Thanksgiving turkey in the UDS Rotisserie style

jetfxr27 · 11-22-2011, 12:20 PM

Thought I would throw in my little turkey cook into the pile. Enjoy:

18 pounder slightly enhanced.

24 Hour Brine in Kosher salt/ Brown sugar and a mixture of flavor.

Next day did a rinse and 1 hour soak out in fresh water. The food grade bucket is from Lowes for $3.

Got the drum ready with a mix of clearanced Lump from Lowes and some fresh Peach and hickory chunks.

All rubbed down and tied up with a mixture of garlic butter and some poultry dry rub. Also thinly sliced a stick of butter and slid it under the skin in 4 places.

Iced the Breast to assist in being done the same time as the thigh.

Once the dumpster was up to around 325* went ahead and spit up the turkey and threw her on.

Half way through the cook, shes browning up nice.

After a few hours shes getting close. Notice the drip Pan. Two very important things I learned doing Turkey on a UDS:
Poultry fat dripping on the fire makes for a bad bird.
The second is you have to cook hot to get good color and bite through skin.

At temp, so off the spit and into the tent. Did about an hour rest.

After the rest and prepping for carving.

All carved up and ready for the feast!

Short video
18 Pound Thanksgiving turkey rotisserie style on Ugly Drum Smoker UDS - YouTube

Big Bears BBQ · 11-22-2011, 12:25 PM

I like it lets eat .............

Rick T · 11-22-2011, 12:30 PM

I got a get me one of those. and a top for my UDS. Great looking bird.

Riverside BBQ · 11-22-2011, 12:36 PM

Great job, good color, moist, looks eatable!

Phubar · 11-22-2011, 12:36 PM

Thanks for the Pron!

1FUNVET · 11-22-2011, 12:39 PM

Great job

mbshop · 11-22-2011, 03:36 PM

that looks soooooo goooood ! i love doing it that way.

Rookie'48 · 11-22-2011, 04:02 PM

Good lookin' eats right there! I might do a couple of birds next week

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Smoothsmoke · 11-22-2011, 05:56 PM

Thursday can't come soon enough.

bluetang · 11-22-2011, 06:03 PM

Dude!

tish · 11-22-2011, 06:52 PM

That looks outstanding! I will be cooking my bird on the rotisserie soon, but it will be on my Weber gasser. I know that for different kinds of grills and cookers, they have different sized rotisseries. What size rotisserie do you use for a UDS? Can you use any size that will make it all the way across, or what?

TIA

cholloway · 11-22-2011, 07:10 PM

I could "gobble" some of that down... Oh yeah!

jetfxr27 · 11-22-2011, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tish

That looks outstanding! I will be cooking my bird on the rotisserie soon, but it will be on my Weber gasser. I know that for different kinds of grills and cookers, they have different sized rotisseries. What size rotisserie do you use for a UDS? Can you use any size that will make it all the way across, or what?

TIA

This is the one I use.
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Sammy_Shuford · 11-23-2011, 02:16 AM

I just might try that.

jerneedog · 11-23-2011, 06:21 AM

Looks very good and I bet it tasted good too.

11-22-2011, 12:20 PM	#1
jetfxr27 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-09 Location: Memphis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanksgiving turkey in the UDS Rotisserie style Thought I would throw in my little turkey cook into the pile. Enjoy: 18 pounder slightly enhanced. 24 Hour Brine in Kosher salt/ Brown sugar and a mixture of flavor. Next day did a rinse and 1 hour soak out in fresh water. The food grade bucket is from Lowes for $3. Got the drum ready with a mix of clearanced Lump from Lowes and some fresh Peach and hickory chunks. All rubbed down and tied up with a mixture of garlic butter and some poultry dry rub. Also thinly sliced a stick of butter and slid it under the skin in 4 places. Iced the Breast to assist in being done the same time as the thigh. Once the dumpster was up to around 325* went ahead and spit up the turkey and threw her on. Half way through the cook, shes browning up nice. After a few hours shes getting close. Notice the drip Pan. Two very important things I learned doing Turkey on a UDS: Poultry fat dripping on the fire makes for a bad bird. The second is you have to cook hot to get good color and bite through skin. At temp, so off the spit and into the tent. Did about an hour rest. After the rest and prepping for carving. All carved up and ready for the feast! Short video 18 Pound Thanksgiving turkey rotisserie style on Ugly Drum Smoker UDS - YouTube __________________ UDS', mUDS, COS. Weber gasser & kettle. Thermapen,Digiq2, Golden-Tiger

