Smoked Turkey

Phoenix824

Practiced my Thanksgiving Turkey today.    I only took one pic because we are remodeling the kitchen and are finishing a 720 SF addition to the house.    Everything is a mess but the Turkey turned our great.   No fixin's just some green beans for a side dish.

Yes that is a saw horse you see that the board is sitting on.    What a table....

BigWader

when you have time I'd like to hear the rundown on how you prepared it/seasoned it and the set-up for your cook.

That looks picture perfect and if it tasted half as good it's a winner! 

Phoenix824

I bought the holder you see it sitting in a couple of months ago just for the turkey.   It held the legs and wings in tight to the bird so everything cooked at the same time.    I cooked it indirect at 300 until it hit 160 in the breast.      To prep it I just put some EVOO in a bowl and mixed in some sage and italian seasonings.     I rubbed the EVOO and spices under the skin and all over the exterior of the bird right before I put it in the egg.    Pretty simple.      I did not do anything special to the bird other than the EVOO and spice as a matter of fact I took it out of the bag about 5 minutes before I rubbed it.

timekpr1

How large a Turkey?  How long did it take to cook?

Phoenix824

I just bought a small one 15 lbs.     It took about 4 hours at 300 but I was not really watching the time.   When it hit temp it was done.    

BigWader

did you use any kind of woodchips or smoke?

Phoenix824

I had some apple chunks.      I put in about 4.    Was just doing a light smoke.

tulocay

Looks great. Where did you get the turkey holder? Also, did you consider brining?

Phoenix824

I found it at a kitchen accessories store.  Le Gourmet Chef.    I did not consider brining first off due to time.    When I tell you the house is torn up it is really torn up.    I do not have a single room not touched by construction since we are in what is basically the last week of the project.     Our new bedroom just had floors installed Friday and electrical completes tomorrow.    Son's room completes tomorrow.    Daughters room will be complete when my wife and I move out of it since she is getting our old room.    Her room became a hallway, 1/2 bath and walk in closet for our old room.     Kitchen had a load bearing wall taken down two weeks ago.    We have to finish paint and replacing cabinets.      The other reason I did not consider brining is I have been told you really only want to brine a fresh turkey.    I have heard you do not want to brine a store bought turkey since it can taste too salty but I am not sure if that is actually the case.   The link to the store when I bought the holder is below.

http://www.legourmetchef.com/default.cfm

tulocay

Thanks for the link. I'm getting ready to try my first turkey next weekend. Good to know you shouldn't brine a store bought frozen turkey. Good luck on the house.

nolaegghead

tulocay said:

Thanks for the link. I'm getting ready to try my first turkey next weekend. Good to know you shouldn't brine a store bought frozen turkey. Good luck on the house.

It'll say something like "treated with an 8% solution of broth, plutonium, salt, sodium phosphates, sugar, underwear gnomes...etc."  Lots of them aren't pre-brined and they're still frozen and sold at stores.  So you'll be ok if you read the ingredients before you buy.

Phoenix824

Yeh,  What Nola just said.    You don't want to brine the treated ones.   

wnbasac

umm loked all over the site and couldn't find the rack

do you recall what it was called?

tks,lou

Phoenix824

I hope this link works,   I just found this one on Amazon.   It looks like the same one to me.

http://www.amazon.com/Nifty-Non-Stick-Gourmet-Turkey-Lifter/dp/B004E5QJQ6/ref=sr_1_54?ie=UTF8&qid=1352142246&sr=8-54&keywords=roasting+rack+for+turkey

Or Search Nifty Turkey Lifter at Amazon

 

Griffin

nolaegghead said:

It'll say something like "treated with an 8% solution of broth, plutonium, salt, sodium phosphates, sugar, underwear gnomes...etc."  Lots of them aren't pre-brined and they're still frozen and sold at stores.  So you'll be ok if you read the ingredients before you buy.

But I like the taste of underwear gnomes. Its my favorite secret ingredient.

nolaegghead

Griffin said:

nolaegghead said:

It'll say something like "treated with an 8% solution of broth, plutonium, salt, sodium phosphates, sugar, underwear gnomes...etc."  Lots of them aren't pre-brined and they're still frozen and sold at stores.  So you'll be ok if you read the ingredients before you buy.

But I like the taste of underwear gnomes. Its my favorite secret ingredient.

I find them a little gamey myself, nothing that an overnight soak in buttermilk doesn't help.

Fred19Flintstone

nolaegghead said:

Griffin said:

nolaegghead said:

It'll say something like "treated with an 8% solution of broth, plutonium, salt, sodium phosphates, sugar, underwear gnomes...etc."  Lots of them aren't pre-brined and they're still frozen and sold at stores.  So you'll be ok if you read the ingredients before you buy.

But I like the taste of underwear gnomes. Its my favorite secret ingredient.

I find them a little gamey myself, nothing that an overnight soak in buttermilk doesn't help.

I always thought they taste like chicken.

jbates67

I just purchased a turkey for a test run. It was a pre frozen turkey that is in an 8% solution, can someone please tell me why it shouldn't be brined?

U_tarded

Technically you could still brine it but it may be excessive on the salty side the solution injected is basically just brine anyways