So, I'm making a smoked turkey tomorrow. Today I am brining it. For those of you who don't know, brining is when you submerge the meet in a solution of water and salt. Through osmosis, the salt is pulled into the turkey, along with any other spices that you have added to your brining solution. My brine consisted of:

2 gallons of water
1 cup of salt
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 of white wine (not cooking wine)
1/2 cup of Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp of dried rosemary
1 tbsp of thyme
4 tbsp of ground black pepper

So now the bird is submerged in the brine (in the fridge). I'll leave it in for about 12-14 hours.

I'll post up picks when I get to actually cooking this thing tomorrow.

How big is the bird? Is that enough seasoning to get into it?

Sounds delicious, btw.

You plan dinner 2 days in advance? I can't wait 2 hours, nevermind 2 days...

How big is the bird? Is that enough seasoning to get into it?

Sounds delicious, btw.

About 12 pounds. I honestly don't know if it is enough, but I think I might inject it with something beforehand anyways. I'll also baste it with butter.

You plan dinner 2 days in advance? I can't wait 2 hours, nevermind 2 days...

Some things have to be done that way. Smokers take forever to cook, and if you really want your meat to absorb the flavor, the more time the better. I marinate steak for a day if possible, too.

Some things have to be done that way. Smokers take forever to cook, and if you really want your meat to absorb the flavor, the more time the better. I marinate steak for a day if possible, too.

Pretty much. I figure this bird should take around 8 hours or so. I'd rather not have dinner at 4 in the morning on sunday.

did you buy a bird that wasn't injected with saline at the processing plant?

Its pointless to brine or inject unless its a "naked" bird.

did you buy a bird that wasn't injected with saline at the processing plant?

Its pointless to brine or inject unless its a "naked" bird.

Got it at my butchers, so I hope so, but to be honest, I did not think to ask. Still learning as I go along.

You might have been lucky if you told your butcher your plan. Most places inject them with the solution to make them more moist for the average joe thats trying to cook turkey dinner. All it does, IMO, is make em saltier and taste less like turkey.

Nothing like a naked bird done up with some cajun seasoning mixed with whiskey (if its good with water, its better with beer and best with whiskey :D ) injected in it and dropped in the fryer.

we are on our way to eat said bird. Please have rolls and butter ready.

"we"?

The Lounge..

I bought a last minute plane ticket...



And yeah.. I always start prepping my food a couple days in advance (pref 2-3 days of marinating). It's much better that way.

Take an average steak, and if you marinate it correctly it will turn out SOOOO damn good you will wonder why you ever paid $13.00+ for a single slab of meat..

At my age, I can do whatever I want. I'm indestructible.

correct fenda. ark better have some pussy for us too. nothing like eating a bird with a lady under the table.

Well, I waited as long as I could, but none of you fuckers showed up, so we went ahead without you guys. Turned out pretty damn good. It was actually finished about 2 hours before I was expecting it to be done, which forced me to rush everything else but it all worked out in the end. I'll post some pics in a bit.

doesn't eating alot opf smoked meat have potential health issues?

not trying to rain on your parade, ark-man, more power to ya, but eating alot of cured meat may not be good
meh. Anything will kill a person in strong enough doses. I've never heard of anything related to smoke curing meat. Think about how many thousands of years that the only methods employed for preservation were smoking or salting the meat.

Here's two pics that I took. The first one was taken after being in the cooker for an hour, while the second one was taken just before I took it out.

Mmmm mmm bitch!!

ark just :owned: me in cooking birds

I brined my Thanksgiving turkey this year. It turned out pretty awesome.

I brined my Thanksgiving turkey this year. It turned out pretty awesome.

Hmmmm, did you actually eat it or use it as a substitute for a P***Y? Just wasn't clear exactly what you mean by "it was pretty awesome".? :bigthumb:
Don't worry bro I heard of other things being used as well.

^ Uh.... :dunce::nono::dunno::confused:

Left field: GET THERE!

I love it when people incorperate their race in their screen name...

WTF?

Hmmmm, did you actually eat it or use it as a substitute for a P***Y? Just wasn't clear exactly what you mean by "it was pretty awesome".? :bigthumb:
Don't worry bro I heard of other things being used as well.

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lmfao @ ethnic270

lol... "latin"? I took Latin 101 in college. It doesn't say latino 270... "geez here too!" lol

I brined my Thanksgiving turkey this year. It turned out pretty awesome.

What did you use in your brine?

What did you use in your brine?

Kosher salt, Thyme, and Rosemary

Hmmmm, did you actually eat it or use it as a substitute for a P***Y? Just wasn't clear exactly what you mean by "it was pretty awesome".? :bigthumb:
Don't worry bro I heard of other things being used as well.

No, for pussy I use your wifes fat 38 year old meat curtains. Then when I'm done, I draw her eyebrows on with a Sharpie.

No, for pussy I use your wifes fat 38 year old meat curtains. Then when I'm done, I draw her eyebrows on with a Sharpie.

uMMM SOUNDS KINKY! lol I happen to like meaty asses. Yours seems pretty fat but I'll pass. :gay2:
Sharpie? lol
:blah:See here is the tough guy talk again....lol I love it! :bigthumb:

Nice rebuttal!

Thanks. I gotta soften it up. I wouldnt want you to go crying to the mods here too!

That's fine, the mods here will ban you just for being a douchebag. I've already started the countdown for you.

I just went to the mods to get you banned. It wasn't "OMG I am scared mods help me!!!". It was this guy is annoying as shit and stupid too, oh look he broke the forum rules. This should be an easy way to get him to shut the fuck up.

I just went to the mods to get you banned. It wasn't "OMG I am scared mods help me!!!". It was this guy is annoying as shit and stupid too, oh look he broke the forum rules. This should be an easy way to get him to shut the fuck up.

:blah::blah::blah:

What does this have to do with smoked turkeys?

What does this have to do with smoked turkeys?

Absolutely nothing, Latin is a troll and hijacked your thread to start shit with 2nd.Gen...


Though that turkey did look DAMN good!

I think the next thing that I will try will be a smoked ham :)

Make sure you take more pictures next time. That turkey looks delicious.

^ Seriously!


I'll be getting a smoker later in the month from a guy who's moving back to the states. I don't think I'll cook anything like that though! Just stick with steaks and such. I cooked one a couple weeks ago in the smoker (had marinated for about 2 days prior) and it was DAMN good!

Now that that fag latin is gone, I smoked a couple of chickens tonight. They came out extremely juicy and tender. I think I'm starting to get the hang of this.

looks pretty damn tasty. What woods/herbs are you using for smoke?

god damn that looks great!

For the smoke I used a combination of hickory and apple. I would also mop it with some olive oil mixed with fresh herbs every 45 minutes or so as well.