Smoking a Turkey do I Brine or Inject?

[cinrds]

I have a Turkey in the freezer and I am going to smoke it sometime soon.  What do you like better for turkey Brine or injecting, and why?  I would thank injecting would be much easier, but what do you thank?

[FLBentRider]

Since I started brining a few years ago, I always do.

This the brine I use:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/honey-brined-smoked-turkey-recipe2/index.html

Then I apply 4 hours of smoke @250F and continue @250F until an IT of 163-165F in the dark meat.

[KevinG]

Both - it takes time for the brine to work its' way into the meat, so to speed it up I inject. If you don't you'll need to leave the bird sit for about a week in the brine and it has to be refrigerated (or kept cold) during the entire process. So unless you have a lot of room in your fridge, you might want to consider doing both.

[NePaSmoKer]

i brine and inject. inject close to the breast bone, leg/thigh/wing areas

[TestRocket]

Alrighty then!  ;D