First turkey!

[Andrew Wands]

Hello all! I will attempt my first (practice) turkey tomorrow. I have it in ther apple brine. I failed to read the small print on the recipe and added all ingredients and boiled together for a minute or two...I plan to smoke this 13 lb turkey with 2 small chunks of applewood. I have the 22.5 WSM. Would 2 full lit chimneys be enough for a 325 cook? How long should it take for a 13lb bird @ 325? thanks!

 

[Wolgast]

Well i have only done 1 turkey on the wsm with the apple brine and you can read about it HERE

2 full lit would be good,as for the smoke 2 small chunks of apple will be ok...I used 2 fist sized and it was a bit to smokey.(for my taste)

And my bird was done under the 3h mark.

Good luck Andrew and report back.

 

[Greg Hlavaty]

I did my first practice turkey (13 lbs) in my WSM last weekend and yes two chimneys is enough for a 325 cook. I even managed to get up to 350. I lit one and poured it in the cooker then poured a full unlit on top and wood chunks on top of that. I took the bird off only 2 1/2 hours later. The breast was at 165 and the thighs at 175. Let it rest for an hour then dug in...1st turkey

 

[DaleW]

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Agree with that advice, so your approach sounds right to me. Only thing I will add is be ready to put some foil on parts that might be getting too dark before you hit your target internal temp. You're gonna love it!