Wood Choice

[renvette]

Is it a good or bad idea to use hickory to smoke turkey?  Any suggestions on smoke time is greatly appreciated.

[hal4uk]

Good.   

[Ka Honu]

Hickory works well with turkey but I usually prefer a lighter wood (maple or pecan are faves).  Generally 2-3 hours of smoke (at 225-250°) followed by continued cook in smoker, oven, TBE, or whatever until the desired AT is achieved.  Then rest, carve, and eat.

[KyNola]

Being that I too am from KY, I will second the motion of the first young man from KY by saying hickory on turkey is indeed a good thing!

[DTAggie]

Good?  It is GREAT

[smoker pete]

It's all GOOD!!!  Just smoked a 12lb turkey with (2)hickory to (1)apple (3 hours) and it was a rave at my wife's sewing club luncheon today ... hickory, pecan, apple, cheery, maple, and of course then you can mix things.  I like (2)pecan to (1)apple, or (2)hickory to (1)cherry, etc.  I will say that I have never used Jim Beam on poultry but I'll be giving that a try too soonest 

[FLBentRider]

I've done Hickory on Turkey more than a few times and never had a complaint.

[SnellySmokesEm]

I just did 2 hours of apple on my first turkey and it was good.

[SouthernSmoked]

I too have done a turkey using Hickory but this year I will be using Apple.

[beefmann]

have done maple and cherry with turkey

[Mailman]

I'm doing 8 lbs breast tomorrow was thinking apple and maple or apple and pecan any thoughts on those? and you pull from smoker @ 165* correct? Sorry not trying to steal thread.

[thirtydaZe]

I'm going 2-3 hours of Oak, then topping off with an hour of Apple.

[SoCalBuilder]

I'm doing 8 lbs breast tomorrow was thinking apple and maple or apple and pecan any thoughts on those? and you pull from smoker @ 165* correct? Sorry not trying to steal thread.

No worries. I'm an apple fan, but may give the hickory a shot tomorrow, or a combo of the two. 165 in the breast is what I use, but if you want to crisp up the skin, pull it a bit early and throw it on the grill or under the broiler to bring it up to the IT. Just watch it carefully.

[smoker pete]

I'm doing 8 lbs breast tomorrow was thinking apple and maple or apple and pecan any thoughts on those? and you pull from smoker @ 165* correct?

I have found (2) pecan to (1) apple to be a good combination in the past.  Pecan works great with poultry.  But then, it's ALL GOOD ...!!  165º in the breast is good number but I wouldn't go any higher.

[dumoch126]

Anyone ever use mesquite for a short time?