. I also forgot to pick up charcoal (dur-her), so I could still pick up some chunks. Last time the two chimneys shot the temp up to near 400*. Then it came back down and after adding the bird it dropped to 300*. Then it slowly rose back up from there, till the...
  3. Setting WSM temp for 15lb Turkey

    Setting WSM temp for 15lb Turkey

  4. dalton325

    Setting WSM temp for 15lb Turkey

    Hey smokers, I need a little help with my Weber Smokey Mountain 22". You can find on another post I made where I tried to smoke my first turkey a while back and though the internal temp read 165* on the breast and 175* on the leg/thigh and the 2.5hrs it took to smoke the 9lb bird was within...
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    Hello, I'm Dalton325

    Is there such a thing as a cool day in Texas? Seems sketchy to me. Thanks for the welcome.
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    Turkey 'supposedly' hit 160*, pretty sure it was still raw-ish

    That's probably good advice. The turkey, like I said, had a vague carcass smell. It was sort of like when you had to dissect an animal in high school, minus the formaldehyde smell. Just cold dead meat smell. I assumed this was normal. I don't really go around sniffing carcasses. I think the...
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    Turkey 'supposedly' hit 160*, pretty sure it was still raw-ish

    Alright, I'll give that a try. So just defrost till Thursday, brine till Friday and remove the innards after a couple of hours, then pull it out of the brine on Friday and let it sit in the fridge uncovered till I throw it on the smoker on Sat.
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    Turkey 'supposedly' hit 160*, pretty sure it was still raw-ish

    bmaddox and DukeBurger, I can certainly try to do that. However, the problem I ran into on my first turkey was that after 3 days defrosting in the fridge, the meat was fairly thawed, but the neck, giblets, and gravy pack were still too ice hard to remove. I had to remove them on Monday before I...
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    Turkey 'supposedly' hit 160*, pretty sure it was still raw-ish

    bmaddox, thanks for the answer. I picked up a turkey from Walmart last night. Last month, the biggest on I could find was 9.8lbs. Now the smallest I can find was 15lbs. Most were in the 20lb+ range. So I bought it on a Monday. I'll let it defrost till Friday when I get home from work. Then I'll...
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    Turkey 'supposedly' hit 160*, pretty sure it was still raw-ish

    Hey everyone, I got my first smoker a few months ago for my birthday. It's a Weber Smokey Mt. 22". I fired it up for the first time and tried to cook a turkey based on 'The Ultimate Turkey' recipe from amazingribs.com. I had one problem after another. First off, I bought a Maverick ET732...
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    Hello, I'm Dalton325

    BlueWhisper, thanks. That's too bad about no vinegar base in your area. I have been told that I should be ashamed for not liking mustard base when I'm from SC, but I just tell them my dad is from the mountains of NC and they do lots of vinegar base up there. I hear they do it a good bit near...
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    Hello, I'm Dalton325

    Joe, I'm actually pretty close to Rock Hill, SC. About 45min below Charlotte, NC. I probably will buy Jeff's recipes at some point. I've already got a recipe to try for this weekend and then again on Thanksgiving if it works out. I plan to try a bunch of different rubs and ways to prep and cook...
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    Hello, I'm Dalton325

    Hey Smokers, I just joined this site, and hope to get plenty of helpful tips for smoking. I've really been into the idea of smoking for a few years and just got my first smoker for my birthday a few months ago. I fired it up for the first time about a month ago and it didn't go well. :)...
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