Can I smoke a turkey using a V-Rack?

Duganboy · November 2012

Most of the the posts that I have seen about smoking turkey have shown the pictures of birds on the pedestal upright roasters. I would think it would be fine to use a V-rack, but would like for someone who has done a turkey that way to reinforce my thinking.

Also what is the heat range that most of you shoot for with a turkey.

TIA

SMITTYtheSMOKER · November 2012

Yes, we use the v-rack along with the BGE drip pan in the large. It can handle a 15lb bird comfortably. We cook at 325/350 indirect. We pull when we get a 160/165 IT in the thigh meat. We have been cooking the 13/15lb birds in under 3 hours.

calracefan · November 2012

Yep , been there done that , turned out great!

SmokinDAWG82 · November 2012

Yes you can, did it last weekend

SmokeyPitt · November 2012

Here is a popular method using a more standard setup.

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/madmaxturkey.htm

Note in the pics MM is using a trivet so you can't really see it, but a V-Rack over the pan would work just fine as well.

Duganboy · November 2012

Thanks to all for the good answers. Going to do one this weekend.

The Cen-Tex Smoker · November 2012

i'm all rib rack every year for at least 7-8 years. works great

lousubcap · November 2012

I'm "All In" like a newly released book :)) with trailers. Been slow roasting/smoking turkeys on various equipment for 30+ years-only screwed it up once-and it was the Indian not the arrow! You've got all the toys to hit the home-run.

Duganboy · November 2012

lousubcap said:

I'm "All In" like a newly released book :)) with trailers. Been slow roasting/smoking turkeys on various equipment for 30+ years-only screwed it up once-and it was the Indian not the arrow! You've got all the toys to hit the home-run.

and it was the Indian not the arrow!

lou, that's what I tell my boys about their golf clubs!!!!

YEMTrey · November 2012

Duganboy said:

lousubcap said:

I'm "All In" like a newly released book :)) with trailers. Been slow roasting/smoking turkeys on various equipment for 30+ years-only screwed it up once-and it was the Indian not the arrow! You've got all the toys to hit the home-run.

and it was the Indian not the arrow!

lou, that's what I tell my boys about their golf clubs!!!!

"Oh, come on Dad! If these clubs were bent to my lie, and the shafts were spine aligned I could hit them better!"

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