OK, Let's see all those Birds!!!!

[sawhorseray]

I've never much cared for turkey, that was my bird for the year. Leftovers? Whenever I'm at the cutting board with a blade in my hand Bob is paying strict attention

Aside from my hot turkey sanny on Thanks Bob was very thankful for all of what was leftover. RAY

 

[texomakid]

We had thanksgiving a few days late due to work schedules. Here’s a pic of 1 of 2 birds we cooked. Wet brined for 48 hours in the meat church bird bath and dusted with meat church honey hog and deez nuts pecan seasoning from meat church. Dried in fridge for 48 hours after brine. Smoked 4 hours at 225 then bumped to 300 for last 45 mins

Yep, after 38 years in the Oil/gas drilling industry our holidays happen when I'm not working & can have them and not necessarily on the actual day. We've gotten used to that. We really like the Meat Church seasonings as well. I haven't tried their bird bath but like Deez Nuts on several meats & honey hog on pork ribs. May need to try it on a bird at some point. Your bird looks good.

I've never much cared for turkey, that was my bird for the year. Leftovers? Whenever I'm at the cutting board with a blade in my hand Bob is paying strict attention

Aside from my hot turkey sanny on Thanks Bob was very thankful for all of what was leftover. RAY

Bob looks like our kind of guy. We have Skipper & LP. Both are rescue and LP was actually Ferrell. First dog I've ever encountered that appeared to of had no interaction with a human prior to my wife catching her. Jana actually had to catch her with some chicken and a live trap. It was a rough transition for the first few months. Of course she's like a cat fish now scouring the floor below my cutting board as well. Love the puppies.

What a great bunch of birds. If anyone else has one to post we'd love to see it.

 

[chilerelleno]

Not a Thanksgiving Bird, smoked it yesterday.

 

[texomakid]

Not a Thanksgiving Bird, smoked it yesterday.

How did you get that great color Chile? That looks fake is so good. The last Turkey I spatchcocked was delicious but looked like it had polio with one leg looking shorter than the other. Another nice bird.

 

[chilerelleno]

How did you get that great color Chile? That looks fake is so good. The last Turkey I spatchcocked was delicious but looked like it had polio with one leg looking shorter than the other. Another nice bird.

After spatching I thoroughly injected it with my homemade Cajun Apple Butter and brushed the skin with the same.
As it cooks it bastes itself as marinade oozes out, all that butter, spice and apple juice... Mmmmm.
Smoked it over cherry at 375°-400°, took just shy of three hours.

 

[chopsaw]

Not a Thanksgiving Bird, smoked it yesterday.

Very nice . Great color . You can taste that bird just by lookin at it .

 

[texomakid]

Very nice . Great color . You can taste that bird just by lookin at it .

I agree

 

[siege]

Previously posted, nothin' left but the memory ! Smoked 1 Wednesday, roasted one Thursday also did a glazed ham. We fed 17 adults and some assorted rug rats, cookie crunchers, and curtain climbers, Everyone brought a side dish or a dessert. Epic meal.
The smoked bird disappeared first. Go figure !

 

[forktender]

So something I'm seeing that I just never seen is all the birds with no wings or legs. Is this the way you buy the turkey or are you guys removing them yourself?

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I buy the whole breasts, no legs, no wings, no neck or gizzards. Easier to brine, easier to cook, easier to eat. By the time you account for the extra carcass when using a whole bird, I think the cost is about the same.

They are bone in breasts, some come with the lower portion of the wings, they are called "hotel style birds".
They are easier to cook to the proper temp without drying out the white meat, hotels chefs and hofbrau houses around here cook them for the same reason.

 

[texomakid]

Previously posted, nothin' left but the memory ! Smoked 1 Wednesday, roasted one Thursday also did a glazed ham. We fed 17 adults and some assorted rug rats, cookie crunchers, and curtain climbers, Everyone brought a side dish or a dessert. Epic meal.
The smoked bird disappeared first. Go figure !

Nice looking bird siege. Sounds like you guys had a great get together. I love it too when the foods just seems to disappear. We even had some fighting over leftovers - LOL. What's a family get together without someone getting their feeling hurt? Just a normal gathering at our house. Both halves of that Turkey looked great!