Turkey why not!?

[garyw121]

Making a turkey today. Figured with all the deals... why not!! Stuffed it with onions, apples, and fresh garlic. Got the masterbuilt electric smoker prepped with hickory chips. A light coat of olive oil and a small sprnkle of some Webber smoking rub... my go to rub. Injected with an apple juice mix and the Smoker set to 240. 14ish pound turkey about 9 hours should be good to go. Hoping for a good skin. More to come!

 

[tropics]

Good luck
Richie

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks like a good start!
Al

 

[garyw121]

Thank you guys should go well. 1st turkey so hoping for the best and always up for constructive criticism

 

[motocrash]

Can always crisp the skin up in the oven.I hear broil is your buddy with a MES.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Ah doing the turkey trot huh.
Turkeys are great done in the smoker hope it turns out well for you.

Warren

 

[tropics]

Is it done yet?
Richie

 

[Rings Я Us]

Lol hope they didn't fall asleep. Turkey makes me sleepy. Or is it the carbon monoxide poisoning from my oven?
Anyway, hope you saved the bones and stuff for soup.. 2 carcasses smashed up in a pot of water makes great stock.

 

[papasmoker]

Looks awesome! I like the idea of throwing apples in. what kind did you use and how did the skin turn out?

 

[garyw121]

Sorry for the delay my phone apparently wanted to take a dump on me the other day so I sadly do not have pictures. The bird reached the internal temp after about 6.5 hours. I was hoping for a little longer so next time I will drop the cooking temp another 10 degrees. It did come out phenomenal and juicy. I would have like the longer time for the skin, but the skin did come out with a somewhat decent crisp. It was a good 1st run. time to go pick up 3 or 4 more birds for the deep freeze. I used red delicious apples I only sliced them. next time I would probably dice them up smaller to fit more in. all in all id say a solid 7 out of 10... next time shoot for better but was very satisfied!

 

[GaryHibbert]

Glad to hear your bird came out so good. Just so it doesn't drive you crazy--it's almost impossible to get crispy skin in a MES. MES just doesn't get hot enough. That's not a oroblem for me but I know most oeople love the skin.
Gary