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Spatchcock smoke

Powak
Powak Posts: 1,412
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Smoking an extra turkey I got from work tonight. It’s a 13.8 pounder. Spatchcocked it, set the egg at 250 with the some cherry and put a good rub together with some olive oil and spices. What temp in the breast should I pull that sucker off the egg to rest? Originally I thought 150-155° internal like bigger birds I’ve done before in the oven but those were also at 325°. The lower cooking temps got me wondering if the internal temp will rise less.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,080
    The temperature will rise less as you note given the weights are about the same. Take your desired target final temperature based on your oven experience at 325*F and ball-park around 75% of that for the rise at 250*F.  FWIW-
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  • Powak
    Powak Posts: 1,412
    Came out dryer than a popcorn fart and harder than a rock. Going hotter next time. This will be good churned into a smoked turkey salad.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,080
    What was your breast pull temperature as if that was in the expected range it may have been the bird.  BTW-what was the total cook time?
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,081
    Was it brined?

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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,139
    I always Spatchock, no brine in BGE.  275-300 for ~2 hrs yesterday.   I dont know why I did it indirect yesterday so that took longer but it came out perfect.
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  • flexfusion
    flexfusion Posts: 244
    Could have been an old bird that has been frozen, thawed and refrozen too.  I experienced the same thing yesterday.  It was so tough I put it to the waste basket.  
    Auburn, Alabama
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,208
    My turkey bone in breast spatchcock temp is 450° raised direct. 

    Maybe different for whole turkeys..
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