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Thanksgiving practice...why not?

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itsmce
itsmce Posts: 410
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I recently discovered a turkey in my freezer. I thought I'd go ahead and get my turkey skills brushed off. After all, it's just over 2 months until the big event. 
I forgot to get it brining last night, so I'm hoping the 5 hours this morning is enough. Shooting for 375. Apple wood smoke. 

Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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  • PASmoke
    PASmoke Posts: 279
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    Let us know how it comes out. I often think about doing a turkey when it's not Thanksgiving or Christmas....but never do. Good for you! 
    Atlanta, GA - Large BGE x 2

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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
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    PASmoke said:
    Let us know how it comes out. I often think about doing a turkey when it's not Thanksgiving or Christmas....but never do. Good for you! 
    Likewise

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
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    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • Hans61
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    What sides are you doing?
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • itsmce
    itsmce Posts: 410
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    Taking it easy on sides. Just mashed garden potatoes, gravy, and garden green beans. 
    Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited September 2016
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    Looking forward to the finishing pic.
    Curing some legs for Disney Drumsticks a la Karubecue is high on the list.  I threw a whole bird on not long ago.  Cheap, and healthy, big fan of off season turkey.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • itsmce
    itsmce Posts: 410
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    It was very good. Perhaps not as smoky as I might have liked, but very moist and tasty. 

    Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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  • PASmoke
    PASmoke Posts: 279
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    Fantastic! Great work brother! 
    Atlanta, GA - Large BGE x 2

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  • KiterTodd
    KiterTodd Posts: 2,466
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    Still haven't cooked a bird that large on the egg.   What temp did you pull it?  (and probed where)
    LBGE/Maryland
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
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    Looks great

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
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    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • itsmce
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    @KiterTodd - probe in the breast. Was getting close to 160 sooner than I was expecting, so I moved the probe to a different spot in the same breast. Temp dipped to 150. Left it there and pulled it when that hit 162. Never did probe the thigh. 
    Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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  • Eggdicted_Dawgfan
    Eggdicted_Dawgfan Posts: 1,896
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    Awesome looking meal. I'd be happy with just that for thanksgiving. Those green beans look very fresh. Do you feel the 5 hour brine was adequate?
    Snellville, GA


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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    Killer meal right there!!  I can't get enough Egg'd turkey.  

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    analyze adapt overcome

    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • tikigriller
    tikigriller Posts: 1,389
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    gotta do one of these before thanksgiving.  Can't put the holiday on a rookie cook!  Too much at stake!
    Just bought an Egg?  Here is what you get to look forward to now:

    Plate Setter, FlameBoss 200, Spider, PSWOO-CI, Additional Rig Shelf for dome cooking, Thermapen, iGrill2, Cast Iron, Blackstone, Cooking Accessories for the Blackstone, Cover for the Egg and the Blackstone, shopping for Rub like a fine wine or IPA, and a new fascination with lump and what brand is the best-all to be debated every Friday Night.  Next desires-Joetisceriie, Adjustable Rig, Grillmates, table and more eggs

    Livermore, California
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  • Tblack
    Tblack Posts: 55
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    Dang that looks good..I'm still learning but gonna try a turkey
    LBGE 
    Pike Road,Al


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  • dopey
    dopey Posts: 201
    edited September 2016
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    It's finally gonna drop below 80 next week, can't wait for the roasting and braising to begin!!  Gotta start putting on that winter weight...  Looks awesome
    What I do when I'm black out drunk is none of my business...

    John Central CT
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  • itsmce
    itsmce Posts: 410
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    @Eggdicted_Dawgfan - adequate? Dunno. I brine for the moisture retention as much as anything. This was certainly moist. Some of that comes from not overshooting the temp. Scored on that front this time. The beans were picked just a few hours before they were cooked...on the Egg, BTW...in a foil pouch. 
    Large (sometimes wish it were an XL) in KS
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