33rd Q: Smoked Spice Buttered Turkey Legs [w/ pr0n]

This is not your pork! · 01-28-2013, 09:24 AM

Here we go, 3rd cook of the year, saw a box full of turkey legs when shopping and could not resist. These legs are quite heavy, in fact, such a leg has the same weight as any of the frozen whole turkeys they had (no fresh whole turkey available at all).

Three turkey legs with a total weight of 18.41 lbs

Got brined for about 10 hours in 1 cup Sal Salina Natural + 1/2 cup brown sugar + 2 tbs black pepper corns + good squeeze of honey

Drying up in the fridge over night

My famous Spiced Butter recipe: 1 tbs brown sugar + 2 tsp fine grained sea salt + 2 tsp cayenne pepper + 1 tsp garlic powder + 1 tsp onion granulate + one block of butter (which is a little more than 1 cup)

A full chimney of lemon lump

Dumped on a full charcoal ring filled with lemon lump without any additional smoking wood

Spice buttered turkey legs on upper grate of my WSM ready to go

Finished @ IT 185°F after 3H06

The first leg after crisping in the oven at max. grill

It doesn't get any juicier then this

Some turkey meat with crispy skin and self-made goose fat fries

What a nice smoke ring purely from lemon lump

Of course that was too much for one meal, the rest got pulled for use during this week.

I'd say it was a perfect cook with tender and juicy meat, crispy and tangy skin, nice flavor profile with a good touch of smoke, and not too salty (as it happened before with brined products), but the wife DID NOT LIKE IT AT ALL

She despises that flavor profile coming from the added garlic and onion and the smoky touch on poultry in general. I really can not share that opinion, and even the kids liked it very much. Wife demands the use of S&P only and no more smoked poultry, which pretty much means pork is next (again).

code3rrt · 01-28-2013, 09:48 AM

Looks mighty tastey from here!

Dockman · 01-28-2013, 11:21 AM

My wife is the same way when it comes to smoked turkey! I smoked my first whole turkey Yesterday which to tell the truth is was not near as good as the turkey she does in the oven. Like you guess my next smoke will be pork or chicken! You turkey looks very good and juicy.

Pig Daddy · 01-28-2013, 12:28 PM

Now, that's livin!

Phubar · 01-28-2013, 12:34 PM

Looking most excellent!
Thanks for the reportage once again!

chriscw81 · 01-28-2013, 12:35 PM

Fan-farkin-tastic!

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GL-BBQ · 01-28-2013, 12:57 PM

Looks great.

Freddy j · 01-28-2013, 01:43 PM

smoked turkey is in my top 3 favourites. that on the wsm?

great looking meal!

Smoothsmoke · 01-28-2013, 01:49 PM

Where is my farking plate!!!!!!!

Titch · 01-28-2013, 01:50 PM

Looks a nice piece of food.
cheers.
Titch

Robicus129 · 01-28-2013, 02:17 PM

Got a grumble in my gut after seeing that. Looks awesome!!!!

dadsr4 · 01-28-2013, 03:19 PM

I've been doing whole turkeys, legs, and thighs on my kettle for years. Your's look fantastic.

This is not your pork! · 01-29-2013, 04:06 AM

Well, that turkey was fantastic when fresh with crispy skin, but I guess it was a bad idea to cook more than we could eat that day, pulled turkey is just not the same. I had it sauted with Jasmin rice yesterday for lunch, and as pulled turkey sandwiches in self-made pita bread with our 'Essence of Q' sauce for dinner, but it just didn't meet the expectations any more. Looks like the dog will feast over that turkey for the rest of this week...

deguerre · 01-29-2013, 06:18 AM

Nailed it! I've never seen turkey leg quarters before though. For leftover legs, I usually keep them whole then wrap in foil and reheat in the oven.

Big slick · 01-29-2013, 07:17 AM

Them are saddle legs (leg & thigh attached). Looked great! I too have found that day old turkey is "ehh" at best.

01-28-2013, 09:24 AM	#1
This is not your pork! is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-24-12 Location: Linz, Austria	33rd Q: Smoked Spice Buttered Turkey Legs [w/ pr0n] Here we go, 3rd cook of the year, saw a box full of turkey legs when shopping and could not resist. These legs are quite heavy, in fact, such a leg has the same weight as any of the frozen whole turkeys they had (no fresh whole turkey available at all). Three turkey legs with a total weight of 18.41 lbs Got brined for about 10 hours in 1 cup Sal Salina Natural + 1/2 cup brown sugar + 2 tbs black pepper corns + good squeeze of honey Drying up in the fridge over night My famous Spiced Butter recipe: 1 tbs brown sugar + 2 tsp fine grained sea salt + 2 tsp cayenne pepper + 1 tsp garlic powder + 1 tsp onion granulate + one block of butter (which is a little more than 1 cup) A full chimney of lemon lump Dumped on a full charcoal ring filled with lemon lump without any additional smoking wood Spice buttered turkey legs on upper grate of my WSM ready to go Finished @ IT 185°F after 3H06 The first leg after crisping in the oven at max. grill It doesn't get any juicier then this Some turkey meat with crispy skin and self-made goose fat fries What a nice smoke ring purely from lemon lump Of course that was too much for one meal, the rest got pulled for use during this week. I'd say it was a perfect cook with tender and juicy meat, crispy and tangy skin, nice flavor profile with a good touch of smoke, and not too salty (as it happened before with brined products), but the wife DID NOT LIKE IT AT ALL She despises that flavor profile coming from the added garlic and onion and the smoky touch on poultry in general. I really can not share that opinion, and even the kids liked it very much. Wife demands the use of S&P only and no more smoked poultry, which pretty much means pork is next (again). __________________ WSM 22.5" + Maverick ET732 + SuperFast WHITE Thermapen + Pure Natural Lemon Tree Lump Charcoal

