It has been a while since I’ve had some fun with Pele and tonight I fired her up to smoke a turkey for my family’s annual Christmas tree trimming party. Prior to acquiring Pele I had bought fantastic smoked turkeys from Greenberg Smoked Turkey in Tyler, TX. As much as I enjoyed those birds there’s no reason for me to not give it a spin on my own cooker so tonight, I put this on for enjoyment tomorrow...
Planning on the traditional low and slow @225° I brined in a simple salt water solution for @six hours, dried the bird and seasoned with a mixture of ground black pepper, a bit of cayenne pepper, picante papriki, onion and garlic powder, with some good old Schillings poultry seasoning tossed in as well. Put it on midnight and I’ll check at 8 in the morning. I’ve allowed for a possible12 hour cook, + or - an hour or two. Since I plan to serve this up carved for sandwiches or general noshing, finish time really is not critical.
Of course I will post the obligatory finish pictures...