Smoked turkey ham legs ?

[loonytooner]

This is something I have been wanting to give a try. Anyone here done them ? I have seen many different ways on you tube. Better known as the disney turkey ham .The taste of ham on a turkey leg has me drooling.

Thanks
LT

 

[jcam222]

I’ve done them and the family and extended family devoured an entire case of them. Really easy to do in Pops Brine. I think I brined for 4 days. Next time I’ll make sure to remove tendons first but the flavor was AWESOME. Link to Pops Brine https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/ams/pops-wet-curing-brine.9561/

 

[Sowsage]

Next time I’ll make sure to remove tendons first

now you have me thinking ....i take the tendons out of chicken legs when I do lollipops. What about cured turkey lollipops?

 

[smokerjim]

never did turkey but have done chicken with pop's brine. comes out great

 

[loonytooner]

I will give this a try. Thank you Jcam222.
How do you guys go about removing the tendons ?

And as for the pink salt. The only place I can buy it around here is at Cabelas. It is called pink salt fast cure. I take it that this is the curing salt required ?

 

[jcam222]

I will give this a try. Thank you Jcam222.
How do you guys go about removing the tendons ?

And as for the pink salt. The only place I can buy it around here is at Cabelas. It is called pink salt fast cure. I take it that this is the curing salt required ?

Pink curing salt is a mixture of table salt and sodium nitrite. It is one of the most common curing salt and is also known as Prague Powder #1 Tinted Cure, Pink Curing Salt, Quick Cure Salt, Curing Salt #1, and Instacure #1. Pink curing salt is ultimately used to cure meat, meaning that it makes it so that the botulinum toxin cannot produce. Make sure what you buy is contains 6.25% sodium nitrite and 93.75% sodium chloride.

 

[tropics]

I never did legs but did thighs

Cured Turkey Thighs around the Vortex w/Kiawe Wood

Brined 4 Turkey Thighs with Pop's6927 low salt cure fore 4 days Rinsed an in the fridge to dry for a few hours Set up the Weber 22.5" Kettle with the Vortex Put the Turkey Thighs an Kiawe on Checked at the 30 minute mark 120°F No more peeking total time smoked 1 hr. 15 min. Sliced you can...

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Richie

 

[Hawging It]

Any pics?

 

[sawhorseray]

I did a batch of them I posted here about five years back, turned out great.

18 Legs Smokin'

Up early this morning to get 18 turkey legs that had been brining for 48 hours in my 7-up curing solution. Dumped them into the sink for a quick rinse, then patted them dry Having had done this before a few times I got the legs tied up and on sticks, knew I could fit 18 on one rack with no...

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After that batch I did another with "Disney" sized turkey legs, They are hard to find and pricey, folks seemed to love them and one makes a meal. RAY

 

[bgaviator]

This is something I have been wanting to give a try. Anyone here done them ? I have seen many different ways on you tube. Better known as the disney turkey ham .The taste of ham on a turkey leg has me drooling.

I have done these the last 3 years for Thanksgiving. I am not a fan of regular turkey, but I love smoked turkey legs like you get at Disney. Search for Pop's curing brine that uses pink salt. Cure for 3 days. I then air dry for a day on a sheet pan with a cookie cooling rack to elevate to allow airflow. Smoke with hickory and cherry wood. Absolutely yummy! Super easy, but it takes some planning out. I've had them take anywhere from 2-4 hours.

 

[loonytooner]

Now that's what I want to see when I am done.
Thanks to all for your replies.