Have a 12lb. turkey ready for brine..undecided as to what to smoke it with..I have hickory, apple,cherry, mesquite, pucks for the smoke..any favorites?? (I already know who is voting for mesquite) ;D Any favorite brine recipes are welcome also!!! Thanks in advance.
I think I would go with hickory.
Pens,
You are a man after my own heart. Hickory .
KyNola
I like cherry for turkey
Hickory. Please forgive me WTS
HR
I would go with a mix of apple and hickory. If you have a favorite, go with that one by all means. Good luck with it.
If you have a fav wood use it and then you will be happy.
Old habits die hard and I always seem to go with the rule of thumb that says the lighter the meat the lighter the wood, which would be apple but mixing in hickory could give a nice smoke edge.
Your favorite is your favorite as they say...
WCK, I see what you are saying but since this is a brined bird I think a stronger smoke would go well. I used maple on the spatchcocked breast I just did, mainly cause I'm about out of hickory, and it was fantastic. I think I'll use hickory next time. I do use a ton of apple on most of my cheeses and my ABT's. Overall, if I'm not sure what to use, I go with apple.
Going with a combo,Hickory and apple..Will let you know how it turns out.Thanks ;D
Typically with turkey I have gone with mesquite ;D
Apple or Alder for me when I do poultry.
Did you get your turkey done yet, if so how did it turn out?
Sorry. It looks like I'm a little late here. I did my last turkey with apple and pecan, 50/50. I noticed pecan wasn't in your list BB. In that case, I probably would have gone with 2:1 apple and hickory, or even 3:1. In any case, let us know what happened.
I've don Hickory, Cherry and Apple.
All were great.