Color of finished Turkey

[Garret Komjathy]

What is the key to getting a smoked Turkey either a mahogany or golden yellow color for a finished /smoked bird! I have been doing wet brines but struggled to get either of these colors.

 

[timothy]

Personally it depends on the smokewood. Cherry gives a nice red or mahogany color, Alder or Hickory gives a more brown color.
Apple, peach, beech, maple you get that blond color

 

[Garret Komjathy]

Personally it depends on the smokewood. Cherry gives a nice red or mahogany color, Alder or Hickory gives a more brown color.
Apple, peach, beech, maple you get that blond color

thank you for the advice!

 

[John Sully]

What is the key to getting a smoked Turkey either a mahogany or golden yellow color for a finished /smoked bird! I have been doing wet brines but struggled to get either of these colors.

I wet brine my turkeys too. This was brined for 20 hours, smoked with cherry and pecan with a maple glaze from Jeff Phillips.

 

[Chris Allingham]

I salted this turkey, applied no rub, and smoked with 1 chunk apple and 1 chunk cherry. I think cherry is the key.

Butterflied Turkey - Salted - The Virtual Weber Bullet

A whole salted butterflied turkey, aka spatchcocked turkey, cooks quickly and evenly in the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. Makes for a great presentation!

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[Timothy F. Lewis]

That looks grand Chris!
I tend to agree with Timothy, I really like cherry!

 

[Tony-Chicago]

That really does look great. Cherry!