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Originally Posted by YOhio
Jeff, have you ever smoked a whole turkey? I've smoked a turkey roast and it turned out pretty well. My MIL has an iron-grip over the T-Day menu, which is fine by me, but I do think I'll smoke a few Turkey breasts and undermine her whole operation.
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Lots of times. It's kind of tough to soak in brine due to the size, so I normally just rub on the Morton Tenderquick salt liberally and let it sit in the fridge for a day or two. I then smoke the turkey for 1-2 hrs and then do the remaining cooking in a big roasting pan in the oven. I suppose you could do all of the cooking in your smoker, but I always worry that it will dry out and after an hour or two you won't get any additional smoke penetration.
I get no fight from my MIL. My late FIL used to smoke turkeys every year as long as anyone can remember. I am not sure anyone in my wife's family would even eat a non-smoked turkey.