quick questions! turkey smoking NOW!

oldschoolsdime92 · 11-23-2012, 01:50 PM

I have a 14 lb bird in my masterbuilt dual fuel, and the breast is sitting at 155. Does the darker meat need to be over 160? I have heard different things. thanks in advance!

Mammoth Mountain · 11-23-2012, 01:52 PM

It needs to be 165 degrees or it will be bloody.

dadsr4 · 11-23-2012, 01:55 PM

Most people take the breast to 165 degrees and thigh to 185 degrees. The thigh can be more forgiving if the temp is higher, so go with the breast temp.

oldschoolsdime92 · 11-23-2012, 01:56 PM

I've only done bone in turkey breasts, never a whole turkey. I normally pull those at 160, and let them rest 30 minutes. I have seen things saying to take the dark meat to 170, and i wondered if that was legit or just hear say.

oldschoolsdime92 · 11-23-2012, 02:27 PM

thanks guys! I will post up pictures tonight!

Unfathomable Bastid · 11-23-2012, 03:31 PM

I used to pull at a 170 breast, but have since found larger birds 18lbs+ to cook another 10 degrees after pulling. So -- I now pull at 160 (unless a smaller bird).

-Bastid

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gtr · 11-23-2012, 03:35 PM

I cook 'till the thigh is at least 165 and the breast seems to always work out to be fine - not sure what temp the breast ever is.

oldschoolsdime92 · 11-23-2012, 09:55 PM

Thanks for the help guys! I will post pics tomorrow! Thanksgiving went off without a hitch. My grandmother told me it was the best turkey shes ever had.

11-23-2012, 01:50 PM	#1
oldschoolsdime92 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-15-12 Location: dayton ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	quick questions! turkey smoking NOW! I have a 14 lb bird in my masterbuilt dual fuel, and the breast is sitting at 155. Does the darker meat need to be over 160? I have heard different things. thanks in advance! __________________ A good women,BBQ and motorcycles. What more can you ask for?

11-23-2012, 01:55 PM	#3
dadsr4 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-08-10 Location: Howell, MI Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Most people take the breast to 165 degrees and thigh to 185 degrees. The thigh can be more forgiving if the temp is higher, so go with the breast temp. __________________ Two Weber daisy wheel kettles A: 1979 P: 1993

11-23-2012, 01:56 PM	#4
oldschoolsdime92 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-15-12 Location: dayton ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've only done bone in turkey breasts, never a whole turkey. I normally pull those at 160, and let them rest 30 minutes. I have seen things saying to take the dark meat to 170, and i wondered if that was legit or just hear say. __________________ A good women,BBQ and motorcycles. What more can you ask for?

11-23-2012, 02:27 PM	#5
oldschoolsdime92 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-15-12 Location: dayton ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thanks guys! I will post up pictures tonight! __________________ A good women,BBQ and motorcycles. What more can you ask for?

11-23-2012, 03:31 PM	#6
Unfathomable Bastid On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-23-10 Location: Commerce Township, Michigan Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I used to pull at a 170 breast, but have since found larger birds 18lbs+ to cook another 10 degrees after pulling. So -- I now pull at 160 (unless a smaller bird). -Bastid ----------- 22.5" WSM (with a DigiQ DX2) UDS (She's mean and ugly) 22.5 Weber Performer Weber Gas __________________ WSM 22.5"/DigiQ DX2 (I cheat ) UDS Smoker (built myself though I'm a moron) Weber Performer 22.5" - Charcoal Weber Genesis E-310 - Gas Weber Smokey Joe (A RED one!)

11-23-2012, 01:52 PM	#2
Mammoth Mountain Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-14-12 Location: Orting Wa up on the hillside of a Volcano Mt. Rainier Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It needs to be 165 degrees or it will be bloody.

11-23-2012, 03:35 PM	#7
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I cook 'till the thigh is at least 165 and the breast seems to always work out to be fine - not sure what temp the breast ever is. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

11-23-2012, 09:55 PM	#8
oldschoolsdime92 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-15-12 Location: dayton ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help guys! I will post pics tomorrow! Thanksgiving went off without a hitch. My grandmother told me it was the best turkey shes ever had. __________________ A good women,BBQ and motorcycles. What more can you ask for?