Recent content by Jeff010

Why do people smoke turkeys to 165? Most recipes/sites say you need to cook turkeys to 165F for food safety purposes. Some sites also say that you can cook turkeys to lower temperatures, such as 145F, if you hold it at that temp for around 11minutes (I know this concept of cook time vs...

Just ordered a smokin-it #2.  I was looking to get a maverick (around 60) but then saw the thermoworks probe ($150).  I have a thermapen thermometer and I love their products but for 150 I would probably upgrade to the PID.  Other posts say that the smaller 1 and 2 smokers don't need a PID as...