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Except the standards now saw 165º in the thigh. Last year I did a 14 pound bird and ran the smoker at 300º-325º and it hit the IT just shy of 4 hours. Don't forget to allow for a 45min-1 hour foiled rest time prior to carving.
Except the standards now saw 165º in the thigh. Last year I did a 14 pound bird and ran the smoker at 300º-325º and it hit the IT just shy of 4 hours. Don't forget to allow for a 45min-1 hour foiled rest time prior to carving.
As far as I know the standard has always been 165˚. I still like dark meat a little more firm. I'll stick with trying to get my white meat to 165˚ and my dark meat to 175˚ at the same time.
Coincidentally, I have a 13 lb. turkey in the smoker right now. Using a "turkey canon" at around 290°-300°, at the 2 hour mark, the IT in the breast is at 138°.