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All I did was brine it and rub it with a little chili powder, paprika, and some bird spice(thyme, rosemary, and sage). Put a little olive oil over the skin so it would brown and then let it sit until I checked it with a thermometer.
Just pulled it off the smoker and it read in at 165 in the breast and a little over 170 in the thighs. Here's some Q-view for you guys!
Lost a wing on the way out of the smoker
Rear view and the missing wing
Front
Side view
Top view!
Can't wait for tomorrow, I've been...
The brine I use every year with GREAT success. Its always moist and juicy too!
Brine:
1 cup of water
1 cup of brown sugar
3-4 oranges sliced in half and squeezed into the water
2-3 lemons(same as the oranges)
FRESH rosemary, thyme, and sage.
Throw everything into the brine and depending...
Beautiful bird! One thing to remember is that when you pull the turkey and let it sit for 15 minutes or so to redistribute the juices its going to keep cooking and probably rise in temperature a few degrees. What I'm gonna do it pull the bird once the breast hits 165 and check the thighs, if...
Brined this 15 pounder for 24 hours and slapped it on the smoker with apple wood. The first picture is when it was put on and the second is about 3 hours later!
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