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Old 12-18-2005 | 07:40 PM
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How do I smoke a turkey, tame not wild.
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Old 12-18-2005 | 08:11 PM
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Same way....

If you mean you how do you kill it? walk up to it with a 12 guage and shoot it point blank.

But cooking way... same as a wild turkey.
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Old 12-19-2005 | 12:34 PM
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I season mine with a good dusting of Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning andhang itin an old-fashioned smoker over a fire that is about half dry hickory and half green sweet gum.
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Old 12-21-2005 | 03:29 PM
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http://www.kickassbbq.com/Beef%20Jerky.htm

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Old 01-03-2006 | 07:18 PM
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I smoked a turkey breast last year that was awesome.

BIG SECRET....everyone should know. Have a pan of water under the turkey. I use a gas grill and put the bird over the side THAT IS NOT LIT. The pan of water under the turkey will cause steam shooting through the turkey making itVERY moist. My 8 lb breast took 3 1/2 hours. I also used oak chips soaked in water. Use a meat thermommeter. A whole bird should be 180 degrees and a breast 170 degrees.I mounted a nice temperature guage on my grill. Walmart... Keep temp around 325-350

Best turkey I've eatten
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Old 01-04-2006 | 10:11 AM
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I use fruitwood like apple or orange to smoke poultry , oak and hickory tend to make birds taste like ham . Definitely use a water pan and keep it full or your bird will turn to jerky . I inject mine with butter or creole butter with added seasonings to my taste , which also helps keep the bird juicy . If you want gorgeous color and an interesting flavor try tea smoking a bird like the Chinese do sometime .
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Old 01-04-2006 | 11:24 AM
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I actually like the ham flavoring that hickory provides, but then again, I'm not a big, big turkey fan anyway. But, substituting dry pecan (for heat) for hickory and usinggreen sweet gum (for smoke) isanother good way to avoid that.I've heard good things about apple wood, but have never used it. Never heard of using orange wood, but I would be willing to give it a try.
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Old 01-05-2006 | 03:35 AM
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"I use fruitwood like apple or orange to smoke poultry , oak and hickory tend to make birds taste like ham .:

Thanks I will remember that. Very good tip!!
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PS Here in Florida the only fruit trees we have are orange trees. I wonder if that would work well for smoking?
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