"Best" smoke flavor for whole turkey

Beerbrewer · October 17, 2009, 01:39:22 PM

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.

pensrock · October 17, 2009, 02:07:29 PM

I think I would go with hickory.

KyNola · October 17, 2009, 02:43:19 PM

Pens,
You are a man after my own heart. Hickory .

KyNola

deb415611 · October 17, 2009, 03:09:42 PM

I like cherry for turkey

Hopefull Romantic · October 17, 2009, 03:38:13 PM

Hickory. Please forgive me WTS

HR

HawkeyeSmokes · October 17, 2009, 04:39:35 PM

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.

classicrockgriller · October 17, 2009, 05:33:24 PM

If you have a fav wood use it and then you will be happy.

West Coast Kansan · October 17, 2009, 09:00:23 PM

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...

pensrock · October 17, 2009, 09:32:06 PM

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.

Beerbrewer · October 18, 2009, 04:32:59 AM

Going with a combo,Hickory and apple..Will let you know how it turns out.Thanks ;D

canadiansmoker · October 19, 2009, 07:53:44 AM

Typically with turkey I have gone with mesquite ;D

OU812 · October 19, 2009, 08:04:36 AM

Apple or Alder for me when I do poultry.

Did you get your turkey done yet, if so how did it turn out?

ArnieM · October 19, 2009, 09:28:14 AM

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.

FLBentRider · October 19, 2009, 09:32:48 AM

I've don Hickory, Cherry and Apple.

All were great.