On 6/26/13 9:30 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/26/2013 9:04 AM, Hank© wrote:
On 6/26/2013 8:39 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/26/13 8:28 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
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On 6/25/2013 8:31 PM, Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:57:16 -0400, Earl wrote:
John H wrote:
My smoker is electric, so I never get flames - just smoldering. I
got rid of the charcoal smoker
many years ago. Too much trouble when smoking a turkey.
John H.
Smoking was the only way I prepared a turkey - until I learned
about
deep-frying! I've never gone back except one year when we had a
large
group and I did one each way. The only left overs were from the
smoked turkey.
I've never deep fried a turkey. I started putting the turkey on a
rotisserie over charcoal. Wow. The
Weber will handle a 15lb'er pretty well. They come off much more
moist
than in the smoker. Some
smoke flavor can be added by putting some aluminum foil wrapped
chips
on top of the charcoal.
John (Gun Nut) H.
Try it and you'll never go back. A 12# turkey is done in less
than an
hour and tastes great! It's not greasy at all. The hot oil seems to
seal it up quickly. I've never tried injecting mine like many do -
they
tasted too good already.
I inject with a Balsamic Vinegar / Honey mix.. About half and half in
the injector needle under the skin and in the meat.
Brining works much better.
Gosh, what if you like taste of turkey when it tastes like...turkey?
What? You don't like pickled turkey?
All of this is subjective... When we want Turkey that "tastes like
Turkey" we do the traditional thing in the oven with stuffing and
stuff... It's pretty simple really, but we have discovered that you can
buy several Turkeys a year, and cook them all differently if you wish
I do whole chickens and turkeys all the time. Chickens are my favorite.
Salt, pepper, and a bit of butter... in the oven and yum.
Roasted chicken is our favorite here, whether roasted or baked in the
oven or on the grill. It's not easy finding small, whole, unfrozen
turkeys outside of the Thanksgiving season, but when I do, I buy one.
I don't think I've cooked a steak so far this year. We've both sort of
lost our taste for that sort of beef, although we will grill a burger
occasionally, and I still like a Hebrew National hotdog once in a while,
and whatever the brand of "Kosher" dog they serve at the Washington
Nationals' games.