trial run of a turkey breast tomorrow


 
J

Jo Torez

TVWBB Super Fan
Hi all,

Im going to make my first turkey breast on the WSM 22.5". Right now, it is brining in the fridge, i plan to take it out and pat dry and leave it drying in the fridge for a couple of hours. Listen, im not shooting for perfect norman rockwell i just want to get my feet wet with how i plan on doing it on thanksgiving. On thanksgiving i do plan on smoking either a whole turkey or turkey breast plus another breast.

i understand the best way is to have the cooker up over 300 degrees, what happens if i cook the turkey breast tomorrow at 250? i understand that i will take longer but does the taste suffer?

Has anyone ever tried to cook two turkeys on a wsm at once? i'd like to know if was a success or fail.

thanks in advance,
 
Experiment you have plenty of time before thanksgiving.
Let us know how it works out.
 
Smoking at 250 won't hurt anything except the skin will be rubbery. If you don't eat the skin anyway and don't mind the longer cooking time, 250-275 is fine.
 
Turkey will turn out perfect! I do mine at 275-285*, they cook fast also. Once you do one in the smoker, you'll never cook one in the oven again. 2 wont be a problem.
 
Omg! I forgot to put the smoke wood!! We were doing home improvement today and I completly forgot. Live and learn. stay tuned for the result. Smh
 
here it is in the brine


at the start of the cooking process 2 chimney full (1 lit, and 1 unlit) of royal oak.


temp went down after about 2.5 hours so i added more royal oak charcoal, i also added wood which really didnt do anything for flavor


here i pulled off at 165* but the thermometer kept fluctuating so i put it in the oven at 350* (it was getting late and i wanted to shut the smoker off)


all in all the flavor was very good and the turkey breast wasn't dry at all. the whole process took about 3.5-4 hours. Sorry no action shots or plated, I started the whole process too late. i know for good measure i will have to start cooking at 10:30-11:00 to have the bird done by like 3:00-4:00 the latest. I may try again just to be 100%
thanks for looking
 
Nicely done Josie!
Turkey breast has a nice color...
Why do you say wood didn't add any flavor? What kind did you use and how many chunks?
 
I used apple and it was toward the end, i used about 1.5 fist full. usually i can smell the apple and taste it in the food. this time the smell nor the taste wasnt strong. it usually is when i add in the beginning.
 
Josie Torres said:
I used apple and it was toward the end, i used about 1.5 fist full. usually i can smell the apple and taste it in the food. this time the smell nor the taste wasnt strong. it usually is when i add in the beginning.
Click to expand...

I see.... I bet it was good anyways.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

 

Back
Top