Turkey question

UMP Smoke · Posted: May 16 2008 Post subject: Turkey question

It will be in the 80s this weekend, so of course I need to smoke. I have a 22lb bird that I need to eat. I know it's a little big, so what do ya'll think about cutting it in half and then smoking it!

roxy · Posted: May 16 2008 Post subject:

I think that you are heading in the right direction by cutting it in half.

Be sure to post some pix of your endeavour.. We love food p*rn..
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UMP Smoke · Posted: May 16 2008 Post subject:

Thanks. If I ruin it, I'll have some elk steaks handy for back up!

roxy · Posted: May 16 2008 Post subject:

If ya got an injector, make up some buffalo wing sauce and go nuts... It is my favorite way to do turkey. A Cajun rub goes well with the wing sauce injection.
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UMP Smoke · Posted: May 16 2008 Post subject:

Thanks for the input on both questions.

TheChaos · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 36

I smoked a 24lb for last Christmas and did the thing whole. It barley fit into my smoker, but 16 hours later it was done. I put mine in a pan with white wine and sparkling apple cider. I flipped it every two hours and poured some of the liquid inside the bird. For the last 4 hours, I just let it smoke without sitting in liquid and brushed on olive oil...which sealed the skin and kept the moisture...and the smoke went inside the bird so I had a really good smoke ring.

But I would probably split it next time because it was a pain to remove from the smoker and to carve....but it was the best turkey I ever had.

Megla · BBQ Fan Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 218

You could always spatchcock it so that it cooks faster

UMP Smoke · Posted: May 17 2008 Post subject:

I think I'll cut it in half, wrap it in cheese cloth so the exposed meat doesn't dry out and pray to the smoke Gods for an edible outcome. What sucks is when you spend 10 hrs of sweat and love on something, then come to find out that you can't eat it!