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The turkey came out really good and tasty. This is one of the few times I can say it was better than what I expected. There is one issue that I will use in the future, "don't cut or slice the meat until serving". My Father-in-Law sliced the turkey as well as the Smoked Meat he made and put the sliced meat in trays. The trays were put in a Warmer. When it was time to eat, the turkey and especially the Smoked Meat was not as good as just being sliced. Just something to think about.

Have made his twice and think I am close to making something quite decadent. Pig candy. 1) store bought bacon, nothing fancy, Oscar Meyer or whatever, regular cut not thick cut 2) in a Pyrex square pan, Kay out the bacon in ling strips and drizzle with maple syrup and hand rub (ingredients below) with a good dusting 3) repeat by layering it a few times like you were making a bacon lasagna (I used two packs of Oscar Meyer) 4) I let the Pyrex sit at room temp for the flavors to absorb maybe 4 hours or so - no magic there 5) heat soaked the KK at 225 dome and some ECC with apple wood 6) put the bacon on 4 Bradley racks I bought on Amazon and transported them to the KK where I laid them on the main grill and staked them 7) after 90 minutes I rearranged the racks so the one on the main grill became the one on the top of the pile another 90 minutes or so and bam! 9) took the Bradley racks off, tented the stack of them in tin foil and let them cool and harden a bit 10) simply to die for - Bacon candy! As for the rub, I used brown sugar, paprika, cayenne, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Can forward if anyone cares for the measurements.

Today's Joke: Wide grill Ted and his wife were working in their garden one day when Ted looks over at his wife and says: "Your butt is getting really big, I mean really big! I bet your butt is bigger than the barbecue." With that he proceeded to get a measuring tape and measure the grill and then went over to where his wife was working and measured his wife's bottom. "Yes, I was right, your butt is two inches wider than the barbecue!!!!" The wife chooses to ignore her husband. Later that night in bed, Ted is feeling a little frisky. He makes some advances towards his wife who completely brushes him off. "What's wrong?" he asks. She answers: "Do you really think I'm going to fire up this big-ass grill for one little weenie?"