- Jul 18, 2010
- 50
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I smoke several turkeys a year and normally do the 12-15lb birds however doing one for my Wife's Boss and he has 4 kids so I thought I picked up an 18+lb bird
Never have done one this size but I ALWAYS preheat my smoker to 275 for few hours BEFORE putting the bird in
Also for some reason I have always removed those pop up thermometers the turkeys come with from the store. Not sure why but I do
Was thinking about leaving it in to make sure it is done but I do not over cook it and dry it out
I do not brine my bird but inject and rub them down
Never have done one this size but I ALWAYS preheat my smoker to 275 for few hours BEFORE putting the bird in
Also for some reason I have always removed those pop up thermometers the turkeys come with from the store. Not sure why but I do
Was thinking about leaving it in to make sure it is done but I do not over cook it and dry it out
I do not brine my bird but inject and rub them down