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Maybe beginners luck but boy that turkey was spot on!!!
did a brine of chicken broth, cajun spice, brown sugar and kosher salt for about 13 hours,
stuffed the the cavity with half an apple, sage and a Cinnamon stick, slid butter under the skin and rubbed with an applewood rub and poultry...
I have a done a couple whole chickens to get ready for the turkey. I used water on both and the first I used Hickory, very strong, second chicken used water and Apple wood, much better. What are the benefits of not using water vs using water?
Great Job!! I am going to do a 11.5 lb for T day. One question. I noticed in one of the photos the water pan was dry. Did you partially fill it with it anything or leave it dry to catch the drippings for gravy makin?