Does any one know about how long it take to smoke a whole turkey and what temp to smoke it at. I need to figure out what time I have to get up in the morning to eat by 2.
Take a look at this.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=25451.0
Here is one I did a while back:
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=17787.0 (http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=17787.0)
Quote from: ngtgracie on November 21, 2011, 01:00:22 PM
Does any one know about how long it take to smoke a whole turkey and what temp to smoke it at. I need to figure out what time I have to get up in the morning to eat by 2.
How big is your bird?
20 Lb
Quote from: ngtgracie on November 22, 2011, 06:28:42 PM
20 Lb
That is a big bird for a Bradley. I would smoke it @250F, it is going to take 10-12 hours for a bird that big - vent wide open. If your IT is not 145-150F at noon, I would transfer to to oven @325F
You may want to consider transfering to a 325F oven after the smoke is done.
I really like my Bradley but I cook my turkey on my charcoal webber. It takes about 4 1/2hrs for a 20 lb bird. I throw a few wood chips in every hr and it comes out great.
Quote from: ngtgracie on November 21, 2011, 01:00:22 PM
Does any one know about how long it take to smoke a whole turkey and what temp to smoke it at. I need to figure out what time I have to get up in the morning to eat by 2.
Well, for future reference to anyone who may search, my first turkey smoke this past week took a total of 5 hours. It was 13 lbs. I smoked it on a vertical turkey rack for about 4 hours at 230*F chamber temp until the internal temp at the thickest part of the breast reached 145*F.
I then moved it to the oven and continued cooking at 325*F and it took about an hour to reach 165*F in the breast. I let it sit on the counter for 20 minutes before carving. Everyone said how juicy and tasty it was. I think I did alright for a smoked turkey rookie. :)