My 1st smoked turkey!

[Brokenhandle]

Our son was given a 10 1/2 lb turkey from work and he wanted it out of his freezer... so we obliged. It was already enhanced so we removed the backbone...saved to make stock , and injected it using creole butter, then into the fridge for an overnight rest in fridge to dry the skin. Really wanted to smoke it on my 22" kettle but thought it might be a little tight on space so decided to forego that idea and use my big fridge smoker. Got smoker going and took turkey out, rubbed skin with olive oil then some poultry seasoning and some Iowa flavor enhancer.

Turkey, along with toes!

Smoker ran about 275 to 300. Used pitmasters choice in amnps. This is about an hour in I believe.

Believe it took about 2 1/2 to 3 hours, wasn't paying that close of attention. Pulled when breast hit 160.

Skin was a little tough which I expected at those temps so ended up removing it and saved it for stock also. Served up with mashed taters, gravy and sweet corn. It turned out excellent! Breast was nice and juicy!

That's as good as my plating gets for this ole farm boy! And yes, right after that pic the corn got mixed in with the taters and gravy! Also made some creamed turkey over mashed taters. And yes, there are mashed taters under there!

Will definitely be smoking more turkeys! Just have to throw in a couple pics of dad's new puppy...she's such a little darling! Golden lab, pit bull mix.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ryan

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Hell yeah Ryan! Did that turkey up just right my friend. Hope you washed it down with a few cold ones and enjoyed the afternoon! LIKE!

 

[cornman]

Smoked turkey is the way to go and yours looks great! The puppy is a cutie!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Awesome cook my friend, you nailed it. We love that seasoning, it is some tasty stuff! Both meals look excellent.

BTW, that is one nice looking pup!

 

[sawhorseray]

Fantastic piece of work Ryan, you bird appears to be done to perfection, big Like! The new pup looks about as cute as could be, have fun! Ray

 

[Bearcarver]

Great Looking Turkey, Ryan!!
Nice Job!!
Like.
Good looking Pup too---Who wouldn't Love a Lab Pup!!!

Bear

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Diskiodo

Plate me.
That turkey looks darn good.

Good looking pup

 

[JLeonard]

Great looking bird and puppers!
Jim

 

[olecrosseyes]

Aw carp, now I gotta get me a big yard bird!
Looks yummie!

 

[DRKsmoking]

And yes, right after that pic the corn got mixed in with the taters and gravy!

Great looking bird and that's a given on the corn and tater mixin
And cute dad's new girl
David

 

[Brokenhandle]

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Hell yeah Ryan! Did that turkey up just right my friend. Hope you washed it down with a few cold ones and enjoyed the afternoon! LIKE!

, Thanks John, I appreciate it! Definitely washed it down with some cold ones! Have to say your memes or gifs or whatever they are called just crack me up!

Ryan

 

[Brokenhandle]

Smoked turkey is the way to go and yours looks great! The puppy is a cutie!

Thanks bud, I appreciate it! Just had to share the puppy pics, she's a sweetie!

Awesome cook my friend, you nailed it. We love that seasoning, it is some tasty stuff! Both meals look excellent.

BTW, that is one nice looking pup!

Thank you Justin! It turned out so good! Precious has some older siblings, "Pedro" not sure of his breed but just shy of knee high and he's a good boy! Older sister is a Burmese mountain dog/ mastiff mix, so is a big dog...will be fun watching her grow up.

Ryan

 

[Brokenhandle]

Fantastic piece of work Ryan, you bird appears to be done to perfection, big Like! The new pup looks about as cute as could be, have fun! Ray

Thanks Ray, I appreciate it! Turned out really well for my first try! All of which I learned here! Thanks for the like!

Great Looking Turkey, Ryan!!
Nice Job!!
Like.
Good looking Pup too---Who wouldn't Love a Lab Pup!!!

Bear

Thank you Bear, and thanks for the like, I appreciate it! She's a darling, complete with puppy breath and razor sharp teeth!

Ryan

 

[Brokenhandle]

Diskiodo

Plate me.
That turkey looks darn good.

Good looking pup

Thanks Rick, I appreciate it!

Great looking bird and puppers!
Jim

Thank you Jim! Turned out really well!

Ryan

 

[Brokenhandle]

Aw carp, now I gotta get me a big yard bird!
Looks yummie!

Thank you! Better get ya one!

Great looking bird and that's a given on the corn and tater mixin
And cute dad's new girl
David

Thanks David, I appreciate it! Corn and taters mixed might not be pretty but it sure is good!

Ryan

 

[Colin1230]

Loved everything about this post.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Loved everything about this post.

Thank you Colin and thanks for the like!

Ryan

 

[jmusser]

Looks like an excellent bird to me! Color looked yum and definitely some moisture in there. Taters, gravy and turkey are just heavenly. Great job Ryan!

 

[Brokenhandle]

Looks like an excellent bird to me! Color looked yum and definitely some moisture in there. Taters, gravy and turkey are just heavenly. Great job Ryan!

Thank you! Will definitely do it again! Maybe try on the kettle next time!

Ryan

 

[smokerjim]

great looking meal Ryan, ya better hide that pup, if my wife see's it it will go missing!