smoked turkey legs

[marauderrt10]

So my wife really missed the renaissance fair turkey legs so I decided to make a few :). Came out great! I smoked for 4 hours at 225 then I cranked up the heat on the pellet smoker to 500 and basted it with olive oil/rub to crisp up the skin.

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[b-one]

Looks good but three legs? I would think they should sell them in sets!:biggrin:

 

[marauderrt10]

They were sold separately lol

 

[atomicsmoke]

Looks good but three legs? I would think they should sell them in sets!:biggrin:

Those are from turkeys raised near the nuclear plant in Springfield.

 

[marauderrt10]

Those are from turkeys raised near the nuclear plant in Springfield.

lol! By the size of them I wouldn't be surprised if they were radioactive :D

 

[SmokinAl]

They look fantastic!

Nicely done!

Al

 

[marauderrt10]

They look fantastic!

Nicely done!

Al

thanks Al!

 

[uzikaduzi]

Those look great and I bet they taste great too, but I think they normally cure the ones they smoke at fairs to give them that ham like taste.

I have used pop's brine to do it myself and it was slightly on the sweet side for me but came out pretty good

 

[Rings Я Us]

Those would be good in some bean soup.
Navy beans
Onion
Celery
Carrot
Chicken stock
Bay leaf
Salt/pepper
Viking jumbo drumsticks
Lol.. looks great! Rings too.

 

[tallbm]

Man those look good!

Turkey thighs come out really well that way also :)

 

[cksteele]

Looks good but three legs? I would think they should sell them in sets!

somewhere there is a turkey limping 

 but seriously  that looks great smoked turkey is so tasty  

 

[hawgrider]

From my own experience smoking turkey legs if you smoke them low and slow around 225 to 250 the skin will turn out like boot leather.

If you want great smoked turkey legs smoke them at no less than 350 and closer to 400 for edible crisp skin.

Just my opinion and worth exactly what you paid for it.