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  1. mjn12

    Did I just ruin a 22lb bird?

    Sorry for not getting back sooner.  I didn't get any pictures.  The bird was edible but definitely over cooked.  If not for brining it would have probably been jerky.  I was thinking about it (read: lamenting a far less than perfect meal for 20 people) and I realized that since the bird was...
  2. mjn12

    Did I just ruin a 22lb bird?

    I must have toggled the thermometer in Celsius and gone through to the cavity when I temped it from the smoker. D'OH.   I just temped it again after 30 minutes in the oven and its a little high - 170'ish in the breast and thigh. I lopped off a piece of meat from an inconspicuous area and it...
  3. mjn12

    Did I just ruin a 22lb bird? Skin peeling back, meat falling off the bone.

    This was my first time smoking a large bird.  I had done several chickens and just figured "why not" and tried it with a turkey. I'm using one of the masterbuilt electric smokers if that makes any difference. I'm worried because after 4 hours @ 240deg the Skin has peeled back from the breasts...
  4. mjn12

    Did I just ruin a 22lb bird?

    So this is my first time smoking a large (22lb turkey) and first time smoking a turkey in my Masterbuilt electric smoker. I am worried I screwed something up: I started the turkey at 240 degF at 8am.  When I finally opened the door to check on it at12:30pm I saw that most of the skin on it was...
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