First meat run in the new smoke house.

[smokintn]

36hrs cold smoke then 1/2 hour per pound hot smoke until done.

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• smokintn
• Mar 12, 2017

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• smokintn
• Mar 12, 2017

 

[tropics]

They look lost in there,that is a big smoke house

Richie

 

[smokintn]

They look lost in there,that is a big smoke house
Richie

They were the test run.
Capacity is around 24 turkeys

 

[SmokinAl]

They look great!

What did you cure them with?

Al

 

[smokintn]

Turkey brine "till submerged"
Per gallon of water
1 cup of kosher salt
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tsp Molasses
2 tsp pepper corn
2 bay leaves
2 tsp rosemary
1 clove of garlic cracked
1 tsp of juniper berries
Peel of 1/2 orange

Dissolve solids in summering water
Remove from heat add dry spices.
When cooled submerge turkey in brine

 

[tropics]

Turkey brine "till submerged"
Per gallon of water
1 cup of kosher salt
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tsp Molasses
2 tsp pepper corn
2 bay leaves
2 tsp rosemary
1 clove of garlic cracked
1 tsp of juniper berries
Peel of 1/2 orange

Dissolve solids in summering water
Remove from heat add dry spices.
When cooled submerge turkey in brine

You don't use cure #1 in that brine ?

Richie

 

[SmokinAl]

I have the same question as Richie.

Where is the cure?

Al

 

[smokintn]

They were store bought turkeys and any frozen turkey is injected with salts plus they were brined under refrigeration.

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• smokintn
• Mar 12, 2017

 

[smokintn]

Ambient temperature through the cold smoke was never over 40 degrees perfectly timed cold front here in TN.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Salt alone isn't good enough for cold smoking. Prague cure #1 or Mortons Tender quick should have been used for the process that you used.

 

[smokintn]

Salt alone isn't good enough for cold smoking. Prague cure #1 or Mortons Tender quick should have been used for the process that you used.

Usually yes but with the beautiful cold snap we had I was able to cold smoke below 40. Originally intended on a hot smoke but mother nature opened a door for me