How large a whole turkey fits in a 2D?

[gregor]

Going to be picking one up on Friday for post holiday eats...

Thanks!

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[NDKoze]

A 14 pounder should fit into a #2.

That being said, unless you have an Auber model or a D model where you can run your temp higher than 250, 14 pounds should really be your max poundage for a turkey anyhow.

I don't have a D model, but many people who do have the D models or Aubers still prefer to smoke at 250 degrees and only use a max of a 14 pound bird.

I hope you will be using one of the brining recipes in the poultry section? This is pretty much a must in my book.

Good luck on your smoke.

[gregor]

Thanks!  I am still scheming

I have a 2d and I see I shouldn't go above 375 degrees.  Mostly I have done poultry at 225.

Considering getting a couple 10 lb breasts and spatchcocking them.

If I have time, I'll brine overnight, but that all depends on weather...

[jcboxlot]

Get the breast.   Just my opine.   

[Papa Rick]

I have not done a Whole Turkey in my #2, but have done 4 Turkey Breast at one time and they came out great!  Also have done 4 Pork Butts at one time and they all came out great.  I would always have a probe in them though so I could watch the Temp and not over/under cook them.

I have the old style #2 and have been well pleased with it.  I have took the Turkey Breast to family dinners where other family members brought Butts, Ham and Chicken and when it was all said and done, there wasn't any of my Turkey left.  These Smokers make you look like you could have your own reality show on how to smoke that is for sure! 

[hvacgaspiping]

Going to be picking one up on Friday for post holiday eats...

Thanks!

I`ve been putting a 21 pound turkey into my #2 since I bought it in 2016.  Leave only the bottom rack in, and mine fits with a little room to spare.

[hvacgaspiping]

Also, I brine my 21 pound turkeys in a brine bucket which has ribbed construction inside it in which a hold down plate rotates a quarter turn to hold the bird beneath the surface of the brine solution.  The bucket is just large enough for a turkey this size and is taller than a regular 5 gallon bucket.

[LarryD]

I have a 2d and I see I shouldn't go above 375 degrees.  Mostly I have done poultry at 225.

Just for the record, the manual very explicitly states, "** DO NOT operate smoker above 325° **".

[old sarge]

Spatchcock it. It will go quicker.