Smoked a 7.5# turkey breast for Thurs dinner

[Lonzinomaker]

Just took this 7.5# turkey breast out of the Smokin-It #3.
Brined in mix of 1.5gal water, 1.5c kosher salt, 2Tbs sage, 2Tbs onion powder, 2Tbs garlic granules, 1Tbs ground black pepper, 1Tbs ground celery seeds, 6 bay leaves and 1.5tsp Cure #1 for 12 hours. Put 4oz of cherry chunks in smoker. Cooked in #3 at 150 deg X 90 min for smoke then raised temp to 225 until internal temp hit 155 deg. Got about 3.5 hours of smoke total. Will be slicing tomorrow and taking to relatives for dinner Thur.
Had to sample and it tastes 10X better than it looks!

 

[motocrash]

She's a beauty!
Any sliced pics?

 

[gmc2003]

Well if it tastes better then it looks then watch out, because it looks fantastic.

Nicely done
Point for sure.
Chris

 

[Lonzinomaker]

Turkey breast was slightly more than 7 lb going into smoker and after deboning and slicing there was 2 lb 14 oz of meat for dinner. Don't plan on having leftovers for sandwiches so sliced a little thicker than I would normally. The trimmings and bones are in the pressure cooker with some giblets, a leg and spices to make broth for gravy and dressing. Hope to extract a nice smoky flavor for the gravy and dressing.
And the turkey does taste better than it looks for sure.