Turkey Breast

[SavageSmoke]

I recently had turkey at a restaurant in NC and it was the best I have ever had. Someone teach me how to replicate this? BTW, everything was delicious but the turkey was surprisingly so.

[mrteddyprincess]

Turkey breast finishes off very moist and tender at about 155 F. A lot of times people make the mistake of going above 165 F. I have converted people who swear they only like dark meat to loving turkey breast smoked to 155 F. (Dark meat turkey still needs to go to about 180 F).

[mrteddyprincess]

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-take-the-temperature-of-your-turkey-video

[Finster]

@mrteddyprincess

Thanks. Great info to have.
Thanks for the link

[smokin fool]

Finster my wife was the same, could take it or leave it until I smoked a turkey for Xmas one year, now she loves smoked turkey.
I usually run mine up to 160 just to make sure the meat in some of the joints is done.

[lostclusters]

+1 on what mrteddyprincess said and I will add use only butterball turkey.

[Alan Brice]

BIL gets a Heritage free range variety.
Best I have ever eaten! Matter of fact, smoking a 22 pounder in the PBC,PBC, PBC! Sunday. Pics on the way.

[Dadof3Illinois]

I've been using turkey tenderloins lately and those are my new go to white meat. They cook fast and are very moist if not overcooked.

[bbqLuv]

smoke it in a Traeger, Traeger Smoked Turkey Recipe | Traeger Grills or grill of your choice.

[djl]

Malcom Reed has a couple turkey breast videos
This one is a Texas BBQ style

https://youtu.be/aq5Pk7RgMEA

[Spacecase]

I tried this recipe a couple years ago and really liked it. May have to do it again Memorial Day weekend.

[bbqLuv]

Malcom Reed does a great job on his show. Looking at him you know he likes to eat. man after my own heart.

[hoovarmin]

Brine the ever loving hell out of it, too.

[Alan Brice]

Dry Brine the day before. 👍

[tbob4]

I smoke breasts low. I inject them liberally and wrap them in a cheese cloth, spritzing every 1/2 hour. I cut away the cloth in the last 1/2 hour and crank the heat up to crisp the skin. They are always moist, never mushy.

[Murdy]

I wet brined overnight a wild turkey breast once and cooked it indirect on a Weber kettle. Came out fantastic.

[fzxdoc]

Aaron Franklin's BBQ Turkey Breast recipe with his Espresso BBQ Sauce is delicious. There's magic in his wrap-braising the turkey at the end in foil with a cup of butter.

Smoked turkey breast recipe:

https://houseandhome.com/recipe/bbq-turkey-breast-recipe/

Espresso BBQ Sauce:

https://www.today.com/recipes/espresso-barbecue-sauce-t9966

Kathryn