thanksgiving bird of mine.

[barrelcooker]

Im going to be cooking a turkey 13.95 pounds and i was woundering what temp i should cook this at.
I live in michigan and there is 2 inches of snow on the ground. Here is my smoker

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• barrelcooker
• Nov 24, 2015

ill be using xherry and some sugar maple for wood . I wasnt going to use charcoal
I am brining this bird

 

[joe black]

As cold as your location is, I would start your cook with a good amount of lump charcoal to establish a good bed of coals. If you can get to 275-300*, it would be really good. If you can spatchock your bird, it will cook quicker and you can get it out of the weather sooner.

Good luck and good smokin', Joe.

 

[hardcookin]

Last bird I did. I cooked it at 300 and it was on for slightly more than 3 hours.
Tough conditions for cooking out there. But once you get a good bed of coals built up and the smoker settled in you should be fine.

 

[barrelcooker]

What color would i like to get on my bird orange. Red. Mahogany?

 

[barrelcooker]

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• barrelcooker
• Nov 25, 2015