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I've done a few turkeys but mostly prefer brisket, pork ribs and butt. So thought I'd try a turkey breast. Breast was noted as 'enhanced' with 15% solution; so I decided not to brine. I rubbed lighly with a bit of olive oil and then rubbed with kosher salt, fresh ground pepper and CS chicken rub; injected one side with creole butter (may sound counter intuitive to add fat to turkey breast but this was butter flavored and non-fat; hey it was given to me so I just thought I'd give it a shot). Weight when put in to smoke was 6.2 lbs. Set cook temp to 275 and probe temp to 160; used 2 ounces of pecan. Oven temp was 92 and meat temp was 48 at start of cook. Cook time was two hours forty minutes, which seemed short but breast was up to temp and juices ran clear. Double foiled and let rest for 40 minutes. End results were yummy Razzer and verrry juicy with light smoky flavor.

DB
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Sounds like some great success.

For me, the injections don't work well. Probably is their too viscous to really spread around and they leave tons of track marks.

I'll brine mine We only buy the solution minimized birds for that reason (which you couldn't do) so glad it worked out.

You didn't say what smoker you were using.

Time sounds about right for a breast. A full turkey could be done in 3 to 5 hours depending on temp.
Smokin, I have an AmeriQue. I didn't really notice tracks from the injection not that it would have bothered me. I quess from a competition perspective the track marks might be problematic. The injection was a water based and seemed to disperse fairly well. I've done the injection method with deep fried turkey in the past and find it does really get flavor deep into the meat.

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