How big a turkey can you get 'whole' into a 4 tray smoker?
Dead or alive?? ::)
Hi Lynn;
Welcome to the forum.
The largest whole turkey I ever smoked in the Bradley was a little over 15lbs., and there wasn't much room left. I have read post of people smoke/roasting up to an 18lb. turkey.
If you want to keep the turkey whole, the best way I have found was to us a vertical turkey roaster. The turkey cooks more evenly, and it seem to cook faster this way. If you cook them horizontally, be careful when you rotate and/or remove the turkey from the smoker. A lot of juices collect and the cavity and have a tendency to spill out, messing up your deck and giving you a hot foot at the same time. Either cooking method you want to double up the racks.
id agree with an 18 lb turkey max
Quote from: beefmann on December 27, 2013, 07:12:57 AM
id agree with an 18 lb turkey max
I guess that rules out what to do with the county commissioner. :( :( :(
I've done them vertically whole with a doubled up rack and I'd agree with the 18 lb limit above, however if you want to spatchcock the turkey you can get a 12-14 pounder on each rack and they turn out great.
The basket to my Big Easy fits into the four rack. The basket holds a 16# turkey, ergo, 16# fits in the four rack.