Hello newsletter friends! Welcome to this edition of the Smoking Meat Newsletter where we will be discussing how to smoke turkey legs.
Every year I see these at the local fair and I cringe like a vampire at sunrise when I see the price since I know how easy it is to make a batch of these and how much better they can be when made at home.
I have a recipe that I've been using for a while and lots of other Read more [...] Brined Smoked Turkey Legs
December 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Hello newsletter friends! Welcome to this edition of the Smoking Meat Newsletter where we will be discussing how to smoke turkey legs.
Every year I see these at the local fair and I cringe like a vampire at sunrise when I see the price since I know how easy it is to make a batch of these and how much better they can be when made at home.
I have a recipe that I've been using for a while and lots of other Read more [...] Smoked Turkey Breast for Thanksgiving
November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us once again here in the USA and the tradition is to have turkey and perhaps ham and all the sides that go along with that. It's a time when family and friends get together and remember all that they have to be thankful for.
Under normal circumstances I would be doing a full sized smoked turkey however, this time around, I plan to do a couple of smoked turkey breasts with a Read more [...] Smoking Turkey on a Brinkman Water Smoker
October 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Ok.. smoking turkey on a Brinkmann water smoker may not be your thing but for millions of people it is. And probable half of those million have problems maintaining a proper fire and turning out a good piece of meat on that 39 dollar hunk of metal.
I have recieved email after email that could be correctly labeled cries for help and folks.. I have heard your cries and am going to try and help you a bit here.
As Read more [...]
FAQ – Problem with Tough, Inedible Chicken and Turkey Skin
October 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Q: We got our smoker for Thanksgiving (Cabella propane) and love it, but both times we've cooked chicken/turkey, the skin is inedible. Like leather. The meat is great - we've brined it both times.
How do you keep the skin from being so tough?
Thanks.
A: On poultry the skin does seem to take the brunt of the smoke and heat and usually turns out inedible.. the only thing I Read more [...]
Buttermilk Brined Smoked Turkey for Thanksgiving
November 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this special Thanksgiving edition of the smoking meat newsletter. As the tradition would mandate, we are talking about smoking turkey this time and I plan to show you how to make the best smoked turkey you, your friends and your family have ever eaten.
My recipes all begin as little ideas in my head, then I have to test it out, make changes, test it again, etc.. so as you can see, quite Read more [...] Smoked Turkey Legs + Smoking Nuts and Edible Seeds
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hello friends and welcome to this edition of the smoking meat newsletter. With Fall upon us and turkey day just around the corner in the USA, thoughts turn toward celebration and all of the fun and food that goes along with that.
Fall is sort of the turning point at my house where I start looking forward to the Halloween parties and get togethers, the thanksgiving celebrations and whether we will stay home and have Read more [...] Smoked Cranberry Brined Turkey – November 2010 Newsletter
November 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
Welcome folks to the November 2010 issue of the smoking meat newsletter and as promised this is the Thanksgiving issue where we always talk about smoking a whole turkey.
I do want you to know that this year, I have added a wonderfully tasty twist to the turkey and, as always, it is best when done exactly the way the recipe is written and you need not worry as I have put in a number of hours to test this Read more [...] Smoked Bone-in Turkey Breast
October 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
Hello friends and welcome to the October 2010 edition of the smoking meat newsletter. With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner for us Americans, it's all about the turkey and the fixin's and this month it's all about smoked bone-in turkey breast.
I have to admit that I am not a big fan of turkey or of the white meat in turkey.. just too dry for my taste. Well that used to be the case until Read more [...] Six Steps to Smoking A Turkey – November 2008 Newsletter
November 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Hello friends! Welcome to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the Smoking Meat newsletter.
In this issue we always try to go over some tips on how to smoke the holiday bird and in doing so, I like to try and instill some "you can do it" confidence as well to help you along.
Turkey is not really that difficult to smoke and the good thing is that like most poultry, it is covered with a skin Read more [...]
Smoking Turkey for the Holiday (or any time)
November 1, 2004 By Leave a Comment
When smoking turkey the best method is to try a basic barbecue turkey recipe and maybe add a little something here or there (experiment) to see how it goes.
The Basic Turkey Smoking Process
Smoking turkey is best done after soaking the bird in a saltwater solution called a brine which I will go over in detail on another page.
Basically the brine, through a process called osmosis, pulls the salt into Read more [...] 
