1st Whole Turkey Smoked with Pron

SmokinAussie · 12-23-2012, 05:27 PM

Thanks to the brothers that offered their advice.

The turkey turned out fantastic.

Here is the bird in question...

About 7.5 lbs... not very big, but fine for a first try.

As advised, I chilled the breasts in ice while I made the stuffing and butter / spice injection.

Here's the stuffing mix

To which I added fresh bread crumbs...

And here is the butter injection

Here's is the Turkey stuffed and injected and buttered. You will notice a toothpick in the right leg. That was a little surgery to bring a very large tear in the skin together.

Then onto the WSM at 300F on the the bottom deck.

Then the chickens went on top... no sense in wasting a full deck!

Naturally, the chickens were ready way before the Turkey, so we had the chickens for dinner. They were fantastic.. but here's the Turkey, done at 160F IT

So, this Turkey will be served chilled on Xmas day for our party of 40 people. Being summer here in Upside Down Land, it will be a great compliment to the rest of the cooked / BBQ's Roasted meats.

The smell of the Turkey, smoked in the applewood is awesome. Can't wait to chow into this tomorrow!

Thanks for all your help brothers. Good advice and a great result!

Cheers!

Bill

Bluesman · 12-23-2012, 05:35 PM

Outstanding............Now were the Fark is my turkey tick of Approval........Chit, I'll find it

chicagokp · 12-23-2012, 06:05 PM

Looks like you nailed it! That looks terrific!

JohnUSMC · 12-23-2012, 06:13 PM

I will be doing a turkey tomorrow on my UDS for Christmas! Looks amazing!

smokeyokie · 12-23-2012, 06:56 PM

That is a great looking flock of birds!!!!

campdude · 12-23-2012, 07:19 PM

That looks great, Bill. I think you'll find yourself smoking more turkeys. They're really tastey!

fantomlord · 12-24-2012, 09:49 AM

looks good on my end

bluetang · 12-24-2012, 09:53 AM

Fine lookin birds there Bill!

Wampus · 12-24-2012, 10:14 AM

Awesome! Glad to see you finally jumped in the pool there Bill! Smoked turkey is da BOMB!

That one looks fantastic!

BigBlock · 12-24-2012, 11:15 AM

good job looks gr8

Freddy j · 12-24-2012, 12:05 PM

Awesome color. Turkey might be my favorite cook of all time.

Militant83 · 12-24-2012, 12:09 PM

Looks good

gtr · 12-24-2012, 01:47 PM

Looks promising! You are gonna put up cut/sliced pix, right?

I have no doubt it's gonna taste fanfarkingtastic!

Toast · 12-24-2012, 02:35 PM

Fantastic Brother Bill. Sounds like you have a Great Feast planned.

Merry Christmas!

realspaazz · 12-24-2012, 02:44 PM

Great looking turkey. I like the packaging on the bird that clearly states that the bird is "marinated" and below gives fat, saturated fat, sodium, sugar levels in readable size font. Is that Government mandated? Lately, I have to bring my reading glasses to the market, just to try and figure out if and what someone added to my food.

12-23-2012, 05:27 PM	#1
SmokinAussie Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-19-09 Location: Melbourne, VIC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1st Whole Turkey Smoked with Pron Thanks to the brothers that offered their advice. The turkey turned out fantastic. Here is the bird in question... About 7.5 lbs... not very big, but fine for a first try. As advised, I chilled the breasts in ice while I made the stuffing and butter / spice injection. Here's the stuffing mix To which I added fresh bread crumbs... And here is the butter injection Here's is the Turkey stuffed and injected and buttered. You will notice a toothpick in the right leg. That was a little surgery to bring a very large tear in the skin together. Then onto the WSM at 300F on the the bottom deck. Then the chickens went on top... no sense in wasting a full deck! Naturally, the chickens were ready way before the Turkey, so we had the chickens for dinner. They were fantastic.. but here's the Turkey, done at 160F IT So, this Turkey will be served chilled on Xmas day for our party of 40 people. Being summer here in Upside Down Land, it will be a great compliment to the rest of the cooked / BBQ's Roasted meats. The smell of the Turkey, smoked in the applewood is awesome. Can't wait to chow into this tomorrow! Thanks for all your help brothers. Good advice and a great result! Cheers! Bill __________________ Creator of the Aussie Lamb Farker Awards!!! IMBAS Certified MOINK BALLER (NOSKOS RULE) "Bullet Bill" WSM "Blue Lou" Performer Small Offset Smoker... SOS Baby WGA, Upright Cabinet Gasser Smoker, and a Cheap Arse Satay Stick Grill Zero for MOINKS Farkanaut

12-23-2012, 05:35 PM	#2
Bluesman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-01-10 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Outstanding............Now were the Fark is my turkey tick of Approval........Chit, I'll find it __________________ "98" Green Weber Performer "95" Black Weber Platinum - Dumpster find workin' on it "00" Weber Simpsons OTG 22.5 WSM Smokin' Bucky UDS Weber Q100 Weber Q200 Faster than the Speed of Light Red Thermapen, Certified MOINK Ball Maker Proud Member of the Zero's Club with Voodoo Soup..

