No need to steal. It's posted here for the taking Ducker! Good luck with your smoke. Pay close attention to the internal temp of the bird. I know you can do it!Thanks BD. I'm providing the turkey for our family's Thanksgiving this year. (Wife's idea) looks like a perfect recipe for this rookie to steal, uh him I mean use.
I'll let you know if the family throws compliments or stones!
Thanks again
Howdy Bass. Thanks for the kind words.
BD that looks like a fine bird you have done there my friend. I spend a fair amount of time working in TX this year south of Houston in the Pasadena / La Porte area. Had some pretty good meals down there and this reminds me of some of them.
Do you have a ballpark time per pound scale at a given temperature? I skimmed through this thread and I know that 165 is the magic number, and I generally run 2 thermocouples plus the lid thermometer on my WSM smoker. One thermocouple I mount on a jig a few inches below the cooking grate and one in the meat. I'm new at the whole smoker thing mysef but have a 19 lb bird in the freezer that I'm looking to do next weekend. (Cant seem to get the wife to buy them any smaller - and its not going to go to waste).
thanks much
Jeff
Women swoon ? Me? You got the wrong fella Goldie. I made a woman dizzy once. But that was mostly due to a bad oyster...
Why don't ya show a picture of that sexy injection gun you got......... Makes the women swoon!
Howdy Miller. Thanks for the question. I've actually tried resting turkey or as mom would say "loaf" with breast up and down. I can't tell a difference one way or another. So I rest it just like it came off the grate.. UP.
When you are letting it rest, are you letting it rest breast side up or breast side down? I read (somewhere) that letting it rest breast side down keeps the juices in the breast meat. Although you injected your bird, vs. brining, so the juice may escape being upside down. I may have answered my own question...
Howdy milk man. I use hickory for most all of my smokes. Sometimes use a blend. However, pecan or apple work very well. I'd stay away from mesquite.What kinda wood did you use
The only time I've stuff a bird with fruit is when I do Char siu duck and then I put oranges and ginger with the chatr siu rub in the cavity.
bells just went off in my head and now my stomach is grumbling...
would be so kind as to share your recipe and technique?
thanks,
brian
Awesome, just what I was looking for! Reading up on smoking my first bird, hope the weather cooperates next week!
I thought I'd give this a bump for next weeks smokes! LOL
b
Enjoy! 555
Awesome, just what I was looking for! Reading up on smoking my first bird, hope the weather cooperates next week!
I'm frying one and smoking one on Sunday and I am completely stealing your idea. I'm going to use a honey, garlic injection but I love the idea of the fruit. Thanks :-)The breast temp is now 165 degrees. Cooking time for this 13 pound bird took 7 hours at 230 degrees. Time to take the bird off the grate. Now I ask ya... Is that I nice looking bird?
I cover the bird with foil and let it loaf on the counter for about 45 minutes to an hour. This lets the juices redistribute into the meat.