How to presmoke a turkey?

[justfish]

I had plans on smoking a 12.5 lber on Christmas Eve morning, but the plans seemed to have changed, and I'm wondering if I could just smoke it today?
Good news is the smoker is kicking right now w/ 2 butts in it and about to make a few fatties to join them. Bad news is turkey is still a little frozen but in water and thawing nicely, should be thawed by lunch.
I need to know if I can smoke it now and how to reheat it whole where it's presentable at table, and is there an injectable "brine" or marinade that works for smoking since I wont have time to brine?
Thanks in advance!

 

[flash]

Sure, why not. You can just reheat in the microwave or oven. I always have some leftovers and vacuum seal it. We just broke some out the other day for some sammies and a noodle dish my wife makes. still had a nice flavor to it.

 

[tn_bbq]

Turkey is just a big chicken

Smoke it and reheat. Shouldn't be a problem at all. Just make sure you put a little moisture in the pan when you reheat (if you reheat in the microwave, a little tip is to cover the bird with a damp towel).

 

[mulepackin]

If you aren't using a cure, just be sure you are really BBQing it at higher temps so as to not linger in the danger zone too long. I advise the folks that get my cured smoked turkey to reheat in a 350 deg. oven for app. 15 min per lb. til internal temp of around 150 deg.

 

[mballi3011]

Sure you can and then just re-heat on the day of. Thats the one thing about smoking meat you can always re-heat and you'll always still have that great smoked flavor. Just remember the smoked hams and turkey are aready cooked and you just re-heat them too.

 

[justfish]

OK it's in and I'll finish it tonight.
I'll probrably do it in the oven, but if I wanted to do the microwave, any idea on how long?

 

[tn_bbq]

Just long enough to take the chill off of it.

If you slice it, it won't take but a minute or two. Big chunks take longer.

Relax, you'll be just fine and it'll turn out great.