12-23-2012, 06:05 PM	#3
chicagokp is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-17-11 Location: Chicago north 'burbs IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks like you nailed it! That looks terrific! __________________ UDS - Midi Me - Weber Performer - 22.5 Weber OTG - Weber Genesis - GOSM White Lightning Thermopen

12-23-2012, 06:56 PM	#5
smokeyokie is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-26-11 Location: Vinita, OK Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is a great looking flock of birds!!!! __________________ open brick fire pit weber smokey joe with homemade WSM 2 weber kettle maverick ET 732 1 really, I mean really UGLY Drum Smoker super fast RED and BLACK thermapens _____________________ Billy"Smoke on Brothers and Sisters"

12-23-2012, 07:19 PM	#6
campdude is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-04-10 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That looks great, Bill. I think you'll find yourself smoking more turkeys. They're really tastey! __________________ NB Bandera with baffle, fire grate, and charcoal basket mods Modded ECB with Rotisserie ET-732 Superfast splashproof Blue Thermapen Stok Gasser Turkey Fryer Camp Stove and Cast Iron Cookware Zero Club Branndair Uisage Beatha Cuallach

12-23-2012, 06:13 PM	#4
JohnUSMC Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match. Join Date: 06-18-11 Location: Dallas, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I will be doing a turkey tomorrow on my UDS for Christmas! Looks amazing!

12-24-2012, 09:49 AM	#7
fantomlord Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-24-12 Location: Sauk City, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	looks good on my end __________________ Matt...Sauk City, WI...WSM 18.5" (DZ)...WGA (A)...22.5" OTS (AD)

12-24-2012, 09:53 AM	#8
bluetang Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fine lookin birds there Bill! __________________ Homegrown 120 Gallon Reverse Flow, Homey, the Homegrown Kettle, 3 UDS's, 3 Stack Pro Q Excel 20, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM, 150lb Capacity Homegrown Electric and a CA gasserrrr Bicycle Fast Polder Thermo, Indisputably Fastest Purple Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill Thanks landarc for the avatar!

12-24-2012, 10:14 AM	#9
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Awesome! Glad to see you finally jumped in the pool there Bill! Smoked turkey is da BOMB! That one looks fantastic! __________________ 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

12-24-2012, 11:15 AM	#10
BigBlock is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-22-11 Location: Cape Carteret NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good job looks gr8

12-24-2012, 12:05 PM	#11
Freddy j is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-22-12 Location: Boston Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Awesome color. Turkey might be my favorite cook of all time. __________________ Big Joe Kamado WSM 22.5" wsm mini

12-24-2012, 12:09 PM	#12
Militant83 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-05-11 Location: Lancaster, OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks good __________________ Custom 250 gal drum cooker,Weber OTG,Maverick ET-73,Covert Black Thermapen

12-24-2012, 01:47 PM	#13
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Looks promising! You are gonna put up cut/sliced pix, right? I have no doubt it's gonna taste fanfarkingtastic! __________________ 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?

12-24-2012, 02:35 PM	#14
Toast Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-17-12 Location: Shreveport, LA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Fantastic Brother Bill. Sounds like you have a Great Feast planned. Merry Christmas! __________________ Cooking Equipment: Weber WSM Weber Spirit S-320 Charbroil Oilless Turkey Fryer Weber GA Wife LuzziAnn 1956 model. Maverick ET-732 Superfast LSU Purple Thermapen

12-24-2012, 02:44 PM	#15
realspaazz Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-21-10 Location: Lake Worth, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking turkey. I like the packaging on the bird that clearly states that the bird is "marinated" and below gives fat, saturated fat, sodium, sugar levels in readable size font. Is that Government mandated? Lately, I have to bring my reading glasses to the market, just to try and figure out if and what someone added to my food. __________________ 18.5 WSM, Green Weber Genesis320, Cast iron firepit(w/grill), and a Copper Weber 22" OTS