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Turkey On the Egg

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Why1504
Why1504 Posts: 277
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
OK, Thanksgiving is coming and I need some good instructions on doing a turkey on th egg. I have a guru so holding temps should not be a problem. The last turkey I did on the egg was dry as a bone. It was like the movie Christmas Vacation. I believe I want to brine the bird and roast her @ 350 with hickory smoke but this is new ground for me so give me some help here.[p]THANKS!!!
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
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    Why1504,
    here is the link to how i do them. ...i did one just that past sunday. ... very moist and flavorful....[p]
    [ul][li]http://www.nakedwhiz.com/madmaxturkey.htm[/ul]
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  • Why1504
    Why1504 Posts: 277
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    mad max beyond eggdome,[p]Thanks, but I want a smoked turkey not a roasted turkey.
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  • mad max beyond eggdome
    mad max beyond eggdome Posts: 8,134
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    why1504,
    i'm sure someone will weigh in on a straight forward smoking method.. .but you could still 'roast' it and have a lot of smoked flavor. . that part of it is strictly up to how much wood you stick in the egg . ...
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    why1504,
    a little smoke goes a long way on turkey.
    how did you do it the last time?[p]turkey in the egg usually is ridiculously moist. did you go by internal temp when you pulled it off?
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Smokey
    Smokey Posts: 2,468
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    why1504,[p]Poultry absorbs smoke very easily. You can over smoke a bird, giving it a bitter taste (trust me, I've done it). [p]The method Max posted will make you a hero on Thanksgiving![p]Smokey
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  • Why1504
    Why1504 Posts: 277
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    stike,[p]Done right after I got my egg (5 years ago). Don't remember exactly but I believe I did it by time not temp.
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  • Why1504
    Why1504 Posts: 277
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    mad max beyond eggdome,[p]Thanks.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,758
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    Why1504,
    this one wont be dry if you cook at 350 and take it off the egg at 162 internal and rest it. if you cook it at 250 like the recipe suggests it will be a bit gummy when chewing so raise the temps to 325-350. cherry wood adds a nice color to the skin, just dont use too much
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,758
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    forgot the link

    [ul][li]the link[/ul]
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    why1504,
    that'll kill it.[p]turkey has no real collagen, which is the idea behind a lo and slo cook.[p]and modern turkeys aren't very fatty, so they dry out quickly if overcooked.[p]roasting really is the way to go, you could add as much smoke as you wanted while roasting. just an opinion.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Trouble
    Trouble Posts: 276
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    fishlessman,[p]STRONG confirmation about not using too much cherry. Don't ask me how I know these things.....[p]Last time I did a turkey, I used a small amount of pecan. Nice smoked flavor and it did not overwhelm the bird.[p]I followed the directions in the manual for my first turkey and a turkey done at 250 is both gummy and tomorrow's meat, unless of course you, in your clueless newbie state, can think of no other solution than to finish it the oven.[p]Again, don't ask...
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  • Why1504
    Why1504 Posts: 277
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    fishlessman,[p]Thats the one that turned out like Christmas Vacation!
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  • The Naked Whiz
    The Naked Whiz Posts: 7,777
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    why1504,
    In your post you said:[p]<blockquote>I believe I want to brine the bird and roast her @ 350 with hickory smoke but this is new ground for me so give me some help here.[p]</blockquote>[p]At 350, you are roasting. If you want to smoke, I think you would want to using a temperature around 250. Otherwise, I don't see how you could smoke and roast at the same temperature. What would be different that would make one cook a smoke and one a roast?[p]TNW
    The Naked Whiz
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