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Just got a new smoker for X-Mas (early gift) and my wife is requesting a smoked Turkey breast for Christmas dinner. I have a few online recipes, but I want to ask you experts for the best ideas, Any help would be appreciated.

Which smoker do you have?

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=72774

is a Link to Padio Daddio's brine recipe.

Its an electric smoker from Bass Pro.

I did the Padio Daddio brine for Thanksgiving Turkey. Smoked for 1.5 hours with apple and pecan, then drove to the girlfriends house, and into a 375* oven for just over an hour.......perfect

Inject with this:
http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...D=GSHOP_414754
Use apple wood.
Good luck!

Thanks for the suggestions, i'll let you all know how it turns out

My recommendation? Don't do it. It's a bad idea to cook something for the first time for an important event like Christmas dinner. You're trying a new recipe plus a new device that you've never used with a lot of pressure to get it right.

hit it with a good rub (sage is good) and watch the temp - cut smoker temp @160F and let her rise. Turkey needs just a brief rest, not foiled. I've had good results "stuffing" them with garlic cloves, onions and orange slices.

forget who said it, and: "poultry rub blend: It's a mix of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (sing it), with oregano, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, and sugar."

Brine it!

Oh, yeah...and that first, too! Thanks!

Strange how we find ourselves in situations like this......................
I have smoked wild turkey breasts by rubbing them down with basic turkey rub sold in the store, wrapping them with bacon, 1-2 hours in smoke(cherrywood) @225,until I get the color and smoke I want, foiled with butter until it reaches finish temp. This was on a gasser that I started out with and I really didnt know what I was doing but they came out well. I have not done any in a long time but now I would brine it, do a bacon weave, use plowboys yardbird rub and use a bit of chicken broth in the foil. Keep it simple in tne beginning and advance in complexity with time and experience.

Turkey breast is in the smoker now. Brined it and hit it with a rub. Guessing it will take about 4-1/2 to 5 hours.

Can you post apic? Love to see your smoker brother.

what temp, and how big is the breast?