So my wife wanted another "Thanksgiving dinner." It was heresy not having a turkey for the Christmas dinner so she wanted to recreate that last night. I wanted to try spatchcocking the Turkey. It ended up being a 3 hour cook on a 12lb bird but part of it I think was I didn’t have my egg temp high enough.
injected with melted butter. I didn’t spatchcock before injecting because my poultry shears from Amazon arrived later in the day. They were a big help btw. rubbed with the Gospel from meat church.
Last edited by Rjbachtold; January 15, 2018, 12:17 PM.
Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
im trying to just trust the grate level temp from the Smoke. I probably kept it too low. it varied from 285-330. still getting used to where I need the smokeware cap opened to. Throwing some smoked chili on in a few hours. I love more practice maintaining temps and getting to eat the results
I usually try to cook a spatchcocked turkey on my KJ at 325 to 350 and it normally takes about 2 to 2.5 hours to cook to get the breast meat to 165, the legs and thighs get to 175 to 185.
Yea sure looks good, I like the color of the bird. Funny you mentioned poultry shears, I ended up using a pair of garden shears on mine over Thanksgiving, my kitchen scissors wouldn't phase the breast bone, lol !!!
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