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Blkandrust Newbie
Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 97 Location: virginia
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Posted: Thu Nov 22 12 8:01 pm Post subject: Turkey temp probe. |
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I currently have my Maverick in the meaty part of the thigh.Is this the best place for probe? Read that it was,and turkey is done when thigh hits 165..Just wanna be sure as to not dry out breast. Turkey was brined for 36hrs. Thanks. _________________ Custom 250 gallon offset.
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Jeb'sQ Newbie
Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 59 Location: Manchester, TN
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Posted: Thu Nov 22 12 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Personally I probe the breast, and shoot for 165 there. Thigh should be more like 180, IMHO |
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Mr Tony's BBQ BBQ All Star

Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Posts: 5067 Location: Fredonia Wi
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SoEzzy Site Admin

Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 13183 Location: SLC, UT
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Posted: Fri Nov 23 12 1:21 am Post subject: |
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I probe a Turkey parallel to the breast bone about an inch and a half away from it!
By probing it this way, you stay away from the bone and you are not going to need to take it in and out ever, so it's only one hole and you don't loose lots of juice. _________________ Here's a change Robert.
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GeorgeH BBQ Super Fan
Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Posts: 445 Location: Arkansas, between Little Rock and Fort Smith
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Posted: Fri Nov 23 12 1:38 am Post subject: |
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I smoked our turkey this year and used the Maverick stuck in the thigh and not touching the bone. I cooked it until the thigh read 165 to 170. The reason for doing that is the thigh takes longer to cook than the breast, so if the thigh is done the rest of the bird should be done -- that is if your smoker has even temperature. I used a horizontally oriented smoker and oriented the bird with the drum sticks faced toward the fire. After the thigh reached that 165 - 170, I checked the rest of the bird with my Thermapen to see if the rest of the bird was done (at least 165). The smoker had an uneven temperature and the breast wasn't 165 so I reversed the orientation of the bird with the breast toward the heat. After the breast got to 165, I probed with the Thermaen again and found the bottom of the bird wasn't up to 165, so I turned the whole turkey upside down. Then it got up to temperature and I called it done. Even though I used a smoker that I wasn't used to, it turned out perfect.
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