Sunday Afternoon Turkey

Trucky1008

Trucky1008

is Blowin Smoke!
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
1,905
Reaction score
223
Points
0
Age
62
Location
Omaha, NE
I wanted to do a practice turkey before Thanksgiving so I did me a #13.5 lb'er today. I soaked this guy in a brine for about 36 hours. I put a butter soaked cheesecloth over the bird for most of the cook, took it off with about 45 minutes to finish. Drizzled more butter once during the cook

This was my first smoked turkey and it turned out real good. The meat was very moist and tender and the skin got a nice crisp on it. The only change I would make is to reduce or eliminate the garlic in the brine as it was a bit strong. I'm definately ready for Thanksgiving.

3017853598_5a1d2d1939_o.jpg

3017906970_15c4db448b_o.jpg

3017853530_53a3a12c5b_o.jpg

3017853728_80d08136f8_o.jpg
 
Looks really good. I have never seen the butter soaked cheese cloth trick. Pretty cool.
 
Don, looks like you are going to make some folk happy for Thanksgiving. Looks excellent. Make sure everyone does give thanks for how fortunate we are in this wonderful USA.
 
Good looking turkey there Don, the single layer of butter soaked cheesecloth is awesome
 
Roo-B-Q'N said:
Good looking turkey there Don, the single layer of butter soaked cheesecloth is awesome
Click to expand...

It really helped to keep the skin moist until I was ready to crisp it up. One other thing I did was to run the handle of a wooden spoon under the skin to separate it from the meat. Thanks
 
The ole hanky trick with cheesecloth. This belongs in Southern Living.
 
That cheesecloth deal is a great idea. Looks like the way to go.
Thanks.
 
Great looking turkey cheese cloth soaked is new to me great tip thanks.
 
Better add more place settings at the turkey-day table.....if you smoke it, they will come.....Looks great!
 
I hope you don't want turkey sandwiches afterwards, because there will be no left overs....Nice Job.
 
Scrooge Fan said:
That looks terrific. How long did it cook? What temp.?
Click to expand...

Thanks for the comment. I started it out at about 170* for about an hour to allow for more smoke then cranked temp up to 330. It took 4 hr 15 minutes to reach 160* in breast.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

H
Who likes Chick Fil A?
2
Replies
31
Views
2K
bonz50
bonz50
Z
Turkey Breast Hold Time?
Replies
10
Views
570
SmokeOCD
S
L
It may be Spring, but today is Thanksgiving
Replies
17
Views
495
Smoke Dawg
Smoke Dawg
H
Link to Epic Turkey Smoking Thread From Several Years Ago
Replies
4
Views
374
Shadowdog500
S
L
Turkey Day Prep Begins
Replies
14
Views
827
Big George's BBQ
Big George's BBQ
Back
Top