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Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
With cold temps, will the general time to cook be shorter, as the smoker is running much more and higher to try to keep the temp set point? When I did the pork shoulder for pulled pork on Thanksgiving, temps started at 14 degrees, and went up to 20-25 later in the day. I was seeing the smoker... -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Did you rely totally on the fridge, or did you switch to soaking in cold water? I'm thinking of taking my instantaneous probe, can checking it Sunday morning to see how cold it is deep inside. I guess I could even check Saturday night as well. -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Sounds great! Do you have an idea of roughly how long it took to cook? I'm hoping to pick 4PM as the midpoint for it being done, and trying to figure out if I should start at 11AM (making 4PM the 5 hour point in a 4-6 hour range) ,or noon (making 4PM the 4 hour point in a 3-5 hour range). -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Sunday morning, I better pull it and check it. I suspect I'll do like last time and fill a lobster pot with cold water, place it in, and then check it Monday (without replacing the water at all)... -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Yeah, I was thinking similar... probing both breast and legs, and if the breasts get done early, separate the legs for more cooking. I guess I could do that from the get-go, to be easier to pull. Given I decided to spatchcock, I'm not planning on any presentation - will carve and serve the pieces. -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Good to know, I'll have 4 days, by Monday morning. I'll be sure to check on Sunday to see if I need to use water. I think last time, with a smaller turkey, I ended up using water bath to thaw quicker. -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Nice data point for time. I was thinking of doing the same with butter and rub under the skin, and rub on the outside. -
Spatchcock Turkey - seeking feedback/suggestions
Hi gang! For my second pellet smoker cook, I'm going to do a 12 lb turkey (young, frozen, brined) for Christmas Eve. I've done several chickens and a smaller turkey once, in the electric smoker, but I want to use the new pellet cooker and I want to try spatchcocking to hopefully get a better... -
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Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
I have a good sized rectangular roasting pan with rack. I may try that next time. For the Trager, I did get the aluminum foil liner that is placed on the drip pan. Makes that pretty easy cleaning, but no capture of juices obviously. I've been talking to my wife. I think the next smoke will be a... -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
It came out great and we enjoyed the pulled pork! It was a bit of work, cleaning the grates. I guess I probably could have sprayed it with cooking oil or something. -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Thanks everyone for the encouragement and advice! -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Thanks for the tips! I'll look at the tube. Some day I'll have to look into sausage as well. Still have a lot of traditional meats to do (and re-do with pellet vs electric). I'd like to see how it comes out, with a bark on it. This one had very little (just hardness in the diamonds from the... -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Thanks! Both my wife and my mom enjoyed the meal. I'm looking forward to making it again for a larger group, next time. -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Thanks! I guess the Traeger pellet smoker is a keeper :) -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Thanks! I'm extremely pleased with the results. Much better than doing it via the crock pot! I've saved the recipe for finishing sauce from soflaquer for future reference trials. -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
The pork came off the bone pretty cleanly, and was moist. I think there was about 4 1/3 pounds of pork. I pulled it and added some of the sauce/juice from the pan, and some of JJ's Finishing sauce... I tried it plain, with Jeff's BBQ sauce recipe, and with JJ's finishing sauce. I really liked... -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Thanks! Will follow up with some pictures. I have a Thermopop for instant readings, and we have a 6 thermometer set by Cloud BBQ that seem to work pretty well. -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Report #4 At 14:30 (9 hours), temps were 203/201 (traeger probe had 208). Pulled that puppy out... Stuck a bit to the grates, so some of the scrapings are in the foreground. Placed in the roasting pan with the sauce, placed into cooler, covered, and closed up. Temp was reading 199/197 at... -
Today's Journey...First time pulled pork, first time with pellet smoker
Report #3... At 13:30, 8 hours, temp is 198. Outside is a balmy 32 degrees finally. Did a quick open/touch/close and It's getting darker, by no means dry at all or hard bark. It is slowing down in the temp increases (seemed to hang at 194 for a while). I've got the beans baking. Will wait on...
