Practice Turkey Day

[TampaNole27]

Practice makes perfect! So it’s become my annual tradition to do a practice bird on Sunday before hosting 30+ people and 3 birds on Thanksgiving.
Wife uses the carcass to make an AMAZING smoked gravy to go with Thanksgiving.

This is a 11.6 lb Turkey. I try to stay between 10-12 for my smoked birds.
Smoking on DynaGlo vertical Offset.
Dry Brined for 12 hours with Garlic/Salt
Rubbed with homemade run, 12 Hours.

Cook to 140, pull legs, wrap breast, cook to 160, pull and rest to 170.

Will post updates and final

 

[texomakid]

Did my practice run last week. I bet that will be a good bird.

 

[TampaNole27]

Half the sidewalk pressure washed. About 3/4ths way with bird

 

[siege]

Looks awesome !
I am doing a dry brined bird this year. Would you share your rub recipe ?

 

[SmokinAl]

So how did it turn out?
Al

 

[TampaNole27]

Looks awesome !
I am doing a dry brined bird this year. Would you share your rub recipe ?

Ah, sorry. Once the week hit it never stopped. Turned out great. I dry brine with salt and garlic, and here’s my rub recipe.
Thanksgiving Rub
Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons smoked paprika
• 2 Tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 Tablespoon black pepper
• 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Chili Powder

 

[TampaNole27]

So how did it turn out?
Al

My best one yet. Turkeys on Thanksgiving we’re great too, but they cooked super fast, which was weird. Usually I’m at 40 min per lb. they went around 30 minutes. Still can’t go wrong with a smoked turkey.