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Friday, November 23, 2012

The Bird


Have been kind of busy here with deer season going on, but was able to smoke a turkey yesterday for Thanksgiving dinner.

Spatchcocked the turkey, brined in a simple water, brown sugar, kosher salt brine overnight, slathered in butter (with butter under the skin) seasoned with pepper and smoked in the BPS drum with a small bit of hickory at 325F til done.




It was kinda tasty.... at least no one complained. :)


Still hunting here, no deer hanging yet but I hope that will change soon. 
Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!


14 comments:

lisa said...

Looks good, hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

LindaG said...

Oh, I need to remember brown sugar next year.
We brined our turkey this year, but I only used kosher salt and water.

Your turkey looks great! We fried ours and it turned out pretty good, too.

Good luck with the hunt. Hope it's a safe one and you get your deer!

JazzCat said...

Heya Jeanie, I hope your Thanksgiving Day was a thankful, relaxing day... Good luck with your hunt!
Peace babe!
Best regards,
Jim

Tango Joe said...

That is one fine looking bird, and I am sure it tasted great!
Good Hunting To You!

cowgirl said...

Thank you Lisa! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving too! :)

cowgirl said...

Linda Thank you! Your turkey sounds delicious! I love fried turkey.
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too.
I haven't got my deer yet but still have a few days left. Thanks. :)

cowgirl said...

Thank you Jim! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving too. I've been meaning to check back into the forum to see what all you've been cooking. I'm sure you had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast. :)
Thanks!

cowgirl said...

Joe, thanks!! Hope you had a great T Day too. :)
Good to see ya..

LB @ Bullets And Biscuits said...

I smoked a turkey and ham this year for Thanksgiving. It freaked my mom out a bit for not having a traditional cooked turkey but she loved it so I think I may have converted her ;)

cowgirl said...

That sounds tasty LB! I bet you have converted her. :)
Hope you had a great TDay. Thanks for stopping by!

Chris said...

I hope your bird day was as fun and tasty as ours with friends and family.

cowgirl said...

Chris Thanks! It was a good day. Glad to hear you had a nice one too. :)

Heirloom Ketchup said...

What ees thees "spatchcock" of weech you speak, Paleface (Cowgirl)?
Does the turkey like it?(sorry...little food joke there)
Regards,
Steve heirloomketchup@aol.com

cowgirl said...

lol Thanks for the laugh Steve!