Valentines Day - Snow & Smoke

[squirtthecat]

Nothin' says Lovin' like Carolina Treet and Turkey!

[hal4uk]

I dunno...  MrC told me she spelled love: "T-a-l-b-o-t-'-s"

[classicrockgriller]

Looks mighty nice STC.

That is a massive Turkey Breast.

[Tenpoint5]

That looks like a whole lot of Turkey sandwiches sitting there.

[KevinG]

I've never seen a ball of turkey like that one. Great balls of turkey  ;D

[OU812]

N I C E

I gotta pull a breast outta the freezer soon so we can have some of that good stuff here also.

[squirtthecat]

The lady that runs our cafeteria orders these for me...  It's a Perdue Food service item - all white meat.   I think that one was around 8.5 pounds.

I FTMd it until it cooled enough to stuff in the fridge overnight.   I'll cut it in half, and run through the slicer tonight.

[FLBentRider]

What temp did you cook it and how long did it take ?

How much of the 8.5 pounds do you yield ?

[OU812]

Foil Towel Microwave, you must have a big microwave.

That baby wouldnt fit in mine.

Cant wait to see it sliced.

[squirtthecat]

What temp did you cook it and how long did it take ?

How much of the 8.5 pounds do you yield ?

225* for an hour, then up to 250* on my Traeger.   It was all but frozen solid when I put it on, so it took quite a bit longer than it really should have.    Total time was just over 6 hours.

I was cooking dinner on the other side, so I had the lid open quite a few times as well.

I'll weigh it when I pull it out of the fridge.   I should have weighed it before - but the case weight (2 per case) was just under 19 pounds.   My foodservice connection can get these for $2.25 a pound.

[squirtthecat]

Foil Towel Microwave, you must have a big microwave.

That baby wouldnt fit in mine.

Cant wait to see it sliced.

It was a tight fit!    I'll slice it up tonight.   I have to dig my car out of the driveway so we can go see a movie today.. (and do some grocery shopping)

[FLBentRider]

I've got mud and holes in my driveway...

The reason I asked about the time and temps is I wonder what would happen if you did one like a roast beef - 200F for as long as it takes - maybe less shrinkage - but it would probably take forever to get to 165F or so...

Those come off of TurkeyZilla - or at least "well endowed" Turkeys!

Those are whole and deboned, not "chopped and formed" right ?

[squirtthecat]

How much of the 8.5 pounds do you yield ?

Survey says...




Correct, whole & deboned.  

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Here are the product details.

[squirtthecat]

The reason I asked about the time and temps is I wonder what would happen if you did one like a roast beef - 200F for as long as it takes - maybe less shrinkage - but it would probably take forever to get to 165F or so...

I've done a couple in the Bradley at 225, and they take a bit longer.    This past Thanksgiving, I put a 1/2 frozen one in the Bradley at midnight, and it was ready around 7:30AM the next morning.

I pulled this one around 153*.     It was still hot to the touch a couple hours later in the FTM.

[NePaSmoKer]

stc

when should i come over with cheese and goodies to help you with that  :D

Looks good and the Lil'Tex did a good job in all that snow and cold.


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