Tis the season for smoking that,

[chrish]

TURKEY,
ive got the epasode with Alton Brown called "Romancing the bird" all in brining a turky (for short) turky turky turky, ill watch it again and post all it has to offer but how are you going to do yours and post it

i think pigsickle has a few left over gifts to offer for the best idea

 

[goat]

Turkey season opens the first Saturday in November. After that I will cook a few.

 

[mossymo]

I have smoked alot of turkeys, friends and family love them, but I have yet to smoke a wild turkey. There is a wild turkey where I pheasant hunt that thinks it is a pheasant. It hangs around a follows the pheasants everyday, basicly lives with them. I am thinking he may just end up in my smoker...... I have heard wild turkeys are all dark meat, is this true?

When I smoke turkey I brine them (whole bird) for 5 days in a cooler keeping them cool with ice, daily I will inject the bird with bring also. I will smoke as many as 6 -12 to 14 pound birds at a time, makes great sandwiches !!! This is what works for me, but I have heard from others that they only brine a day or two?

 

[deejaydebi]

I only brine turkeys over night but I do inject them with the spiced brine water. I have brined for as little as 3 or 4 hours and still got a great brined turkey. I think the key is the injecting - if you inject them you don't need to wait that long to get the flavor.

 

[chrish]

i agree there on the injecting, makes a faster brinning.

one problem with smoking is that the dark meat can cook and dry out before the white meat is done.
ive heard of people removing the wings and legs after there done and let the rest cook longer.

 

[wilson]

I have done a bunch of turkeys over the years, But I have yet to brine one. I'm the only one in the family that likes the skin so I never felt compelled to try it. Maybe this year I will.
I do usually inject the bird with a mixture of Butter, White Wine ( a good chardonnay) and Honey. I also have injected them with Newman's Raspberry Vinegarette. I then stuff the bird with a cut up orange, apple, and onion.
Hmmmm Turkey time! ahhhhhhh.

 

[deejaydebi]

oranges are great on/in poutry!