smoking turkey breasts

[doughboysigep]

anybody have any recepies for smoking turkey breasts (whole)???

also thinking about making jerky out of them?? should I?? I sort of think it might be a waste of some great meat.

[rybohunter]

I smoked turkey breasts, didn't really do anything fanncy, just smoked em over medium low heat for a couple hours with a mix of mesquite and hickory chips. Turned out great.

[saltflat]

I have smoked turkey breast before also. I like hickory or apple for smoking wood. THe apple gives the meat a sweet flavor. I like to have a pan of water between my meat and the fire so it help rehydrate the meat. Soak your wood chips in water before using them and your ready to go.

[doughboysigep]

do you inject id with anything? marinate it?? how long in the smoker???

[kevin1]

Inject with Chachere's Creole Butter or with melted unsalted butter , smoke over apple until it's slightly underdone and finish cooking in a slow oven to avoid drying out the meat . Watch the internal temp carefully .

[saltflat]

I have never injected any of mine. Never really found a taste I liked. Depending on if your turkey is frozen or thawed will decide how long it takes. If my turkey is thawed I smoke it under heavy smoke for a good 2 hours. Keep an eye on the amount of smoke coming out of your grill.

[Hunter06FlKy]

i've been thinking of wrapping the breast with bacon and smoking it. supposedly it turns out quite good but i don't know from first hand experience.

[saltflat]

Sounds tasty to me. I don't know how well the smoke will get thru the bacon but you will only know if you try it.