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Smokin' in AZ

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I did 2 turkey breast roasts yesterday, I used two different rubs and methods again.

So one was a recipe from Jeffs newsletters:

And the other was using a rub recipe my wife found (getting her into smoking as well) called Smoked Turkey Rub

Ingredients
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons smoked paprika
2 Tablespoons kosher salt
1 Tablespoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon crushed rosemary
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients for the smoked turkey rub in a medium bowl. Use a fork to combine and break up
the sugar.
2. Use immediately or store in a airtight container for up to 1 month.

Did a wet brine (as per Jeff's recipe) on one roast, and the dry brine on the other one the night before and put them in the fridg.

Here they are just before putting them on the smoker @225 with competition blend (hickory, maple and cherry) lumberjack pellets.

Here is my roast:
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Here is my wife's
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Got the smoker up to temp and threw them both on. Here they are a couple of hours or so into the cook:
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Since Jeff's recipe called for 3-4 slices of bacon and I had a 1lb pack I went ahead and covered them both with bacon...Why not right?
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Here they are a few hours after that:

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And here they are done to an IT of 180 degrees 6 hours later:
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After removing the bacon, mine on the top and my wife's on the bottom:
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A close up - guess which one is which:
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A few slices off of both:
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And the Money SHOT! With stuffed Portobello Mushroom.
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Here is the recipe for the mushrooms in case anyone is interested.


Ingredients
4 large portobello mushrooms (1 to 1-
1/4 lbs.)
2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion or sliced
shallots
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups packed baby spinach or torn
spinach leaves
1/2 cup fresh Italian breadcrumbs or
panko dried breadcrumbs
1/2 cup diced plum tomatoes
1-1/4 cups (5 oz.) Sargento Shredded 6
Cheese Italian Cheese
Directions
1. Remove stems from mushrooms; coarsely chop and set aside.
Remove and discard gills from mushroom caps using a spoon.
Brush outsides of caps with 1 tablespoon oil; place oiled sides
down on a foil-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle salt and pepper
over caps.
2. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over
medium heat. Add mushroom stems, onion and garlic; cook 5
minutes, stirring occasionally. Add spinach to skillet. Turn with
tongs until spinach is wilted. Stir in tomato and breadcrumbs;
mix well. Add cheese; mix well. Spoon mixture into mushroom
caps.
3. Bake in a preheated 400°F oven for 12 minutes or until hot
and mushrooms are tender.

Thanks for lookin"

John
 
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HOLY CRAP!! That looks amazing John!! Excellent job and a beautiful plate, that's for sure. So how much of this did you do and how much did your wife do?

I did notice that hers is bigger than yours. Now I know who wears the pants in your house!! :emoji_laughing:

Waiting for the backlash,
Robert
 
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Whoa, what a great piece of work John! Did the His & Hers rubs have much different effects on the roasts? Big Like, well done! RAY
 
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John the turkey breasts look outstanding! You nailed it again. I just did two very similar to those on Christmas and got rave reviews out of them. You have been on a role producing some great looking food here recently! Points for sure.
 
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You have been on a role producing some great looking food here recently! Points for sure.

Yep, some folks have him in their gun sights for an OTBS nomination later this year. I guess we need to see if he keeps behaving for the rest of the year :emoji_astonished:

Seriously, he is right. You've never posted anything less than gorgeous but I've noticed that since the addition of the Rec Tec your game has improved a ton!! Is there any correlation between the grill and the amazing food you've been turning out?

Can he do it??
Robert
 
great looking meal John, everything looks great. but to keep some peace in your home i'm going to say your wife's looks better:emoji_wink:
 
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Looks fantastic John!!!! I love smoking those turkey roasts. In fact, I have one thawed to smoke either tomorrow or Sunday to top a salad and then hopefully some leftovers for a couple sandwiches during the week.

Which one did you prefer? I mean I couldn’t, it’s probably like choosing a favorite child. Definitely a loaded question there.
 
