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Turkey Drumsticks

L larryjacobsMember
I've gleamed all the information I could off "find" and I'm left with a few questions some of you might help me with.

I am thinking about vending turkey Drumsticks at a couple venues this summer. I've concluded that brining is not necessary because of the dark meat moisture. Also skinning is not needed (I may be wrong here). I plan on wrapping in foil after pulling from a pellet smoker and offering BBQ sauce on the side.

Since I live in Utah, a major source of Turkeys, drumsticks should be available, I just need to find them. Anyone have success in these and what would be a fare price to charge?
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FM Former Member
I can't respond to most of your question, but as to a fair price I'll just say this: Know your cost and charge accordingly or more!

Don't sell below cost is what I'm trying to say.

Turkey legs from a BBQ vendor at the farmers market here are $4 on Saturdays. The same vendor gets $8.50 for the legs at the state fair and at BBQ events and city festivals. Your prices may vary.
FF Fast Freddie/Love Shack BBQ (Guest)
Here in my town in California they have a Crawdad Festival every fathers day weekend. There is a guy who sells turkey legs every year. They are brined, frozen and then warmed over charcoal. They cost him a buck a piece and he sells them for $7.00 each. The line is always about 20 people deep. He clears around $45-60k for the 2.5 day festival.
FM Former Member
Well i had never heard of them till we came to Florida, Disney, Univeral, Seaworld, all sell them $7.00 leg, BBQ shacks sells them for $5.00 and people do stand in line for them. A buddy of mine is a salaried Chef cooking on a SP at a Disney Venue and he does 30k legs a day, 30K, not sure what they pay for them, he would not say, but they cost me .75c each, buying by the Case.
I personally do not eat them, but people want them, thats for sure here.
FM Former Member
I like turkey more than most people I think, but I can't imagine walking around munching on a big ol' turkey leg, but you got me curious now. I was at the store today and bought a couple of packages. 6 legs in all for about $5. I'll cook them tomorrow and see what all the fuss is about. Big Grin

I'm still willing to learn. I'd never deep fried a turkey until last Thanksgiving, and now I've done at least one a month since then. Dang, those things are good!
FM Former Member
Okay. I brined for 36 hours in Smokin's holiday brine less the allspice. Smoked with a hickory/oak mix for 4 hours, then finished on grill, in the rain no less, to crisp skin and add another layer of flavor.

Darn good! I don't think I'd pay $5-8 for one for myself, but I'd buy one for a child just to watch them eat it. I'll be taking some of these to summer parties as freebies for the kids.

Also, the thought of 30,000 of these things every day is scary.

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