Howdy folks,
saw here some recipies of turkey lefotvers. I´m lookin´for a darn good and easy recipe for the entire bird. On T-giving in 2 weeks it will be my first time of smokin´a turkey
I bought the bird yesterday, it was a quite little one, 8 lbs.
So, which way do ya recommand. Smoke at 225 F oder indirect @ 350 F for a crispy skin ? How long takes the cook with the different methodes ?
Wich rub ?
To brine or inject ?
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Thanks for your help
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Re: recommanded Turkey recipe
This was a 12# bird - real moist. Spatchcocked and grilled on a raised grid at 400 degrees for approximately 1-1/2 hours over a tray of veggies. A tray of water under the bird for indirect heat will work as well. For a turkey I would use a small amount of a light flavored wood like cherry or apple - hickory is too heavy. The breast is done at 160 but the thighs need to go to 185. Icing down the breast for 30-45 minutes will get the breast and thighs to finish about the same time instead of overcooking the breast and drying it out. I recommend icing the breast regardless of the method you are cooking - whole or spatchcocking.
Brine if you want to - just salt water. I don't brine or inject.
Just rub the bird down with some butter then your favorite seasoning or rub - I use a rub for chicken or Tony Chachere's. For turkey, I stay away from a heavy sugar rub and go with savory rather than sweet.
Brine if you want to - just salt water. I don't brine or inject.
Just rub the bird down with some butter then your favorite seasoning or rub - I use a rub for chicken or Tony Chachere's. For turkey, I stay away from a heavy sugar rub and go with savory rather than sweet.
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Here are few using various methods. IMHO, the brined bird was the juiciest. None of these birds were pumped up, just the cheap ones at the store.
Brined and stuffed: http://www.ncre.biz/DATsBBQ/CookLogs/Tu ... 22007.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
Injected but not stuffed: http://www.ncre.biz/DATsBBQ/CookLogs/Turkey21Jun09.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
Plain and stuffed: http://www.ncre.biz/DATsBBQ/CookLogs/TD2000.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
I prefer the birds stuffed and when roasted on the kettle (400°?) there isn't much danger of food poisoning as they take about 12 minutes per pound (three hours for a 15# bird). The one bird above that wasn't stuffed was smoked at 245° for 7.5 hours. Too long at low temps for me to feel good about stuffing it.
Good luck on your bird. Is Tday a big holiday in Deutchland?
Brined and stuffed: http://www.ncre.biz/DATsBBQ/CookLogs/Tu ... 22007.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
Injected but not stuffed: http://www.ncre.biz/DATsBBQ/CookLogs/Turkey21Jun09.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
Plain and stuffed: http://www.ncre.biz/DATsBBQ/CookLogs/TD2000.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
I prefer the birds stuffed and when roasted on the kettle (400°?) there isn't much danger of food poisoning as they take about 12 minutes per pound (three hours for a 15# bird). The one bird above that wasn't stuffed was smoked at 245° for 7.5 hours. Too long at low temps for me to feel good about stuffing it.
Good luck on your bird. Is Tday a big holiday in Deutchland?
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I prefer to cook all poultry, hot. 300° - 350° works for me. If I'm just done a couple for the family, I like to brine.
Using this brine again this year.
http://www.thebbqshack.com/brine.htm
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DAT's you went and got me hungry, those are some fine looking birds. I am having a hard time not cooking up the bird in the freezer.
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DATs some killer birds Dave - real nice. I think I need a nap after viewing the birds.
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DATsBBQ wrote:Good luck on your bird. Is Tday a big holiday in Deutchland?
We don´t have Tday in Germany. We have a similar day in the beginning of October, where we thanks god for the harvest. But its not a holiday, its a normal sunday.
But I get more and more a Texan, so I have to celebrate the same holidays
Thanks for your hints !
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simon wrote:DATsBBQ wrote:Good luck on your bird. Is Tday a big holiday in Deutchland?
We don´t have Tday in Germany. We have a similar day in the beginning of October, where we thanks god for the harvest. But its not a holiday, its a normal sunday.
But I get more and more a Texan, so I have to celebrate the same holidays
Thanks for your hints !
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