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HOLY CRAP!! That looks amazing John!! Excellent job and a beautiful plate, that's for sure. So how much of this did you do and how much did your wife do?

I did notice that hers is bigger than yours. Now I know who wears the pants in your house!! :emoji_laughing:

Waiting for the backlash,
Robert
Thanks for the like!

Sue did the smoky rub for her roast and the stuffed portobello and I did the Jeff's rub roast and prep work on her roast as she was at work.

And of course the smoke, but I installed the Rec Tec app on her phone and she also monitored it from work, so great team work.

As far as which was bigger, being the gentleman that I am I obviously let here have the bigger one. :emoji_bride_with_veil: Remember ....Happy Wife Happy Life!

Whoa, what a great piece of work John! Did the His & Hers rubs have much different effects on the roasts? Big Like, well done! RAY
Thanks for the like Ray!

The rubs did make them very nice and the bacon kept them moist, as I have found out with the pellet smoker you need to be careful on the outside of the meat - going to be interesting tomorrow when I do my first boston butt. I am going to have a spray bottle of apple juice to keep the outside moist.

John the turkey breasts look outstanding! You nailed it again. I just did two very similar to those on Christmas and got rave reviews out of them. You have been on a role producing some great looking food here recently! Points for sure.
Thanks John, much appreciated....and thanks for the like!
 
Yep, some folks have him in their gun sights for an OTBS nomination later this year. I guess we need to see if he keeps behaving for the rest of the year :emoji_astonished:

Seriously, he is right. You've never posted anything less than gorgeous but I've noticed that since the addition of the Rec Tec your game has improved a ton!! Is there any correlation between the grill and the amazing food you've been turning out?

Can he do it??
Robert
No problem, the Rec Tec has definitely upped my game and also inspired my wife to get involved!

So the answer to the question is YES it has really made a difference in the quality of the food....

Beautiful John! Which did you prefer? We love doing turkey like that for dinner and leftovers for lunchmeat off the slicer. Love the portabella side too.
Thanks for the like jcamm222!

I have to say that they were both really good and it was a tie, so go with either recipe.

And the whole intent of the cook was to use it for lunch sammies, so the one off dinner was just a bonus. Most of the cooks I do are with the purpose of having enough leftovers for lunches....just like Bearcarver Bearcarver

And the portobella was actually very nice which is saying a lot as I am a meat and potato's kinda guy.

great looking meal John, everything looks great. but to keep some peace in your home i'm going to say your wife's looks better:emoji_wink:

Thanks for the like smokerjim!

I agree....see previous response :emoji_wink:
 
Both look great. Nicely done.... :emoji_cat:
Thanks JC for the like and nice comments!

Looks fantastic John!!!! I love smoking those turkey roasts. In fact, I have one thawed to smoke either tomorrow or Sunday to top a salad and then hopefully some leftovers for a couple sandwiches during the week.

Which one did you prefer? I mean I couldn’t, it’s probably like choosing a favorite child. Definitely a loaded question there.
Thanks xray! I did post earlier hat they are both really good, but if you have Jeff's rub go with that or if not use the recipe posted above.

were these bone in or boneless? They are nicely done and I want to try this in the very near future.
They were boneless, and thanks for the kind words!
 
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I just now found this one!!
And it's Beautiful !!
I got a couple of these in my Freezer, waiting for things to calm down, Celebrations to go by, and Leftovers to be gotten Rid of!!
Nice Job, John!!
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Bear
 
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I just now found this one!!
And it's Beautiful !!
I got a couple of these in my Freezer, waiting for things to calm down, Celebrations to go by, and Leftovers to be gotten Rid of!!
Nice Job, John!!
Like.

Bear
Thank you Bear for the like and kind words!

Just sliced them up and into the freezer for sammies, after doing another taste test, and I have to admit the wet brined one was soooo tender it was amazing.

John
 
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