11-22-2011, 12:36 PM	#4
Riverside BBQ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-30-10 Location: SW Ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great job, good color, moist, looks eatable! __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Walt[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT]

11-22-2011, 12:36 PM	#5
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,The NetherPharkinglands Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the Pron! __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by Ecobrasa Coco Briquettes Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012

11-22-2011, 03:36 PM	#7
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	that looks soooooo goooood ! i love doing it that way. __________________ george spam, can't live without it

11-22-2011, 04:02 PM	#8
Rookie'48 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-12-06 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good lookin' eats right there! I might do a couple of birds next week . __________________ Dave Compton KCBS MasterCBJ # 22569 KCBS BoD Judges' Advocate Possibly the only judge ever to get an award from a bunch of cooks UDS 075 UCB WSM and a bunch of other stuff. The above post is only my opinion - mine & mine alone.

11-22-2011, 12:25 PM	#2
Big Bears BBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-06-11 Location: Hillsdale,Mi. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like it lets eat .............

11-22-2011, 12:30 PM	#3
Rick T Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-02-10 Location: Mount Vernon, ME Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got a get me one of those. and a top for my UDS. Great looking bird.

11-22-2011, 12:39 PM	#6
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great job

11-22-2011, 05:56 PM	#9
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thursday can't come soon enough. __________________ Kamado Big Joe Kamado Classic Joe Weber Simpsons OTG "H" Redhead Weber OTS Simpsons Smokey Joe Silver Sam Adams Smokey Joe Silver Gray Smokey Joe Gold (future mini-WSM) Smooth Smoke BBQ

11-22-2011, 06:03 PM	#10
bluetang Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dude! __________________ Homegrown 120 Gallon Reverse Flow, Homey, the Homegrown Kettle, 3 UDS's, 3 Stack Pro Q Excel 20, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM, 150lb Capacity Homegrown Electric and a CA gasserrrr Bicycle Fast Polder Thermo, Indisputably Fastest Purple Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill

11-22-2011, 06:52 PM	#11
tish Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-13-11 Location: york, pa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That looks outstanding! I will be cooking my bird on the rotisserie soon, but it will be on my Weber gasser. I know that for different kinds of grills and cookers, they have different sized rotisseries. What size rotisserie do you use for a UDS? Can you use any size that will make it all the way across, or what? TIA __________________ When all else fails, just ask yourself WWGALD???* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a little pyro at heart! Who's got the hot dogs? Bubba Keg, Weber Genesis E-310 NG Mini WSM, Shhh!!! Michael's surprise <'\__! .// .\\ Puppy baby says 'piss on it and walk away!' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proud recipient of a certifiably uncertified limited edition MOINK ball certificate!!

11-22-2011, 07:10 PM	#12
cholloway is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-10-11 Location: Atlanta, GA. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I could "gobble" some of that down... Oh yeah! __________________ Colin New Braunfels Hondo Offset New Braunfels Bandera (Refurbished, Modified & Improved) 32 year old Char-Broil 450 1996 Blue Weber SS Performer 2003 Black Weber SS Performer Weber 22.5 OTS converted to OTG with rotisserie & Smokenator Weber SJS & modified stock pot Mini-WSM STOK Island gasser

11-23-2011, 02:16 AM	#14
Sammy_Shuford is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-17-09 Location: Summerville, SC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just might try that. __________________ UDS, Brick Red Weber Performer Platinum, Blue 22.5 Weber Kettle Gold, Bradley Electric Purple Thermapen CBJ SCBA Carolina Pit Master

11-23-2011, 06:21 AM	#15
jerneedog On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-11-11 Location: St. Charles, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks very good and I bet it tasted good too. __________________ -Jerry \| Char-Griller w/ SFB \| Weber Kettle OTS \| Smokey Joe \| Maverick ET-73

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