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re: School me on smoking and brining a turkey UPDATED W/ PICS

Posted on 2/1/15 at 7:39 am to
Posted by SW2SCLA
We all float down here
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 2/1/15 at 7:39 am to
I've been meaning to post my results but this past week has been pretty hectic. I decided against brining this time, but I will do it next time just to see how the results compare.

First, make a bloody mary.



Second, inject it, rub it, stuff it (lightly as OTIS mentioned above)



This is the same thing that I stuffed it with, and about the same amount





To the smoker! Smoked with hickory and cherry wood until the deepest part of the breast read 160.



Covered with foil for 30 minutes and the final product looks like this...





Deboned the whole thing and made stock with the carcass, innards, and drippings from the smoker. Vacuum packed most of the meat and froze it. It will make excellent gumbo and turkey salad in the future. Thanks to everyone who lent me advice
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 2/1/15 at 7:47 am to
Looks great.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
50283 posts
Posted on 2/1/15 at 7:56 am to
Great looking bird. I could eat smoked turkey every week and not get tired of it.
Posted by TigerWise
Front Seat of an Uber
Member since Sep 2010
35116 posts
Posted on 2/1/15 at 8:17 am to
Did you pull it off the smoker at 160 or just covered on the smoker. Might be a dumb question but I want to try this soon. I desperately want to smoke a bird.
Posted by bctiger6
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
1355 posts
Posted on 2/1/15 at 8:21 am to
Looks great, I'm making a turkey & sausage gumbo today with a smoked turkey that looks similar to yours. Contemplating whether or not I want to add okra this time
Posted by RedMustang
Member since Oct 2011
6855 posts
Posted on 2/1/15 at 9:37 am to
One question, how did you manage to not devour the whole thing in one day? I wouldn't have had much left to freeze.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
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Posted on 2/1/15 at 2:49 pm to
damn son, that looks great
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 2/1/15 at 3:24 pm to
I want the wings very badly.
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