Langsterjohn
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2009
- Location
- Santa Ana, CA
I started Qing three years ago and have been steadily progressing both in technique and equipment. I have tried brining, and now I just buy a butterball and rub it. The first 2 years, I used a WSM with excellent results. I owned a NB offset for a while, but it leaked like a sieve, and I just didn't enjoy cooking on it. I was going to build a UDS (even bought the drum) and lo and behold a Lang 48 became available on Craigslist. I stilll use my WSM, but mostly cook on the Lang.
This year I want to cook the turkey on on the Lang. While I have pork in its various forms and high temp chicken down, I have not cooked a turkey over sticks before, and am worried about over smoking it. I plan to burn apple with a little pecan thrown in now and then. I plan on a cooking temp of 300-325, mainly because I am afraid of leaving the turkey in the danger zone too long at low temps.
Can anyone give me some pointers on how to avoid over smoking. With coals, I just wouldn't put wood chuncks in after the initial burn off. But with the Lang, it is all wood, all the time. I don't have a charcoal basket, but if the consensus is that would be best, I can make one fast enough.
I know I should have practiced this, but I ran out of time! Please help. Thanks.
John
This year I want to cook the turkey on on the Lang. While I have pork in its various forms and high temp chicken down, I have not cooked a turkey over sticks before, and am worried about over smoking it. I plan to burn apple with a little pecan thrown in now and then. I plan on a cooking temp of 300-325, mainly because I am afraid of leaving the turkey in the danger zone too long at low temps.
Can anyone give me some pointers on how to avoid over smoking. With coals, I just wouldn't put wood chuncks in after the initial burn off. But with the Lang, it is all wood, all the time. I don't have a charcoal basket, but if the consensus is that would be best, I can make one fast enough.
I know I should have practiced this, but I ran out of time! Please help. Thanks.
John