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Well I was going to cook a small Trukey today to work my way up to Thanksgiving. But the store only had 16 lb.ers. SOO I bought a 7 Lb. roasting chicken, cut in half oiled and rubbed.
Cooked for 3 hours at 225 then up to 250 for the last hour. Temp got up to 180 in the breast on the meat themometer.

Wow was it GOOD and Juicy.
Next a small Turkey
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Tiger.

Congrats on the success. One thing I would consider, most of us cook the white meat only to about 160. If you did it to 180 and liked it and it was juicy, consider that a big success.

Went to the store myself yesterday and the stores haven't placed all the turkeys out yet. Hardly found any.

Smokin'
Tigermidge
I think people are so used to eating dry turkey, they don't know what moist is. I took some that we had smoked in the SM150 into work. I thought after we had refrigerated it and reheated it, it was pretty dry. They all were so impressed with how moist it was.
Sometimes, I've heard to lay cheesecloth over the breast helps keep it moist. Soak the cheesecloth or spread oil or mayo over it.
Peggy

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