C. Howlett
TVWBB Super Fan
In my ongoing efforts to economize my food budget, I sought out a natural turkey. This is NOT the bird that has been "injected with a 5% to 8% solution" of who knows what to enhance moisture. After weeks of searching, I found a nice, 23 pound bird. I placed it in the fridge for a slow defrost and made a lovely, fruity brine with apples and pears. On the morning before my scheduled burn, I found the bird needed another half day to completely defrost. I went to bed with dreams of succulent turkey dancing in my head.
That afternoon, I woke up ready, willing and able to smoke and found that the bird had shifted position and popped the fridge door open about an inch - on the hottest day of the year. The interior of the fridge was about 70 degrees as was the bird. For a mad moment, I considered throwing it into the WSM any, but common sense prevailed and I threw it out with no small amount of profane pronouncements. I love my WSM, but I just couldn't risk food poisoning.
That afternoon, I woke up ready, willing and able to smoke and found that the bird had shifted position and popped the fridge door open about an inch - on the hottest day of the year. The interior of the fridge was about 70 degrees as was the bird. For a mad moment, I considered throwing it into the WSM any, but common sense prevailed and I threw it out with no small amount of profane pronouncements. I love my WSM, but I just couldn't risk food poisoning.