Smoking a whole turkey..HELPPPPPPP

[ngtgracie]

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.

[bille]

Take a look at this.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=25451.0

[GusRobin]

Here is one I did a while back:
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=17787.0

[FLBentRider]

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?

[ngtgracie]

20 Lb

[FLBentRider]

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.

[drunknimortal]

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.

[TedEbear]

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.   :)