Late to post Thanksgiving Turkey Pics

[Karl Quist]

I cooked our turkey on the WSM again this year. Honestly, I have been cooking it the last several years either on the Performer or more recently the WSM, and my family won't let me cook it any other way. Fine with me because it nearly foolproof, and turns out fantastic every time.

I didn't have any cherry wood chunks on hand, so I used a little hickory, but not too much to overwhelm everything. About a 14.5lb turkey, dry brined overnight, then rubbed down with some butter and a basic Italian seasoning, both under the skin and over.

No glamour shots, just the basics.

 

[MichaelLC]

Table setting looks very cozy.

 

[Karl Quist]

Thanks! My dear wife is the table setter. Just the 3 of us, so honored guests get a side of the table too. If it were me, it would be paper plates and red solo cups.

 

[BFletcher]

Very nice setting and you achieved an impossibly perfect color on the turkey skin.

 

[John K BBQ]

Great looking bird!