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    Disappointing Smoked Turkey

    Sandyut, So if I'm understanding your recommendation correctly for a 19# turkey in 2 gallons of brine the added salt would be .6 pounds or about 1 cup? The brine recipe I used called for 1 cup per gallon of water.
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    Disappointing Smoked Turkey

    Thank you all for the comments/suggestions. Got to try this again, I can't sit on failure until next year.
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    Disappointing Smoked Turkey

    I've used the same brine and spices in the past though it's been a few years. This year I tried again with the only difference being that I bought a fresh turkey-no solutions injected. It turned out pretty dry and really didn't seem to pick up the spices. I used a combination of hickory, pecan...
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    Wood wants to burn-not smoke

    The smoker I built myself. It has an offset fire box and a reverse flow baffle. AFTER I built it I found a really good website that helps with the firebox, stack, and inlet from the firebox to the smoking chamber dimensions. Turns out my design wasn't what it should be. I start the fire using...
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    Wood wants to burn-not smoke

    Thank you both. Being ex-Navy the ship reference makes sense
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    Wood wants to burn-not smoke

    I'm trying to figure out how to get my logs to just smoke and not immediately catch on fire. I've tried soaking them, even over-night. Unfortunately, my firebox is relatively small so it's hard to keep some distance between the burning logs and the ones I just want to smoke for awhile. Any...
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