IS it best to brine a turkey breast prior to smoking? Consensus seems to be 3 hours of smoke at 250 till an IT of 161 to 165. Should the breast be glazed or sprayed with AJ during the smoking process? Anyone have a good honey based glaze recipe?
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Quote from: DADAKOTA on November 09, 2010, 11:20:47 AM
IS it best to brine a turkey breast prior to smoking? Consensus seems to be 3 hours of smoke at 250 till an IT of 161 to 165. Should the breast be glazed or sprayed with AJ during the smoking process? Anyone have a good honey based glaze recipe?
You didn't mention Dadakota if the turkey breast is bone-in or boneness. I have yet to do a boneless turkey breast but I have done a couple of bone-in breasts with great success. Here is a link to how I smoke my turkey bone-in breasts. http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=18268.msg221501#msg221501 (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=18268.msg221501#msg221501)
The one thing that I would do differently is use Jan's Rub which you can find at http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?467-Jan-s-Dry-Rub (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?467-Jan-s-Dry-Rub)
Someone will come along soon and give you help with boneless turkey breasts. No matter what you do and how you do it ... It's all good ;D ;D
Hello DADAKOTA,
I've done both turkey breast bone-in and boneness...
I've yet to do a brine on either, but willing to try in the future.
I've got a couple of links to smoked turkey:
Smoked Turkey Breast - Bone In...
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=18534.0
Smoked Turkey Breast with Honey-Maple Glaze - Southern Style
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=17391.0
Hope this helps!
Enjoy!!
Thinking about doing one of each. Still wonder about brining them.
If the breast are already pumped with a brine solution (usually containing salt and sodium phosphates), then you don't have to brine them, and you would probably get little benefit from putting them in a brine. Just make sure you read the label containing the ingredients - I have seen some turkeys and chickens injected with plain water. Those could benefit from a brine.
I'm gonna do a test run on one this weekend. Bone in breast and already pumped full with 15% solution, so no brine needed. Hopefully they will turn out ok, that's why I'm doing a test run. Don't wanna mess up Thanksgiving day!!!
Thanks folks. ;D