To all you PK'ers out there. With the upcoming Bird Holiday on the way, wondering what size birds and what luck and successes you all have had with the PK over the years? Previously the wife would do a whole bird in the oven , while I would do extra dark meat either in pieces or roullade style on my Kamado. I'm guessing a decent size bird on the PK could be problematic , no? What say you?? Thanks.
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Never done a turkey on my PK 360. I assume you are talking about the PK 360. A small turkey (8-11 lb) could fit, I think. A large hen at 5 lbs is no problem. So I think a small turkey could work. -
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My thoughts and only my thoughts. Since I got my PK360 I cook a lot of turkey breasts on it. I spatchcock the turkey breasts, dry brine, and smoke wide open bottom vents and one wide open top vent. Sits at about 325 F cooking. I add one small chunk of hickory or apple. The cook only takes about 45 min to reach an internal temp of about 150 F with a 5 deg carryover to a finished temp of 155 F.
When I take turkey breast to family gatherings it is guaranteed to be gone. Most people are shocked at how tender, smoked, white meat is because they've only ever had dried-out white meat that has to be smothered in gravy to chew.
I do whole turkeys sometimes in my other smoker, but the go-to for Thanksgiving is turkey breast in the PK!
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Sounds delicious!! It would take some creative and different thought processes to attempt that. If I did that , and my wife did a whole bired in the oven, dark meat would be severely lacking! Therefore I'm leaning toward dueling birds, one in , one out, and let the guests choose the winner!! Maybe two 10 to 12 pounders. I haven't got a head count for the Holiday yet so it's all TBD!! That's why I was waiting for PK owners to chip in with whole bird ideas. To be continued.....
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