Got any tips for smoking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around tips and experiences related to smoking a turkey for Thanksgiving. Participants share their thoughts on cooking methods, personal anecdotes, and humorous takes on the holiday.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express excitement about smoking their turkey this year, sharing personal anecdotes and humorous comments about the process.
  • One participant questions the quality of turkey jerky, suggesting it may not be a suitable alternative if their cooking timer fails.
  • Another participant mentions their choice to cook chicken instead of turkey, citing the impracticality of a large turkey for a small gathering.
  • There are humorous references to Thanksgiving traditions and alternative cooking methods, such as BBQing steak, which some participants find amusing or controversial.
  • One participant expresses concern about their first attempt at smoking a turkey, wondering if they will end up with turkey jerky instead of a properly cooked dish.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a lighthearted tone about Thanksgiving cooking, but there is no consensus on the best method for smoking a turkey or the appropriateness of alternative dishes. Multiple competing views on cooking preferences and traditions remain present.

Contextual Notes

Some posts contain humorous or anecdotal content that may not directly contribute to practical cooking advice. The discussion includes varying levels of seriousness regarding Thanksgiving traditions and cooking methods.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in Thanksgiving cooking, particularly those exploring smoking techniques or looking for lighthearted discussions around holiday traditions.

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Happy Thanksgiving!









I suppose PF is one of these places where this approach to Thankgiving will be appreciated!
 
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Happy holidays all. (Ha Ha, just a shot in my little private war against Thanksgiving).
 
Happy Thanksgiving, to all.

May the day be pleasant, joyful and peaceful.


I'm enjoying the morning reading the literature on the theoretical and experimental work concerning phonon and ambipolar contributions to the thermal conductivity of a particular polycrystalline ceramic over the range of temperature range of 300 to 3120 K. :smile:
 
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Happy thanksgiving and have a terrific turkey or a good goose or a pleasant pheasant, but please not a chicken, that doesn't alliterate.
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 
Just in case my pop up timer malfunctions, does anyone know if turkey jerky is any good?

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Or should I ask this in the food thread?
 
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We have a chicken for today's meal. A turkey (even a small one) is overkill for just 2 people. I'd be eating turkey for a couple of weeks.

Edit: Chicken and giblets are ready to go into the oven as soon as it hits the pre-heat target.
 
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Happy Thanksgiving.
 
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Happy Thanksgiving! I'm smoking my turkey this year!
 
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Happy Tday everyone! They're all having oysters! Yuck! That is an insult to our national heritage. So in order to maintain tradition, I'm going to BBQ a steak just like the Pilgrims did.
 
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I'm sad that I couldn't go to this kind family who invited me to their house for Thanksgiving today, hope they enjoy it.

Happy thanksgiving to all, and I wish you enjoy the grace of being healthy and together with your family. :smile:
 
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Evo said:
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm smoking my turkey this year!

After relaying our "Lesbian Tree climbing Goats" story at work yesterday, the conversation turned to "How does one properly smoke a Turkey"?, which of course resulted in the comment:

"You just need some really big rolling papers dude!"

.....

Argh...

:rolleyes:
 
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MY brother in law is grilling a turkey. Blackened and bloody turkey jerky sounds okay -
after two glasses of pinot noir...
 
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jim mcnamara said:
MY brother in law is grilling a turkey. Blackened and bloody turkey jerky sounds okay -
after two glasses of pinot noir...
This is my first attempt at smoking a turkey, I hope i don't end up with turkey jerky. I'm sure there is some special trick to the wonderfully moist, smoked to the bone turkey from the big companies.
 

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