Smoking a Turkey for Thanksgiving

You can always smofry it! They're pretty yummy.. http://bbq-4-u.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=22485

EmilyC I will! I did 3 legs with salt and garham masala and 3 with salt and honey - we have a vacuum sealer thingy so they are snug in there with salty goodness - I have high hopes (we are planning to smoke 20 on TDay along with the whole roasted bird so a test run is prudent we think)

Hi there! I would say for sure brine it - and then the time is going to depend on the size, there is a LOT of information online (we got a smoker a couple months ago so I know :-) I would NOT do it in the garage - our smoker (New Braunfles offset style) pumps out a ton of smoke - just ask the neighbors - and it would for sure completely fill the garage, set off alarms, smoke everything you own, etc. As an aside, I have 6 drumsitck doing the Judy Bird salt brine right now, we are doing a trial run Saturday. You minght think about doing something similar if you have time - smoke a small bird just to test it out - you can always freeze it for later!!!

Hi -- I'd recommend checking out the cookbook Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn. I've smoked turkeys 3 or 4 times for Thanksgiving. It's a nice flavor, and it frees up valuable oven space. The brine recipe in Charcuterie for poultry is really good, and there's a nice tutorial on the smoking process, including recommended smoking temperatures, cooking times, etc. I've never used an electric smoker (we have a Big Green Egg) but we've done 15+ lb birds on it before. You'll just have to gauge how big you can go based on the size of your smoker. Enjoy!