Turkeys

[ultramag]

Smoked a couple 10 ½ lb. turkeys today. Used peach wood for flavor and RO lump.

Before, rubbed w/ olive oil, a little Sea salt, Tony C's, and fresh cracked pepper:



Done, skin was nice and crisp on these guys, very moist and juicy:



I made an awesome platter w/ wings, thighs, drumsticks, and sliced white breast meat. It turns out no one here was smart enough to get a pic of it though. I'm gonna have to dock the photographer's pay.

 

[ddemerath]

Those sure looked good. Nice job!

 

[meowey]

Need some turkey! (He says while drooling on keyboard)

Take care, have fun, and do good!

Regards,

Meowey

 

[smoked]

looked pretty dang tasty chad....as I eye that peach tree in the back corner of my back yard....hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm smoker ain't big enough for two of those however.....

how is the kid doing?

 

[bigal]

Nice job Chad! What is the secret to getting crisp skin? I never have crisp skin. Those sure look good!

 

[smokincowboy]

And he said with a grin as he wiped off his chin I'll have another piece of that turkey please

 

[hillbillysmoker]

Gorgeous birds. I am also interested in the secret to getting the crispy skin. I have tried but never been able to achieve it.

 

[msmith]

Those birds look very good Chad.

 

[ultramag]

No secret on these, the direct heat really kept them from getting rubbery it seems. Other than that I did nothing special because I was just seeing where my starting point would be with this smoker. BTW, cooked @ 225°-240° for 4 hours.

 

[cheech]

Those birds llok awesome. Hope to do a couple myself soon. I like the simplicity of your rub. I assume that it tasted well.

Would you use peach again?

 

[deejaydebi]

Looking good Chad!

 

[ultramag]

The turkeys tasted very well Cheech. All four dinner participants had turkey sammies for lunch the day after.

As for the peach, loved it. I put 5 butts over it today. Been a long time since I experimented w/ wood for pulled pork.

 

[peculiarmike]

The BDS is the crispy skin secret, direct heat. Boy, do they look good!

Same photographer (morel lover) who is taking pics of the location for the gathering?