How did Thanksgiving Day go for the group? Here a just a few, starting with Chuck M of Homewood:
Here are a few pics, nothing fancy but I think that everyone here will be happy! Brined turkey, you gotta try that sometime. Smoked it with sage and rosemary from my garden. The garlic sausage was smoked over applewood. Pretty darn good.
Next up is Chris W of LaGrange Highlands, IL:
OK, so I'm a rookie to this site, and I bow before the great smokers altar, but here are a few pics of my two 18 lb. brined birds that I cooked indirect on my kettle grills.
For starters, the brine consisted of water, kosher salt, bay leaves, smashed garlic, peppercorns, thinly sliced onions, lemon zest, cloves, and maple syrup. The birds brined overnight for 16 hours, and then were placed on the grills.
Cooking time was approximately 3 hours & 15 minutes, with 8-10 fresh coals being added to each side of the grills hourly, along with basting them with butter to provide a beautifully crispened skin.
To impart a smokey flavor, I topped the coals with soaked mesquite wood chunks.
Hope everyone that hosted pulled off a fantastic meal!
and lastly, my smoked bone-in breast over mesquite.... it supplemented my sister-in-law's bird and the rest of the delectable spread. The smoked turkey was a big hit. Notice the smoke ring on the edge of the meat...
Hope everyone had a great holiday!
5 comments:
Well done, Chris! Two turkeys and a breast. Was it a family reunion?!
My brine consisted of kosher salt, vegetable stock, apple cider, brown sugar, molasses, bay leaf, black peppercorns, crushed garlic, fresh rosemary/sage/thyme. By far the best turkey I have ever made!
yeah, everyone I talk to raves about the brining when it comes to turkey... have to try that next time.
I have never brined and just keep hearing about how good it is. I usually just rub and vacuum pack in fridge over night and that seems to work well. I need to try brining soon!
Happy smoking to all!!!
Gosh, how did I miss this post?!?!? I don't want to call brining a "must" but it is key! Pick up a couple packs of turkey drumsticks, brine those and smoke 'em sometime. Oh, it's grand!
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