Smoked Turkey

[CGWright]

What's your tried and true recipe for pellet grill smoked turkey? I'm going to do my first one next week, so this is an experiment for me.

I plan on a dry brine consisting of salt, baking powder, some poultry seasoning and let it sit on the refrigerated bird for a couple days.

Then on the smoker at 225F for hopefully 30 minutes per pound. Haven't bought a bird yet, but plan on 11 or 12 pounds.

Will run the Xtreme smoke, plus a large smoke tube.

[SteveDyer]

I always wet brine fowl.

Heres my brine...been using it for years:

Cranberry Turkey Brine
1 gallon cranberry juice (can use 1/2 cranberry 1/2 apple)
1 cup kosher salt
1 cup B. Sugar
1 sliced onion
1 sliced lemon
1 sliced orange
Several sprigs of sage, thyme, rosemary
4-5 cloves of garlic sliced up
Bag of ice
I put all the dry ingredients & juice in a food safe 5 gallon pail. Add the turkey, bag of ice and fill to cover with water. (You may have to weigh the bird down to keep it submerged) Store in fridge or cool spot for 12 hours.
Smoke @ 275° till breast is 165°

I'm going to make this and split it into 2, 2.5 gallon bags this year and brine them in the bags, in the fridge

[smalljawguy]

I always wet brine fowl.

Heres my brine...been using it for years:

Cranberry Turkey Brine
1 gallon cranberry juice (can use 1/2 cranberry 1/2 apple)
1 cup kosher salt
1 cup B. Sugar
1 sliced onion
1 sliced lemon
1 sliced orange
Several sprigs of sage, thyme, rosemary
4-5 cloves of garlic sliced up
Bag of ice
I put all the dry ingredients & juice in a food safe 5 gallon pail. Add the turkey, bag of ice and fill to cover with water. (You may have to weigh the bird down to keep it submerged) Store in fridge or cool spot for 12 hours.
Smoke @ 275° till breast is 165°

I'm going to make this and split it into 2, 2.5 gallon bags this year and brine them in the bags, in the fridge

This sounds like a fantastic brine.

[basscla]

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/...ed-turkey.html

This is my favorite way to smoke a turkey.

[SteveDyer]

Malcom Reed with "How to BBQ Right" has a great Cajun SMoked Recipe to: http://howtobbqright.com/2017/11/09/...smoked-turkey/