2025 Thanksgiving


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Turkey

  • Day before: made 4x Turkey Brine
  • Night before: added 3 turkey breasts to brine (in stock pot) in fridge overnight
  • 9:30am: Smoker set to 300º
  • 9:50am: Turkey breasts added to smoker, salt/pepper rub and butter under skin
  • 10:50am: flipped turkey (leaning from one side to the other), added more butter, 85º internal
  • 11:30am: 140º internal
  • 12:00pm: 155º internal on two of them, 140º on the final one. Moved it to the warm side (by chimney)
  • 12:30pm: 170º on two, 160º on one. Pulled them to rest for 30 min. Served the 160º one
  • Next time, rotate birds through grill and pull them off individually as they get to 160º.

Published on November 30, 2025