1st time spatchcock turkey have questions.

[sps468]

Turkey turned out great. Always going to spatchcock it now. Only took 4 hours to smoke to reach right temp. Best turkey ever

 

[sps468]

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• sps468
• Nov 26, 2015

 

[damnthatsgood]

Looks great!  I'm about to throw mine on the smoker as well.  Amazing how good it turns out, huh?

 

[dirtsailor2003]

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• sps468
• Nov 26, 2015

It's the only way to go! Nice smoke!

POINTS!

 

[sps468]

Yeah I was shocked. Never had a tender juice bird like this before. Even when I had thankgiving catered. Everybody was tripping out how good it was. So for Christmas making some side money by smoking turkeys for people.

 

[springej]

I just smoked a 14lb spatchcocked turkey on a traeger at 250 and in 4 hours the breast meat was 171.  I let it rest 15min and started carving it but it was so juicy it almost seemed undercooked. Do you think the meat is ok for consumption? I'm a little worried here.

 

[crankybuzzard]

 
I just smoked a 14lb spatchcocked turkey on a traeger at 250 and in 4 hours the breast meat was 171.  I let it rest 15min and started carving it but it was so juicy it almost seemed undercooked. Do you think the meat is ok for consumption? I'm a little worried here.

You're good if the breast temp was at 171 like you indicate, and the thigh was at 175