turkey leg question

boomers bbq · Newbie Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Posts: 43

I just had an idea to make some turkey legs for tomorrow. I was wondering how long do you think that should take approx. I was planning on doing them on me weber kettle. Thanks for any help/advice. I have never done these.
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Inner10 · Posted: Sep 13 2010 Post subject:

To smoke em or grill em?

Personally I would sear em then cook indirect until the thermometer tells me they are done. Maybe 25 min depending on the temp?

Then again I'm from Canada and we don't eat turkey legs like you yanks.

day_trippr · Posted: Sep 13 2010 Post subject:

Turkey legs in 25 minutes? Sounds like a recipe for Montezuma's Revenge to me Wink

Standard cook time in a 325�F oven is around 2 hours. I'd add another hour if smoking at 225�F...

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Inner10 · Posted: Sep 13 2010 Post subject:

We cook those miniature turkey legs....what are they called....oh yeah chicken. Guess the big bird would take a little while longer. Laughing

If I can find some I'l give em a whirl tomorrow!

milt · Posted: Sep 13 2010 Post subject:

We brine them overnight (1gal. water, 1cup salt, 1cup
sugar and 1 tsp. pepper) then smoke for 2-3 hrs.
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u63405 · BBQ Fan Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 127

Milt,

do you find brining the turkeys makes them more tender/moist?

I've done several turkey legs. One using the two steppin method and one with the amusement park method (found on tvwb website). Both had some decent flavor but were not as tender as i would like them to be. seems like the tendons and the part covering the meat (kinda like the stuff on the spare ribs) makes it kinda tuff to eat. don't get me wrong, i love going caveman on these but want to find a better solution to maybe making those areas "melt"? I usually smoke them for 3hrs at 225-250. the meat is tender but the stuff surrounding it (not the skin) is pliable and chewy.

GUYNOIR · Joined: 19 Mar 2010 Posts: 10 Location: O'Fallon, MO

Not really what you are looking for, but I smoke turkey legs for around 4 hours at about 225-250. I then use them in a pot of 15 bean soup. Just shove them in and cook them with the beans and veggies until I am able to pull all of the meat off the bone. The smoke really adds a lot of flavor to the beans and everyone raves about the taste of the soup.
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Frosty · Posted: Sep 22 2010 Post subject: