How Do You Prepare A Smoked Turkey?
There are many different methods and recipes for smoking a turkey. From the preparation of the bird and the choice of wood chips, to the use of flavorings and the temperature of the smoker, there are many choices you can make and a few rules that must be followed to get that perfectly flavored and juicy bird. Smoked turkey smoked correctly is a meal to remember and once you have tried it you will never go back to oven roasting. Step 1 Buy the correct bird and needed supplies. Smoking meat means cooking it for a prolonged period of time at a lower temperature and because of this large turkeys are out for smoking. Choose a bird around 10 to 14 lbs. as larger ones will take too long to come to safe cooking temperatures and will pose a safety risk. Fresh turkeys are better than frozen and you won’t need one that is pre basted or with any pop-up temp. gauge. The wood chips used are important as they will impart a major flavor to the meat. Hickory and oak are often used, but hard fruit woods
