New guy in KC

[greattrnr]

hello everyone! My name is Randy and I live in Kansas City, MO. I am brand new to smoking and did a lot of asking around and research before buying my smoker. I decided to get a "good one" Marshall. Doing my first Thanksgiving turkey right now, wish me luck. Look forward to this group and possibly meeting fellow K C area smokers. Can use all the help I can get!

 

[pote05]

Welcome Neighbor, I'm from St. Joseph.. This is an awesome board. I don't post a lot, but anything you want to know about smoking is on here... 

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Randy! 

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 40,000 members and over 800,000 posts so you should be able to find almost anything you want to know. Remember the search bar at the top can be your best friend for finding answers fast!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-course it will teach you all the basics and a whole lot more!

 

[conchokitty]

Hi Randy! :welcome1:

I am also smoking a First Turkey today, on the smoker I got this past summer.

I attempted one last year on a gas grill re-purposed for smoking with marginal results but I don't count that one as a first because it was on a pretend smoker not a real smoker.

Happy Smoking and Eating!

 

[greattrnr]

I'm proud to report that the turkey came out fantastic! I used Jeff's buttermilk recipe and all the meat was juicy and tender. The only hitch was that it took 8 hours instead of 6.5.

 

[conchokitty]

Great!

Mine was delicious also. Done in 5 hours at 325 degrees. Smoking only during the first 2 hours with thin blue apple wood smoke. Nice pink smoke ring... and juicy & tender.

It's a bit nerve wracking to do a first time turkey on Thanksgiving day in case it doesn't work out.

Edit: Forgot to mention, I used a Sante Turkey Cannon[emoji]8482[/emoji] rack with beer in it. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511xAOkuzDL._SY300_.jpg

 

[smokinhusker]

Hello and welcome to SMF!

 

[greattrnr]

I kept my temp between 225-250. Probably why took so much longer.