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12-25-2004, 04:53 PM | #1 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 12-24-03
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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Smoked Christmas Turkey, a digital diary...
7:30am. Fired up the chimney of charcoal. I use an all wood fire, but start off with charcoal
8:00am. Starting with a big fire since it's below freezing. 100% Georgia cherry wood. 8:00. Pulling from the brine. I used 1 1/2 cup kosher salt and 1 1/2 cup brown sugar in 2 gallons of water. Going to inject with 1/4 cup sweet wine, 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup honey. 8:30 am. Injecting the bird. 8:45 am. Prepped and ready to roll. 9:00 am. Locked and loaded. I have the bird backwards since I'm going to flip the bird" after 3 hours. Couple of fatties thrown in. Preheating wood, "rock mod" in action. 12:00 noon. Halfway home and I "flipped the bird". Basting every hour now with a pump spray full of peanut oil. 1:00 pm. Once the charcoal bed is gone, I just crush up burned wood with a pair of tongs to form a new bed of embers. I throw 1-2 pieces of preheated wood on top of the embers. 1:00 pm. New wood bursts right into flames. 3:30 pm. All done! Looks good! 4:00pm. Time to eat! My neighbor put it best: "this turkey is to die for!" Very moist and sweet, and only a couple of people used gravy, most people just ate it plain. Best turkey I've done so far.
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12-25-2004, 05:11 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: 07-18-04
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Nice job!
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12-25-2004, 05:17 PM | #3 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 03-31-04
Location: Austin
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thanks for the pics, looks great.
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12-25-2004, 07:36 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: 08-13-03
Location: Long Beach, CA
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Nice job Saiko. Great looking cherry wood too.
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12-25-2004, 09:31 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: 08-11-03
Location: Richmond, TX
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Anybody else notice that stovetop is waaaaaaaay too clean?
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12-25-2004, 10:36 PM | #6 | |
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Join Date: 08-11-03
Location: Long Island, NY
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damn, thats the first thing i noticed too!! Wayyyyy to clean.. gotta add a few gobs of grease and a spoonfull or 2 of rub.
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12-25-2004, 10:58 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: 09-22-04
Location: North Sentinel Island
Name/Nickname : samichlaus
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Great looking bird!
racer 81 & Phil are correct. |
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12-26-2004, 06:16 AM | #8 |
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Join Date: 06-04-04
Location: St. Joseph, MI
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Nice job Saiko, looking real good there.
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12-26-2004, 06:39 AM | #9 | |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 12-24-03
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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I'm cooking fried chicken and black-eyed peas for dinner tomorrow, so it will be back to normal :D
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12-26-2004, 07:01 AM | #10 |
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Join Date: 07-28-04
Location: Elizabeth CO
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OMG - that bird looks great! Not to mention the look of that Cherry wood almost gave me wood (mental note I need more cherry wood)!
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12-26-2004, 07:50 AM | #11 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 10-21-03
Location: Bandera Owner in Missouri
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Very nice documentation! Excellent post!! TY for sharing!
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12-26-2004, 07:55 AM | #12 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 08-11-03
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Awesome,
but how were the fatties? PS, put fatties higher in smoke chamber, IMO Thanks Saiko
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12-26-2004, 08:07 AM | #13 | |
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Join Date: 02-17-04
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Saiko, awesome looking bird Brother! The sliced breast looks waaayy juicy, great job great pics. |
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12-26-2004, 08:18 AM | #14 | |
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12-26-2004, 08:22 AM | #15 | |
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I would have put them higher, but I didn't want them dripping over the bird. I'm real anal about presentation, so I didn't want drops of sausage grease spotting my turkey rub, lol.
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