1st Annual Bigmista Turkey Smoke

Bigmista · Nov 23, 2004

I have just started the 1st Annual Bigmista Turkey Smoke and I wanted to share with the brethren. I am smoking 2 Turkeys. One today and one tomorrow. (Space limiations) I brined both overnight and rubbed the first and put it in the smoker with mesquite lump, hickory chunks and some rosemary leaves spread on the fire. Here are the first few pics:

cookswithfire · Nov 23, 2004

ahhh... Mista it looks raw and I think someone put celery inside it and someone is stealing chunks a wood...That forearm looks like popeyes :shock:
but seriously how hot is your temp and how long will you smoke them for?

Bigmista · Nov 23, 2004

TEmp is running between 275° and 300°. I am going to smoke it till the thigh hits 170°. I'll post another pic in a few minutes.

Bill-Chicago · Nov 23, 2004

Note to Santa

Mista need pit gloves

Bigmista · Nov 23, 2004

Had some welding gloves. Can't remember what happened to them.

Anyway, in this pic the thigh is at 135°. (YAY! I got a digital probe thermometer!) We're about halfway done...

kcquer · Nov 23, 2004

<doing best Freddie Prinze mod> Looking Good!

Mista, real nice color. You spraying anything on that bird or is the color just from the hickory?

Bigmista · Nov 23, 2004

Drizzled a mixture of Olive oil, Apple cider vinegar and worchestershire on him when he started looking a little dry on top.

I brined hime overnight so he should be good and juicy inside.

The_Kapn · Nov 23, 2004

Neil,
Looking Great- I am hungry now!
So--go find those welding gloves and serve him up with some of the sauce "on the side" that you sent me :lol:
Ya will need them to handle the sauce :lol: :lol: :lol:
Love it!
TIM

markbet · Nov 23, 2004

Bigmista....nice looking bird. I hope my smoking comes out as good as yours...damn that looks good!

Bigmista · Nov 23, 2004

OK here are a couple of pics of the finished product. I will start the other one tomorrow.

Let me know what you think!

Solidkick · Nov 23, 2004

Let me know what you think!

Don't look eatable..........better send this one to me and try again......... :wink:

Nice Bird Neil!! Hope it tastes as good as it looks!

Bigmista · Nov 23, 2004

Thank you Mr. Kick!

mook · Nov 23, 2004

Neil,

Great looking bird!!!
I know it will taste as good as it looks.

I am about to start mine in the brine now for smoking tommorow.

CinCity25 · Nov 23, 2004

ooooo baby......i wish it was our thanksgiving!!! or maybe i could just head south for the weekend and pretend!

looks great!....i gotta tell ya, as gross as it is i love the skin......and it looks fantastic.....think fedex will accept it???

tommykendall · Nov 24, 2004

Very nice looking bird Mista. I thought the thigh should register 180 though

Neil · Nov 24, 2004

Only been up for 1/2 hour and I'm ready to eat now after looking at those pics. I agree with TK regarding the 180* in the thigh.

BigBelly · Nov 24, 2004

Looks great man!!!

Very nice looking bird Mista. I thought the thigh should register 180 though

Maybe Mista is using the carry-over cooking method--residual heat.

Bellybro · Nov 24, 2004

Damn, You are making me hungry!!

badger · Nov 24, 2004

What does the celery do? I thought it was a no no to stuff a turkey that is being smoked?

Looks great though, I hope mine turns out as nice!

Bigmista · Nov 24, 2004

Celery, onion and apples just for aromatics. Not gonna eat them.

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