01-28-2013, 09:48 AM	#2
code3rrt Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington	Looks mighty tastey from here! __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.:blah:

01-28-2013, 12:34 PM	#5
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,TheNetherPharkinglands	Looking most excellent! Thanks for the reportage once again! __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by [COLOR=lime]Ecobrasa[/COLOR] Coco Briquettes [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 [URL="http://lowlandsmokers.blogspot.com/2011/06/lowland-smokers-workshop-hei-en-boeicop.html"]Lowland Smokers[/URL] Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow WGA Ambassador

01-28-2013, 12:35 PM	#6
chriscw81 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: Fredericksburg, VA	Fan-farkin-tastic! Sent from my Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ [B][I][COLOR=black]A Texan transplant[/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=black]UDS \| [COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] Weber Performer Platinum \| Chargriller Akorn \| 22.5 Weber OTG \| WSJ Gold \| Mini WSM \| Maverick ET-73 \| [COLOR=blue]Blue [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Thermapen \| Maverick PT-100 \|[/COLOR] Gasser(charcoal chimney starter)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]

01-28-2013, 01:49 PM	#9
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA	Where is my farking plate!!!!!!! __________________ Kamado Big Joe [COLOR=Red]Kamado Classic Joe Kamado Joe Jr. [/COLOR] A bunch of Webers

01-28-2013, 11:21 AM	#3
Dockman Got Wood. Join Date: 01-25-13 Location: Climax Springs, Mo	My wife is the same way when it comes to smoked turkey! I smoked my first whole turkey Yesterday which to tell the truth is was not near as good as the turkey she does in the oven. Like you guess my next smoke will be pork or chicken! You turkey looks very good and juicy.

01-28-2013, 12:28 PM	#4
Pig Daddy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-15-11 Location: Glen Ellyn, Il	Now, that's livin!

01-28-2013, 12:57 PM	#7
GL-BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-24-12 Location: Hightown, CO	Looks great.

01-28-2013, 01:43 PM	#8
Freddy j is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-22-12 Location: Boston	smoked turkey is in my top 3 favourites. that on the wsm? great looking meal!

01-28-2013, 01:50 PM	#10
Titch somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 11-17-12 Location: South East Victoria Australia Name/Nickname : Titch :-)	Looks a nice piece of food. cheers. Titch

01-28-2013, 02:17 PM	#11
Robicus129 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 01-23-13 Location: Tacoma, Wash	Got a grumble in my gut after seeing that. Looks awesome!!!! __________________ Brinkmann Cimarron / 22.5 OTG on 3rd cooking grate / PBC / Turkey Frier / 22.5 WSM on order.

01-28-2013, 03:19 PM	#12
dadsr4 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-08-10 Location: Howell, MI	I've been doing whole turkeys, legs, and thighs on my kettle for years. Your's look fantastic. __________________ Two Weber daisy wheel kettles A: 1979 P: 1993, and an unused ECB

01-29-2013, 04:06 AM	#13
This is not your pork! is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-24-12 Location: Linz, Austria	Well, that turkey was fantastic when fresh with crispy skin, but I guess it was a bad idea to cook more than we could eat that day, pulled turkey is just not the same. I had it sauted with Jasmin rice yesterday for lunch, and as pulled turkey sandwiches in self-made pita bread with our 'Essence of Q' sauce for dinner, but it just didn't meet the expectations any more. Looks like the dog will feast over that turkey for the rest of this week... __________________ WSM 22.5" + Maverick ET732 + SuperFast WHITE Thermapen + Pure Natural Lemon Tree Lump Charcoal

01-29-2013, 06:18 AM	#14
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	Nailed it! I've never seen turkey leg quarters before though. For leftover legs, I usually keep them whole then wrap in foil and reheat in the oven. __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

01-29-2013, 07:17 AM	#15
Big slick is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-04-11 Location: Palatine, Il	Them are saddle legs (leg & thigh attached). Looked great! I too have found that day old turkey is "ehh" at best. __________________ 22.5" WSM, 22.5" Weber Kettle, Kenmore 6 burner Gas Grill.....Where's The Beef?