
I am step by step instructions on how to carve a turkey if you needed further instructions. Transfer the smoked turkey to a cutting board and carve for serving.Once the thermometers have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit remove the whole bird from the smoker and cover it with aluminum foil letting the turkey rests for 15 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute.Smoke the whole turkey on the grill or smoker for 30 minutes per pound.
Be sure these are oven-safe thermometers.
Insert a meat thermometer into the turkey breast at the thickest part of the breast as well as the thickest part of the thigh of the bird. Pour the apple juice (or liquid of your choice) along with the turkey neck into the drippings pan. Line the disposable aluminum pan with orange slices, placing the prepared turkey on top of the orange slices. Stuff the the turkey cavity with the apple, onion, and herbs. Tuck the wing tips under to stabilize the bird and keep the wingtips from burning. Heat your smoker or grill to 225 degrees F. Follow my brining instructions in another post. If you are going to brine the turkey allow an extra day for brining. I have several methods of thawing a frozen turkey safely if you are new to cooking a frozen turkey. Be sure the turkey is properly and safely thawed. An instant read thermometer or a digital thermometer will work just fine. Meat thermometers - I suggest 2 meat thermometers, one for the breast and one for the thigh. I recommend apple, cherry, or hickory for smoking poultry. Wood for smoking - either pellets, chunks or wood chips. Grill with a smoker- I have a rectec grill that is a pellet grill but a smoke box in a charcoal grill will work as well. Tools & Equipment to make a smoked turkey rec tec grill for smoking a whole turkey Juice - apple juice, apple cider or orange juice, for the roasting pan. Dry Turkey Brine Recipe - Optional but adds great flavors and extra moistness. Turkey, whole, thawed - Some people say that fresh turkeys are the best turkeys but I can only ever find frozen turkeys at my store. 🦃 Ingredients for a whole smoked turkey: Juicy turkey with a delightful smoked turkey flavor all from your own grill or smoker!. Use these turkey smoking instructions when making a smoked spatchcock turkey. Apple, Cherry, mesquite or a combination are all delicious options. Customize the smoky flavor of your turkey by switching out your wood type to suit your taste. Serving a large crowd? Smoke two smaller turkeys side by side and get your holiday meal on the table baster than smoking one large turkey. This is the best smoked turkey recipe for a whole turkey because it frees up your oven for other side dishes. a pizza peel and a couple of Papa Murphy’s pizzas and you are good to go.Īs you can see the bullseye is always generating good smoke and that wood smoke is what makes the pizza so good. If you have a bullseye all you need is a pizza stone. The bullseye is not just a great pizza grill it is also super fast pizza grill. There is nothing soggy or limp about this pizza. Not only does the pizza have that great smell of wood smoke but the crust is perfectly cooked. Here we check again at 10 minutes and as you can see it is ready to go. However if you have one of those monster 22+ pound birds, it may not fit without.
Now don’t go very far for this pizza is going to be ready in less than 10 minutes. Using my pizza peel I slide the pizza on top of the pizza stone. So here is the fully preheated bullseye grill at 450F Only if you want to have pizza with some paramedic that are hauling you off to the burn ward.įor $17 you can get a Pizza Peel and have complete control of the pizza during the cooking process. I cooked two pizza in a row and both were completely done in 10 minutes. No No No – The maximum time will be 10 minutes. Now, this is where the instructions go off the rail. Put pizza and tray on a heat shielding surface like a pizza stone Here is the actual direction right off their website.įirst, preheat pellet grill to 425 to 450 F. If you are using a Bullseye do NOT follow their directions. This video has a strong warning if you read the direction on the Papa Murphy’s website on how to use a pellet grill to cook your pizza. New Star Foodservice Aluminum Pizza Peel, Wooden Handle, 12 x 14 inch Blade, 26 inch overall – Vremi Ceramic Pizza Stone for Grill and Oven. Rec Tec Grills Trailblazer | RT-340 | Bundle – REC TEC Grills Bullseye | RT-B380 | Bundle – This video we cook a Chicken Special pre-prepared pizza from Papa Murphys.