I got drafted into smoking a turkey for our team's Thanksgiving potluck since the guy who usually does the turkey wasn't going to be able to make it. So, out with my original plan of doing pork belly burnt ends and in went doing a big turkey. I bought the bird on Tuesday (the day I found out), and sweated getting it defrosted in time... Friday morning I spatchcocked it, and learned that at almost 23 pounds, I should have used garden shears! π
I couldn't fit a tray underneath this Godzilla of a turkey, so I wasn't able to make the gravy this time. It was 38F outside when I put the bird on at 7 am, setting the smoker to run at 170 to get some smoke flavor. At 8 am I cranked it up to 325, and at 11 am on the nose had both breasts and thighs above 160. I pulled it off the grill, loaded it on a tray and drove to the pot luck. I got lots of kudos, so I must have done something right. π
As you can see, a 22.5 lb bird fills up the Grand Slam!
I couldn't fit a tray underneath this Godzilla of a turkey, so I wasn't able to make the gravy this time. It was 38F outside when I put the bird on at 7 am, setting the smoker to run at 170 to get some smoke flavor. At 8 am I cranked it up to 325, and at 11 am on the nose had both breasts and thighs above 160. I pulled it off the grill, loaded it on a tray and drove to the pot luck. I got lots of kudos, so I must have done something right. π
As you can see, a 22.5 lb bird fills up the Grand Slam!
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