Smoked Turkey on the Akorn

JMSetzler · 11-10-2012, 05:51 PM

This might very well be the best turkey I have ever cooked. I'm a big fan of deep fried turkeys but after this cook, I might not look back...

Boshizzle · 11-10-2012, 06:19 PM

Nice turkey!

Birdie · 11-10-2012, 09:04 PM

Looks great!

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chriscw81 · 11-10-2012, 09:15 PM

excellent, John!!

Foxfire · 11-10-2012, 10:37 PM

Awesome vid, and nice job getting the info out there in time for people to prep for their own holiday cooks! Your work is appreciated. :D

Bertha's BBQ · 11-11-2012, 01:48 AM

I was always a fan of deep fry.....Found out of you smoke a turkey right they are as good or better.

BBQMaverick · 11-11-2012, 09:06 AM

Very Nice

Did rubbing the butter on after the injections vs before the injections push some of the injected butter out ?

Just thinking I might try and putting the butter on outside first if it would help keep more of the juices in the bird.

Every man needs a cave

Hankdad1 · 11-11-2012, 10:23 AM

You're making me pull a turkey out of the freezer. That looks killer!

JMSetzler · 11-11-2012, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBQMaverick

Very Nice

Did rubbing the butter on after the injections vs before the injections push some of the injected butter out ?

Just thinking I might try and putting the butter on outside first if it would help keep more of the juices in the bird.

Every man needs a cave

I don't think so. The melted butter was warm and the bird was cold. Most of that injected butter probably solidified within 30 seconds of injection.

Bonewagon · 11-11-2012, 02:01 PM

Very nice!

bluetang · 11-11-2012, 02:11 PM

Bro!! You gots my mouth watering over here.

Tonybel · 11-11-2012, 02:29 PM

Nice looking Turkey.

KentuckyLandSales · 11-18-2012, 08:35 AM

John, thank you for this! Super informative and wonderful to encourage people. We call these our nibblin turkey - not to replace the traditional oven deal - but as an add-on.

Either way - my boys 10 and 12 make me promise every T day that I will cook turkey once a month - and of course, I never do. But we need to, don't we!

Hail to the Turkey - Hail to Smoked Turkey and Hail to John for the great video!

cameraman · 11-18-2012, 09:07 AM

Great video John.

jasonjax · 11-18-2012, 09:11 AM

I really like the melted butter injection idea. I'm totally stealing that for my Thanksgiving turkeys this year.

I've used that store-bought stuff that seems to resemble popcorn butter, but I think this will turn out a lot better flavor and keep the meat very moist.

Thanks for the tip.

11-10-2012, 05:51 PM	#1
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11-10-2012, 06:19 PM	#2
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	Nice turkey! __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

11-10-2012, 09:04 PM	#3
Birdie On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-04-12 Location: Watertown Tennessee	Looks great! Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2 __________________ Char-Griller Akorn, Jumbo Joe

11-10-2012, 09:15 PM	#4
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11-10-2012, 10:37 PM	#5
Foxfire Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-28-12 Location: San Jose, CA	Awesome vid, and nice job getting the info out there in time for people to prep for their own holiday cooks! Your work is appreciated. :D __________________ ~ [I]Scott[/I] ~ [COLOR="Blue"]Blue [/COLOR]Weber Performer + Craycort CI • [COLOR="red"]Brick Red[/COLOR] Weber One-Touch Platinum • Weber 26.75 Kettle • Akorn Kamado • ET 732 • Record-crushing [COLOR="Orange"][B]ORANGE[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen • UDS In Progress

11-11-2012, 01:48 AM	#6
Bertha's BBQ Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 10-02-12 Location: HUNTSVILLE, AL.	I was always a fan of deep fry.....Found out of you smoke a turkey right they are as good or better. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Bertha/179882895407760

11-11-2012, 09:06 AM	#7
BBQMaverick On the road to being a farker Join Date: 10-07-12 Location: Western KY	Very Nice Did rubbing the butter on after the injections vs before the injections push some of the injected butter out ? Just thinking I might try and putting the butter on outside first if it would help keep more of the juices in the bird. Every man needs a cave

11-11-2012, 10:23 AM	#8
Hankdad1 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-07-10 Location: Twin Cities, MN Name/Nickname : John	You're making me pull a turkey out of the freezer. That looks killer! __________________ CG Akorn, WSM, Green stainless Performer, Genesis 3000, 2 18.5" Weber kettles, Weber go anywhere charcoal. [COLOR=DarkOrange] [/COLOR]

11-11-2012, 02:01 PM	#10
Bonewagon Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-12-09 Location: Ithaca, Michigan	Very nice! __________________ Jason Big Steel Keg, WSM, OTG, PBC, Kamado Joe Jr., Carson Rodizio, and a Super Fast [I]and[/I] Accurate [COLOR="Blue"]Blue[/COLOR] Splash-Proof Thermapen

11-11-2012, 02:11 PM	#11
bluetang somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Name/Nickname : Mike	Bro!! You gots my mouth watering over here. __________________ Homey, the Homegrown frier, 22" WSM, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM,Homegrown Electric, Weber gasserrrr,Weber Performer, Gravity feed smoker, Blackstone, Indisputably Fastest [COLOR=purple]Purple[/COLOR] Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill Avatar by landarc, thanky!

11-11-2012, 02:29 PM	#12
Tonybel Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-29-12 Location: San Berdoo, CA	Nice looking Turkey. __________________ Primo Grill Oval XL,Weber Summit Charcoal Grill, Pellet Grill and lots of different size Webers

11-18-2012, 08:35 AM	#13
KentuckyLandSales Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-31-08 Location: historic Perryville, KY	John, thank you for this! Super informative and wonderful to encourage people. We call these our nibblin turkey - not to replace the traditional oven deal - but as an add-on. Either way - my boys 10 and 12 make me promise every T day that I will cook turkey once a month - and of course, I never do. But we need to, don't we! Hail to the Turkey - Hail to Smoked Turkey and Hail to John for the great video! __________________ Brad Simmons Kentucky's Bluegrass Region [URL="http://KYBBQFestival.com/"]KY BBQ Festival.com/[/URL]

11-18-2012, 09:07 AM	#14
cameraman Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-30-09 Location: Nashville, TN	Great video John. __________________ [COLOR=RoyalBlue][SIZE=3]Dave [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=Gray]22.5 WSM 22.5 OTS Weber kettle Smokey Joe (RIP) a dorky little headlamp[/COLOR]

11-18-2012, 09:11 AM	#15
jasonjax Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-20-07 Location: Ponte Vedra, Florida Name/Nickname : Jason	I really like the melted butter injection idea. I'm totally stealing that for my Thanksgiving turkeys this year. I've used that store-bought stuff that seems to resemble popcorn butter, but I think this will turn out a lot better flavor and keep the meat very moist. Thanks for the tip.