Just got my first smoker

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(11-05-2021, 09:05 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: it's turkey smoking season!!

my favorite recipe:

Brine overnight in 3 gallons of water with 3 spoons of garlic, 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 or Worcestershire sauce, 1 cup of sweet and smokey rub (I like McCormicks, which is salt, sugar, brown sugar, chipotle pepper, cinnamon, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder )

Rub it with some of the rub before too.

For a 15lb bird, smoke for two hours at 180, bump it to 220 for an hour, and then go to 350 for 2 hours. .

One of the best smoked turkeys I did was also the ugliest. No brine, just a mix of cream of chicken and melted butter, garlic, salt and pepper. Worked it up under the turkey skin and smoked it at 220 for about three hours, then pushed it up to 350ish for  1-2 hours until the internal temp got up. The skin was kind of grey and rubbery, but dang the turkey underneath was amazing.

I've thought about trying it again and broiling it for a bit to see if I can get the skin to brown.