Honey Brined Smoked Turkey

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Had this recipe last year for Thanksgiving. This year we are doing it for Christmas. I use my gas smoker with applewood and it turned out to be AWESOME!

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Very good. We added a little bit of pepper to the brine. We absolutely loved the turkey

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No reason to mess with the ingredient's, this is a great recipe. It took about 3 1/2 hrs. for 14 lb bird to reach 165 (breast at 350 - 375 degrees. If you are grilling have the foil ready. The honey will brown quickly (within an hour @ 375. Cover the top of the turkey and make booties for the wing tips if you don't want them black.
I put a pan of water under the bird....not sure if it's needed but I didn't want the juices putting out my fire.
I used hickory wood (a lot more than a cup for the Thanksgiving bird. Using apple for Christmas.

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Perfect in every single way... it was easy and the turkey was the BEST I've ever had.

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Between the brine and the smoking, the turkey came out wonderful. I was surprised at how fast the turkey came to temp, (little too fast as in my infinite wisdom I started about 2 hours earlier thinking that a 20lb bird would need extra time, definitely need to change that to my finite wisdom, we just had to package it up and head to grandma's a little earlier then expected...hehe. Best turkey ever.

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I made this yesterday at a two turkey dinner-the other one was just a regular baked turkey-mine was absolutely destroyed! I hardly have any leftovers. So good and was worth bringing my smoker out of the shed in the snow-haha.

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- Used a 7lb. turkey breast and halved the brine recipe. Brined for 8 hours in a stock pot.
- I used chicken broth; the honey & chicken broth did not smell pleasant at all, do not be afraid ... the chicken broth adds AMAZING flavor.
- Made rosemary, sage & garlic compound butter (See Wolfgang's Brined Roast Turkey recipe and rubbed it under the skin.
- It was so cold & windy outside, the gas grill could not maintain 400 with just one burner on. It maintained at 325-350 (spiked to 425 at one point.
- I pulled the turkey breast out at 157 internal temp, final temp after 1 hour of resting was 163.

My family of 6 gobbled 5 lbs of turkey breast in one sitting ... gosh, it was so amazing!!

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my five kids, okay one is technically my husband, absolutely loved this; and they have never been fans of turkey. i'd never tried anything like this and was worried i'd ruin the bird, however, i followed all directions and it was easy. this will replace the bird-in-a-bag, sorry dad.

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Has anyone tried doing this same Brine recipe but cooked it in the oven instead of the grill? Also, has anyone put apples, onions, cinimon and rosemary inside while it's in the oven?

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Yum.