Smoking a Turkey15

[creator savant]

115pm

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• creator savant
• Sep 19, 2015

 

[creator savant]

215pm Flipped the bird

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• creator savant
• Sep 19, 2015

 

[cofi]

At final stage I put in a couple cuts of oak rough cut lumber to bring temp up to 500.

I understand your process I dont disagree. My style is slow and low kinda like a crock pot. But I like wood heat kinda like the old times when that what was available. I my smoker/ grill will do up to 800degrees only have done 600 though. Start slow finish hot my philosophy I guess,little harder to do that process backwards using coal and wood.

Like I said no disrespect just my style

10000% agree

 

[creator savant]

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• creator savant
• Sep 19, 2015

Going to finish it off throwing heat

 

[stickyfingers]

Not wanting to sound like a SA, why would want to smoke a turkey that low and slow? It not like you have to for tenderness?

 

[mike5051]

How did that big bird turn out?  My poultry always seems to take on too much smoke even when cooking for 3 hrs or so. 

Mike

 

[creator savant]

Not wanting to sound like a SA, why would want to smoke a turkey that low and slow? It not like you have to for tenderness?

I did not cook the turkey on 200 the whole time first 2 hours 275. Then slowly dropped temp between 215-225. That is actually 215 increments are off on the unit used probe.
Then last hour bring up to 500. My philosophy with that is kinda how you let a bisquet rest.
So my style I guess.

 

[creator savant]

Here is finished product. Was a little tired and full to post last night.

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• creator savant
• Sep 20, 2015

I switched bird of sheet to pan to contain carving mess. Not to put in oven.

 

[creator savant]

Cut

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• creator savant
• Sep 20, 2015

 

[creator savant]

Smoke ring

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• creator savant
• Sep 20, 2015

 

[mike5051]

Looks great!  

  How was the flavor?

 

[davesfroggin]

Oh man, that looks awesome!

 

[stickyfingers]

I did not cook the turkey on 200 the whole time first 2 hours 275. Then slowly dropped temp between 215-225. That is actually 215 increments are off on the unit used probe.
Then last hour bring up to 500. My philosophy with that is kinda how you let a bisquet rest.
So my style I guess.

I respect that. We all have our own style. Just wondering why you would that 15 hours for a turkey. I do 22 lbers in 5 hours.

 

[creator savant]

Looks great!  :drool   How was the flavor?

Flavor is amazing so ive been told.

 

[creator savant]

Oh man, that looks awesome!

Thanks

Love smoking