Have you heard about grape jelly

[atlsteve]

Over the holidays I heard someone mention rubbing a turkey or turkey breast with grape jelly before roasting it. Would this work with smoking as well? Anyone ever tried this? I'm planning on smoking a turkey breast for a small party.

 

[jarjarchef]

Should work fine. Just be carefully with the amount of sugar it can burn....

 

[atlsteve]

Thanks JarJar. Should I wait until closer to the end, pull turkey breast off of smoker, rub with jelly, and finish in a 400 degree oven or just go low and slow on the smoker?

 

[jarjarchef]

I would go low and slow. I have done that with current jelly before.

 

[supercenterchef]

Interesting...never thought of that...though I do know several people who use grape jelly as a 'secret' ingredient in their BBQ Sauce...

 

[linguica]

If you put  a coating of grape jam on the outside of a piece of meat how can the smoke get to the meat to flavor it?   

 

[jarjarchef]

If you put  a coating of grape jam on the outside of a piece of meat how can the smoke get to the meat to flavor it?    :icon_eek: :icon_question:

It will penetrate the same way it does when you smother the butt with mustard.

When the jelly heats up it will start to baste the meat as it melts. I would melt some jelly and baste it again like 30 min before removing from the smoker and again just before foiling.

 

[linguica]

Thanks for the answer, that question has been bugging me for a long time. Again Thank You.