smoking a turkey for the first time

rico79 · 11-21-2011, 09:28 PM

does anyone have any suggestions for smoking a turkey? i'm experienced in smoking but not with turkey. i'd be open to pointers

Ron_L · 11-21-2011, 09:47 PM

There is a Google search box near the bottom of the page that searches just this site. Search for turkey and you have enough reading to keep you busy until Thanksgiving :)

Wampus · 11-21-2011, 09:51 PM

OR....check out this thread:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=120494

Mostly pointers and general turkey info.

Good luck!

nucornhusker · 11-21-2011, 09:56 PM

I did the Thanksgiving Turkey recipe out of the Big Bob Gibson BBQ book yesterday (as practice for T-Day....who am I kidding, it was an excuse to smoke something) and it was the absolute BEST turkey I have ever had! Extremely moist. It fell apart not only as I cut it, but it melted in my mouth as we ate it. And it even stayed very moist and very tender for microwaved leftovers today. It's probably the only way I will do turkey anymore. And the best part is, it's super, super easy.

Easy, and amazing without a ton of work. Very simple really. If you don't have the book, do yourself a favor and get it! Everything I have cooked out of it has been awesome.

viper1 · 11-22-2011, 06:45 PM

Brine Turkey 1 hr. per lb. 12 lb turkey 12 hrs. Wash off after brining required time. Put in smoker at 225-250 and smoke (I do 2.5 Hrs) Then either finish in smoker or put in Oven at 325 till done. This will crisp skin. It of 165-170 is finished. Use Brine recipe below. I use this and get very good results.

1 gallon
3 oz Morton Tender quick cure
6 oz. kosher salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 Tb Onion powder
4 bay leaves

11-21-2011, 09:28 PM	#1
rico79 Got rid of the matchlight. Join Date: 10-18-11 Location: mcleansboro illinois Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	smoking a turkey for the first time does anyone have any suggestions for smoking a turkey? i'm experienced in smoking but not with turkey. i'd be open to pointers

11-21-2011, 09:47 PM	#2
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is a Google search box near the bottom of the page that searches just this site. Search for turkey and you have enough reading to keep you busy until Thanksgiving :) __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

11-21-2011, 09:51 PM	#3
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OR....check out this thread: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=120494 Mostly pointers and general turkey info. Good luck! __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

11-21-2011, 09:56 PM	#4
nucornhusker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-29-11 Location: Lincoln, NE Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I did the Thanksgiving Turkey recipe out of the Big Bob Gibson BBQ book yesterday (as practice for T-Day....who am I kidding, it was an excuse to smoke something) and it was the absolute BEST turkey I have ever had! Extremely moist. It fell apart not only as I cut it, but it melted in my mouth as we ate it. And it even stayed very moist and very tender for microwaved leftovers today. It's probably the only way I will do turkey anymore. And the best part is, it's super, super easy. Easy, and amazing without a ton of work. Very simple really. If you don't have the book, do yourself a favor and get it! Everything I have cooked out of it has been awesome. __________________ Yoder YS640 on Competition Cart, Oklahoma Joe's Offset, Kamado Joe Classic, UDS, Yoder 24" Firepot w/Cooking Grate and Hanger Weber: OTG 22.5" (DI), OT 22.5" (L), Smokey Joe Gold: Black (AU) & Copper (DI) Zero club member - Join a throwdown and try to earn your Goose Egg. IMBAS Certified MOINK Baller in Accordance with the 2008 Wichita MOINK Ball Treaty

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11-22-2011, 06:45 PM	#5
viper1 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-21-11 Location: Salem,Ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Brine Turkey 1 hr. per lb. 12 lb turkey 12 hrs. Wash off after brining required time. Put in smoker at 225-250 and smoke (I do 2.5 Hrs) Then either finish in smoker or put in Oven at 325 till done. This will crisp skin. It of 165-170 is finished. Use Brine recipe below. I use this and get very good results. 1 gallon 3 oz Morton Tender quick cure 6 oz. kosher salt 1 cup brown sugar 1 Tb Onion powder 4 bay leaves