I tried to smoke a turkey once, it keep falling out of the cig paper.....
Yep - someone actually told that joke at dinner - 14 people including us and the neighbors - smoked turkey, ham, yams, the infamous green bean dish, mac/cheese, mashed potatos, dressing, and three others I didn't recognize - biscuits, cornbread - apple cobbler thingy, pumpkin pie, and choc/vanilla pudding/crumbly dessert of some kind.
Got a passing grade on the turkey - although I graded myself a tad to the dry side based on the white meat.
Treated ie had some fluids put in at the factory - 15.5 lbs. Ran fit check in the smoker before thawing.
8 hrs /up at 1 am - lump charcoal, apple/hickory chips soaked in water overnight for smoke, two quarts apple cider in water pan instead of beer or white wine - sale at the place I bought the turkey - 79/lb for the artificially plumped up vs $1.49/lb all natural.
The outside was brushed with Crisco and sprinkled with Hy Vee season salt - came out dark brown like a sealed skin.
No dressing - mostly open - one onion and one green apple cut in big chunks.
Kept the lid on - added charcoal/smoking chips/more cider through the sidedoor as needed(three times).
Used 30 min/lb - at 16 lbs - the red button had popped and a meat thermometer inserted in the thigh pronounced it done.
So now my neighbor wants to get back to smoking again - his old smoker wore out.
I took that as a yes vote.
heh heh heh -
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