turkey

Since I'll be gone for the holiday we celebrated Thanksgiving a day early this year. This was the first time I've ever put a turkey in the smoke so I was a bit nervous to be doing it on the big day. But after reading post after post from the brethren, I felt confident I could do it. Thanks to...

Interesting perspective. Article proposes "dry brining" as the way to go http://localfoods.about.com/od/poultryrecipes/a/To-Brine-Or-Not-To-Brine.htm?p=1

I live near Charlotte, NC, anybody got a lead on whole turkey which is not enhanced, not organic, too expensive, just a plain ole bird. I plan on brining with, The Fat Man's, brine for two days.

A quick tip for any stock makers out there in advance of Thanksgiving. Call any local butchers that make their own turduckens early next week and have them set a couple of turkey, chicken and duck carcasses aside for you. Brown the bones in a roasting pan and use these in your standard chicken...

I'm trying to decide if I want to smoke whole turkeys or breast. Most of the people only eat the breast meat. I've searched and haven't found an answer. If my question doesn't make sense here is an example: How much of a 14 lb turkey is the breast? I've heard 1/2 or more. Whole turkeys this week...

I usually deep fry 25 - 30 12 -14 lb. turkeys and smoke 6 each Thanksgiving as gifts. This year I want to smoke all of them them. I have a Southern Q competition water smoker that will hold the 30 turkeys in one cook. I try to have them ready by 10am on Thankgsgiving morning. I have read vaired...

So I am going to smoke a small turkey for Thanksgiving, and of course I am not goig to practice before then, what fun would that be. But I am researching a bit i guess. I plan on treating it just like a chicken and either spatch or beer canning it, and brining it with my regular chicken brine...

I have a Weber 22.5 OTG grill and will be called upon to smoke a turkey for next Thanksgiving. A ways off you may notice, but I hate trying to sort it out the night before. Along with the Weber, I have a Smokenator that I like since it keeps the heat from being directly on the meat. So, I'm...

Ok guys - I got some fantastic tips from the thread I started a few days ago. Tonight I cleaned my turkeys and did the 'water displacement' test to see just how much oil I would need to cover the turkey. I noticed immediately that my pot is HUGE. Much bigger than the pots I see on YouTube...

I've never used this propane fueled deep fryer before and I have a few questions. If anyone wants to chime in with tips please do so. This is a standard Brinkman turkey fryer with big pot and propane attachment. I plan on doing two turkeys on Christmas day. 1. Do you prefer to use the large...

For those that have had one, I assume I do not need to explain my intentions. For those that have not had one, A Bird to the Wise is a sandwich from Jason's Deli which is basically just turkey and pastrami with a slice of swiss cheese on a bun with your choice of mayo or mustard. It is...

Due to work and what not, we decided to have Thanksgiving today instead of Thursday. The meal that is, not the Holiday. (For some reason the government still won't grant me the power to move Holidays as I see fit. :tsk: ) Being that I actually was getting the opportunity to cook the bird this...

Thought I would throw in my little turkey cook into the pile. Enjoy: 18 pounder slightly enhanced. 24 Hour Brine in Kosher salt/ Brown sugar and a mixture of flavor. Next day did a rinse and 1 hour soak out in fresh water. The food grade bucket is from Lowes for $3. Got the...

2 turkey ideas here, brothers. We always do smoked turkeys for the holidays - of course. :-D but I call that one my nibblin' turkey. get out the stone ground mustard, mayo, kosher salt, CBP, maybe some artisan bread - ciabatta, and I'm happy. I get frozen (enhanced) birds, inject and smoke...

Cousins BBQ Thanksgiving Recipe - Maple Brine with Cranberry Glaze PREPARE IN ADVANCE I am having issues uploading images for some reason the Attach File, Manage Attachments, I do not get options with the "Choose File" Here is my Facebook Page with Photos...

SMOKED TURKEY DID A FLIP-FLOP Tried to smoke a whole 10 pound turkey. It turned out bad. I used the brine that is in the video. It sat in the brine for 2 days. Maybe that was too long? Rinsed the brine, refrigerated for 12 hours uncovered, stuffed with apples and onions, added some butter and...

I've been asked to smoke a turkey for Thanksgiving this year. I really can't find a lot of information on doing turkeys. I think I want to brine it, but really don't know much about the process. Any instructions are appreciated, step by step would be great as far as brine to use (I hear some...

Hey guys I am looking to smoke two turkeys on my UDS. I am wondering what size birds can I cook on a 22.5" grate (side by side). I do not think that I can fit top and bottom even though I do have two racks. Thanks in advance

Well, the redeeming meal is in the smoker. Went with the honey-brined recipe posted recently (cut WAY back on the salt since it was, unfortunately, enhanced). Went with a wet rub made of thyme and sage. Here's the opening pics. There will be one quick pic at a later spritz. Have a bacon...

Ringing in the New Year with....turkey. I'm using Meathead's "recipe" to do my turkey. This far, the gravy smells PHENOMENAL. Turkey just hit 80 degrees. No, this is NOT on the new mini. Full-size drum for this.