Our oven died right in the middle of cooking the turkey

[teef]

the easiest way to go is to deep fry that sucker.  i've only done it twice, and it's come out perfect.  one hour for a 20 lb turkey.  the trick is the weather.  if it's overly cold or windy, it may take longer.  this year it was raining a bit, so i put up one of those pop up tents, and it was perfect.  no mess, no issues...just a perfect turkey.

[muppy]

30 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

Much appreciated, thank you!  I have a close network of friends which includes @Beerball, @CountryCletus and @BringBackFergy ... all of whom are proven meat smoking experts (no, that wasn't a euphemism).  TBD has a lot of culinarily talented people!!

 

In fact, of the four of us, I was the only one who baked a turkey in the oven for Thanksgiving; those guys each spatchcocked and smoked their turkeys and the pictures would make any meat lover drool!!

 

awesome man, good to know. The cooking roles in my home are clearly defined just as I like it, me the basic cook everything, daughter baker and hubby grill guy and smoker. Gotta love it 🙂

 

 

[Beerball]

55 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I don't know why, but I'm about to be nice to you.

 

You don't give yourself enough credit, re: your "cheating" comment.  There's a hell of a lot more to it than just setting it and forgetting it, including flavor profiles, timing, pre/post smoking practices/methods, etc.

 

I've had the pleasure of tasting smoked meats that you've done in various types of smokers and everything has been nothing short of fantastic.

 

Goddamn, that kind of hurt.

 

Your nose is crooked!!!!

 

Okay .. better, now.

 

😘

 

[Doc]

48 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Much appreciated, thank you!  I have a close network of friends which includes @Beerball, @CountryCletus and @BringBackFergy ... all of whom are proven meat smoking experts (no, that wasn't a euphemism).  TBD has a lot of culinarily talented people!!

 

In fact, of the four of us, I was the only one who baked a turkey in the oven for Thanksgiving; those guys each spatchcocked and smoked their turkeys and the pictures would make any meat lover drool!!

 

My wife did that for the first time and then I put it in the roaster.  

[Gugny]

Just now, Doc said:

 

My wife did that for the first time and then I put it in the roaster.  

 

I've had one spatchcocked turkey that friends made a few years ago.  It was great!!  I doubt I'll ever do it, as I enjoy the in-bird stuffing too much.

[Beerball]

2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I've had one spatchcocked turkey that friends made a few years ago.  It was great!!  I doubt I'll ever do it, as I enjoy the in-bird stuffing too much.

That is the downside.  Maybe the bird who's spatch has been cocked could become a summer tradition. I did miss the stuffing.

[Doc]

5 minutes ago, Gugny said:

I've had one spatchcocked turkey that friends made a few years ago.  It was great!!  I doubt I'll ever do it, as I enjoy the in-bird stuffing too much.

 

My wife wanted to do it because last year the whole turkey (in the roaster) was cooked unevenly.  I'd say it worked.  As for stuffing, you put a whole turkey in breast side up so I think that the stuffing would come out.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

 

I've had one spatchcocked turkey that friends made a few years ago.  It was great!!  I doubt I'll ever do it, as I enjoy the in-bird stuffing too much.

 

1 hour ago, Beerball said:

That is the downside.  Maybe the bird who's spatch has been cocked could become a summer tradition. I did miss the stuffing.

 

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(This is a joke.  I don't know what they did to this stuff, but what was once acceptable when you're really hungry is now borderline inedible.)

[Gugny]

4 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

 

 

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(This is a joke.  I don't know what they did to this stuff, but what was once acceptable when you're really hungry is now borderline inedible.)

 

I actually think Stove Top stuffing is delicious.  Is it as good as the recipe I used for Thanksgiving?  Hell no.  But in a pinch, Stove Top delivers, IMO.

[Doc]

15 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

 

 

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(This is a joke.  I don't know what they did to this stuff, but what was once acceptable when you're really hungry is now borderline inedible.)

 

"I don't know why they call this stuff hamburger helper. It does just fine by itself, huh?"

[Bermuda Triangle]

On 11/27/2021 at 8:00 AM, Beerball said:

Smoked mine too. Was amazing. Share this w hubby if he wants to try something different next time.

 

https://destination-bbq.com/rodney-scotts-smoked-turkey-recipe/

about how long was the turkey in the smoker?

[Beerball]

6 hours ago, Bermuda Triangle said:

about how long was the turkey in the smoker?

I will get back to you. Need to check my notes.

[Bermuda Triangle]

18 minutes ago, Beerball said:

I will get back to you. Need to check my notes.

Thanks - I didn't see anything in the recipe you linked about approximate smoke times.  

[loyal2dagame]

I feel the appliance pain.  My fridge and my dryer both crapped out in the last week.  $2k later I'm good to go. Can you smoke a Turkey in a new gas dryer? 

Edited December 19, 2021 by loyal2dagame

[Beerball]

On 12/18/2021 at 8:48 PM, Bermuda Triangle said:

Thanks - I didn't see anything in the recipe you linked about approximate smoke times.  

@225 12 minutes/pound. Put a probe in the breast and pull at an internal temp of 157.