Smokette
10 lb Turkey
Cooked at 250 (on the dial)
Outside temp ~75-80
Prepared Turkey by covering it in a paste made with chopped onions, chopped celery, garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil. Put this on the bird the night before on and under the skin. Also stuffed some sliced Elgin sausage under the skin for some added flavor - nice touch.
pre-heated smoker for 30 min and then put turkey in for 3 hrs. Had turkey in a drip pan and put a butter-soaked cheeseclothe on top to prevent Turkey from getting 2 dark
Pulled Turkey out at 3hr mark and pulled off the cheeseclothe. Breast temp at 135 and Leg at 150.
Put Turkey back in for another 90 min (still in drip pan). Pulled it out at 90 min and tested temp. Leg was ~168 and breast 160. Put Turkey back in for another 15 min - Leg 170, breast 165.
Pulled it out and let it sit 30 min and then cut it.
Turkey flavor was great, the cheeseclothe helped keep the skin from blackening up - color was a nice tan/brown. Meat was still pretty juicy, but there was still a little red near the joints - would cook it another 30-60 min next time.
Put Turkey back in for another 90 min after that and pulled it out to test temp