Smoked turkey

[buckbros]

Thinking 2 hours @ 300 but every smoker is slightly different.
15lb whole turkey takes about 3 hours.

Brined in a poultry brine for 28 hours
Smoked @ 225º for 40 minutes
Turned up to 300º
Took a total of 2.5 hours to hit internal temp of 165
Turned out very good

 

[lamc-smoker]

Does anyone do smoked turkey at times other than Thanksgiving?

I’m smoking one today for my daughter and her family. It’s16# brined with salt, rosemary, thyme and sage. I’ll smoke it at 225 with a little applewood until 165 in the thighs. I’ll loose tent it. Better to smoke it outside than heat up the house.

 

[buckbros]

I’m smoking one today for my daughter and her family. It’s16# brined with salt, rosemary, thyme and sage. I’ll smoke it at 225 with a little applewood until 165 in the thighs. I’ll loose tent it. Better to smoke it outside than heat up the house.

225 may be a little low on the cooking temperature. Maybe some one else will chime in. I did some boneless / skinless chicken breasts on the pellet grill.
I brined them for 5 hours & then smoked them @ 200º.
It took 3 hours for them to hit 165º. The outsides where like they had a rind on them, tough as heck. We cut the "rind" off and they were very freakin' good. I was informed that I cooked them to low & slow. I have since did turkey breasts @ 300 & they came out very good

 

[SlickRockStones]

Just did turkey breast yesterday. I like to split em an cut the back bone out. These got BPS chicken prod and Desert Gold.

 

[buckbros]

Just did turkey breast yesterday. I like to split em an cut the back bone out. These got BPS chicken prod and Desert Gold.

I cut the backbone out also. At what temp did you cook them?

 

[lamc-smoker]

I cut the backbone out also. At what temp did you cook them?

I start at 300 then 230 - 235 at 30 min a pound. I rented with aluminum added water to hopefully get some gravy out of it. I put it in at 11:30 and its at 149 degrees. Another hour or so.

 

[SlickRockStones]

I did these on my 26 Weber with SnS at 325. Oak chunk. Took about 2 hrs. Crispy skin and moist with Chicken Prod. Pulled them at 165 but could have pulled a tad sooner but still made for a very tasty turkey sandwich lunch today for a small gathering. I always take the back out even when whole so it sits upright on grill with out falling over.

 

[buckbros]

I did this 6lb turkey breast on a pellet grill @ 300º. I brined it in MH Poultry Brine for about 48 hours. It took about 2 hours to reach 170º internal temp. Came out very good. The brine is what made it so good. She fixed mashed potato's & fresh peas. Going to have hot roast turkey sandwiches & french fries tomorrow night.

 

[buckbros]

I did this 6lb turkey breast on a pellet grill @ 300º. I brined it in MH Poultry Brine for about 48 hours. It took about 2 hours to reach 170º internal temp. Came out very good. The brine is what made it so good. She fixed mashed potato's & fresh peas. Going to have hot roast turkey sandwiches & french fries tomorrow night.View attachment 401022

 

[buckbros]

Sorry for the double post

 

[Mamadux]

Does anyone do smoked turkey at times other than Thanksgiving?

I used to smoke turkey and turkey breast both awesome. Since I've gotten this chargriller smoker I have a very hard time getting the daggum thing hot enough. I've poured in charcoal got it to 209 and the 15 minutes later it is to zero so I fired some more charcoal got all the vents open and I'm still struggling to get it to 200...I'm afraid it is gonna be unsafe to eat

 

[Bearcarver]

Does anyone do smoked turkey at times other than Thanksgiving?

Sure!!
I Smoked this Turkey Breast last July:
Step by Step:
Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast

 

[sleepy]

All,
Have just been informed by my better half that I will be smoking a 22lb turkey for the Christmas feast. Any help on brining, smoking temperatures and cook times for smoking a whole turkey would be greatly appreciated.
Hope all have a wonderful holiday and that we all can return to some sense of normalcy after this crazy year.
Sleepy