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Recipes => Poultry => Topic started by: Spacenole on November 23, 2020, 03:11:13 PM

Title: 22lb Turkey
Post by: Spacenole on November 23, 2020, 03:11:13 PM

I bought and defrosted a 22lb Turkey. Will I be able to smoke it in the Smoker Model #2D-Digital WiFi at 275 degrees?

Title: Re: 22lb Turkey
Post by: LarryD on November 23, 2020, 05:42:56 PM

That's a really large bird and the standard concern I've always heard is about getting it through the 'danger zone' of temperature quickly enough.  Since you have the DW, crank the heat up to 325.  There is no advantage and lots of disadvantage to going low/slow with turkey.

Title: Re: 22lb Turkey
Post by: old sarge on November 23, 2020, 08:37:17 PM

Won't be pretty but spatchcocking it might speed thing up and if you plan on crisping the skin on a grill or under a broiler, having the bird splayed open high give more uniform crisping.

Title: Re: 22lb Turkey
Post by: Spacenole on November 23, 2020, 09:03:10 PM

Thanks...I will crank it up to 325 and spatchcock the turkey.

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