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Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. #6676013
11/26/19 11:55 AM
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Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do on the Wed before Thanksgiving. Then I put foil over it, put it in the fridge, go to the party on Thanksgiving, throw it in the oven to warm up, and were off an running no mess no fuss.

Tomorrow that new movie the Irishman comes out on Netflix. I plan on laying around watching the movie and tending to this.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.

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Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676028
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Can I come to your house? LOL

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Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: AKAjust] #6676052
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Heck...I'd fly from France to be there.

Enjoy.

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Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676054
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Come on over you two. lol.

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676057
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I brined and smoked one this weekend, next time I'll do a dry brine and see if I can get the skin to crisp up better. Super moist and not much left

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676059
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I will be running the smoker Thursday morning while im wrenching on the duramax

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676060
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That looks amazing OB. How long and at what temp do ya have it there. Dang, that looks good!


I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676070
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Hiya Catch! Happy Tday.

On Thanksgiving its usually so cold and miserable that I am fighting to even get up to 220* but thats the plan. 220* for say 8 hours give or take 2 depending on the weather. Usually at Thanksgiving time in Ohio I just let it go all day but you have to check it every 30 or so. Since its usually cold and windy if after 12 hours or so the popper hasn't popped out of the Turkey I put it in the oven for awhile to finish it off until it does pop out. You should check it with a thermometer and I do but what your looking for is as long as the liquid coming out of it is clear you are good. Liquid with color can kill ya with poultry.

Usually I'm fighting the cold and wind like this. You gotta do what you gotta do. Someday I'll build a little phone booth looking smoke house out of 2x's that one of these things will set in and close the door up.

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Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676072
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Looks good. What time is dinner?

I have a friend who smokes their turkey. He cuts the spine out so the bird lays flat and cooks evenly.

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676075
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I'd feel like I was cheating if I split the bird. Not sure you can see it or not but there are large sweet vadalia onions stuffed up inside that thing sweltering down in there.

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676088
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Hi'ya OhioBoy and happy Tday to you as well. Thanks much for all the info and great pics. My buddy got a manual smoker and we tried a couple chickens. We didn't know what the heck we were doing lol. They came out ugly, but very tasty. It made be look into smokers, I like your set up. Here's a pic of the ugly birds lol.

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I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676094
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I am also smoking a 20# bird and a 15# home raised ham. ive done plenty of hams never smoked a turkey have smoked a giant chicken though and it turned out great. I plan on brining the bird.

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676102
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Originally Posted by OhioBoy
I'd feel like I was cheating if I split the bird. Not sure you can see it or not but there are large sweet vadalia onions stuffed up inside that thing sweltering down in there.

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I bet those onions give it great flavor.

Here's a pic of the "practice" bird they just did. I think this is the 2nd or 3rd year they've smoked them.
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Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676103
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Catch,

Get to Menards asap. They have a half sized one on clearence for $40. I bought three of these online at work today and picking them up on the way home. My brothers are getting them for xmas. For $40 can't beat it.

https://www.menards.com/main/outdoo...htm?tid=-8633339073827281094&ipos=12

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Thanks OB, I'll check those out.

Adam, that's some sexy legs on that bird. grin


I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Originally Posted by OhioBoy
Catch,

Get to Menards asap. They have a half sized one on clearence for $40. I bought three of these online at work today and picking them up on the way home. My brothers are getting them for xmas. For $40 can't beat it.

https://www.menards.com/main/outdoo...htm?tid=-8633339073827281094&ipos=12

That is a great deal. I wish there was one here. The rebate is for store credit and can't use online.

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catch grin I think so too

Re: Who is smoking their bird? This is what I do. [Re: OhioBoy] #6676124
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i will smoking a spatchcocked bird this year

plan on mixing up a herbed butter and applying it to (and under) the skin to help it crisp up


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Skin will not crisp up on a smoker. Temps are just too low. I also would never smoke a BIG bird. Temps can stay under 140 for too long and give bacteria a chance to grow. I would never put something under the turkey. Turkey should go on the bottom. Less contamination that way.

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Skin gets plenty crispy in a smoker.
You measure temp to make sure it gets up to temps to kill all bacteria.
Finishing it up in the oven really brings up the center temps and is suggested/recommended.
Turkey on top is bad form I’ll give that to you. Those pics are five years old.
However again once temps are reached you kill bacteria and it’s good and sterilized.

I swear you could post a step by step on how to crap solid gold bricks on here and someone would post and be critical of how you said to do it.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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