Smoked Turkey Question...

[James Pavia]

Howdy all! Question, I will be attempting to smoke a couple of turkeys this Thanksgiving but I was wondering if I could get some feed back from you guys. In an attempt to get a moist/juicy turkey I thought of brining them and then injecting them. My question is if I brine is it OK to inject also? Or should I just stick with one or the other? Also, I'm looking for a good basting recipe, anyone got one they don't mind sharing? Any other tips/tricks/secrets would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks!

 

[Ray Crick]

James,

I have never injected - just brined and they turn out very moist.

Good luck.

Ray

 

[Frank H]

FWIW , I think brining AND injecting would be overkill. My plan is to brine the bird , make some nice garlic butter , rub that under the skin , and then smoke away. Dry white meat , to me , is usually caused by over cooking ....
with the smoker , if you pay attention to the internal temp and BELIEVE that the bird is done when the thermometer says so , you are much more likely to end up with nice moist , tender white meat.
And if you go the injecting mode , a lot of people swear by a butter based injection( I hear tony chachere a lot)
But , to me , one or the other will do it.

 

[Bob Mann]

Hi James and welcome aboard.

Bob

 

[James Pavia]

Thanks all! I think I will just stick with the brine and see how it goes.

 

[Rene]

Welcome aboard James!

 

[Wolgast]

Welcome mate! Go with a Brine...And if you think the flavours of This one http://virtualweberbullet.com/turkey6.html Will do it for ya TRY it. Its awesome!

 

[Len Dennis]

No injection needed (just brine) in case you might still be undecided.

 

[Mike Coffman]

Welcome aboard James and I agree one way or the other, no need to do both.