smoked turkey

I thawed out one of my Butterball turkeys, and smoked it using my Guava wood that I bought online from Hawaii. The bird was about 14.5 lbs, smoker ran at 250F solid, no water in pan. It took 3hrs for the breast meat to come up to 165F. I let the bird rest under foil for about 35-40 minutes...

I stumbled on this roaster/smoker on Amazon few weeks ago, read a lot of great reviews, saying it works really good. I bought it direct from Oster for $35 bucks with free shipping. I've been BBQ for over 20 yrs, and have plenty of Briskets, ribs, etc under my belt, but with El Nino hitting...

I saw this at the store tonight, last minute decision. Decided to go ahead and grill it indirect using apple wood for the smoke. I bought several Island Spice turkey rub marked down to $1.50 each a few months ago, wanted to try the rub. The rub was great!!!! The turkey breast only took about 40...

:D My first on Turkey on 18" WSM - 12 Lb Frozen (Yes Frozen) - Brined overnight after thaw - Creole Rub - 325 -350 (Applewood & Hickory) - Results were spectacular!!! (Crispy Skin, Juicy and Tender) Can't Wait for Thanksgiving!!