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Doing a practice run smoking a turkey today...74 degrees out and itching for an excuse to fire up Bertha...Pictures later. :biggrin1:
No..I always try to smoke at between 250 and 300. When I pulled the thermometer out juices squirted out and flavor turned out great....Maybe since Bertha is so so big she does not over smoke the meat like a small smoker. I have found that after 3 or 4 hours the meat wont take anymore smoke flavor and I use about 2/3 cherry to 1/3 hickory so it is not an over bearing smoke taste . I also pulled it off at 166 degrees....if you do that they never dry out. I would put up against any fried turkey.250 is a little cool for a bird no? A little dry and a little to smokey?
No..I always try to smoke at between 250 and 300. When I pulled the thermometer out juices squirted out and flavor turned out great....Maybe since Bertha is so so big she does not over smoke the meat like a small smoker. I have found that after 3 or 4 hours the meat wont take anymore smoke flavor and I use about 2/3 cherry to 1/3 hickory so it is not an over bearing smoke taste . I also pulled it off at 166 degrees....if you do that they never dry out. I would put up against any fried turkey.
Here are K.I.S.S. instructions. I've done it this way for over a decade.Actually I'm doing a turkey on the kettle today... Looks like yours turned out great! I am not going to over think it... Just throw in some charcoal... A piece of oak or apple and let her rip.. I hope she fits in my 18.5!
Post a pic here and show it off.:thumb:Actually I'm doing a turkey on the kettle today... Looks like yours turned out great! I am not going to over think it... Just throw in some charcoal... A piece of oak or apple and let her rip.. I hope she fits in my 18.5!
Got that one carved and vacuum packed for sandwiches and soup.......I will smoke at least 10 starting a 1:00 am Thanksgiving morning......Post pics of your test run.Our practice run will be this coming Friday.
Got that one carved and vacuum packed for sandwiches and soup.......I will smoke at least 10 starting a 1:00 am Thanksgiving morning......Post pics of your test run.
Looks good...:grin:hope this worked.... excuse my kitchen... lack of counterspace haunts