It Worked!

[Shootr]

Thanks to tons of great info here, I pulled off my first Thanksgiving turkey!

Injected on Tuesday with creole butter, dried it overnight Wednesday, and this morning rubbed in garlis salt pepper butter blend. Poured boiling water on the skin, dried again and rubbed more butter blend on it. Stuffed with onions and apples.

14lb'er, 6 hours at 225, then a baste with leftover butter, and one hour at 300 to get to 165/185 temps. Skin was excellent (until it went into the cooler for the ride to the gathering - softened a bit but still bite-thru-able.)

Cooler with towels worked great - hot as hell when carving it up. Either the family is a bunch of good actors or they really like it - so that was cool.

Thanks for letting me share - was a really rewarding day. Can't get over how much I've enjoyed my Camp Chef pellet grill, and learning how to better use it with all the information shared here.

 

[chilerelleno]

Congrats on a great looking bird and a good Thanksgiving.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Looks great and CONGRATS on nailing the first TG bird...JJ

 

[jcam222]

Bird looks great!! Nice work.

 

[SonnyE]

I'm glad your first smoked Turkey was a roaring success!

But I can't see the pictures. Maybe I'm just too full.

 

[gmc2003]

I can't see the pictures either, but congratulations on a total success.

Chris

 

[Shootr]

Might be the Google...

 

[gmc2003]

There they be. Nice looking bird. You look like a happy camper.

Point for sure.
Chris

 

[SonnyE]

There they be. Nice looking bird. You look like a happy camper.

Point for sure.
Chris

X2

Like your kitchen in the background, too.

 

[disco]

Beautiful Bird Bro! Big like!

 

[Kiwi Smoke]

Very inspirational Shootr..
I'm going to be smoking my first big bird this xmas once I get my LG900..

 

[SonnyE]

Very inspirational Shootr..
I'm going to be smoking my first big bird this xmas once I get my LG900..

Do other birds as a warm up. Chicken parts, whole chickens, small turkey's....
Then Big Bird!

 

[Kiwi Smoke]

Yeah good call mate...

 

[SonnyE]

Yeah good call mate...

You got to eat between now and Christmas, eat healthy.... eat Barby Que. ;)
It's what you do in the Summertime, mate.

Is there a Qiwi Beer, or is it Fosters in your area? Sorry for my ignorance.:oops:

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great Shootr!!!
Now that your Pics Showed up---Glad I came back!!
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

 

[Kiwi Smoke]

We dont drink Fosters mate, that's Aussie kangaroo piss ....
We have a few native Kiwi beers but my drop/s of choice is Hieneken or Kilkenny...

 

[ab canuck]

Good looking bird, Congrats on the smoke. Like