My first Turkey.

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xring04

Newbie
Original poster
Dec 10, 2009
8
10
East Tn.
Decided to go quick and dirty on this one. I used the beer can method on this one.

Little 12.7lb beauty ready for the smoke.



after 4 hours at 275



I'll be cutting in shortly, and shooting a q-vue.
 
Looks great nice job
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for a fine first
 
I hope thats a tall boy there. It looks great and enjoy it
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for sure and for pulling off your first turkey smoke.
 
Looks good, beautiful color!
What kind of wood did you use...
any cherry in the mix? Color looks like it could have cherry but I could be wrong.
 
I smoked it with hickory. Not too shabby, but next time I will brine and spend more time with it. The breasts are not as moist as I had hoped for but I did over cook it a bit. Went to 175 in the breast.
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The dark meat is super yummy however.

I can't wait for my next smoke.
 
I find brining it makes all the difference in the world and can impart some nice flavors as well
 
Nice bird. I will say that brining does smake a huge difference. Give it a try and you will never go with out it again. My family wants me to brine the bird even if it goes in an oven.
 
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