What are you cooking for Thanksgiving?

[Gkr7007]

Smoking it, usually brine it the day before

People actually seem to prefer smoked over deep fried

Have you ever done smoke / fried? Did it last year after a wet brine and came out great.

 

[DanStealth]

Have you ever done smoke / fried? Did it last year after a wet brine and came out great.

I has not, how do you do that? Few hours in the smoker first?

 

[Gkr7007]

I has not, how do you do that? Few hours in the smoker first?

Yeah. Get it to about 145 in the smoker. Then in the fryer. Sometimes just the fryer will dry out the meat so this limits the amount of time but it will give you that crispy skin that is just so hard to duplicate in a smoker or even the oven. One thing when doing this. Be easy on your rubs, especially ones with sugar. The fryer will burn them. That's why I use a savory wet brine to get the herb flavor in the meat and then I use a finishing rub after frying.
All the best to you.

 

[Janice Brant]

Love to hear what everyone else is cooking for Thanksgiving besides me...love great ideas.

I'm doing two bacon-wrapped turkeys, dry brined, and then injected with cajun marinade, along with a spiral ham coated in some glaze...have not decided what glaze yet?

Our Thanksgiving is in Oct.,, I did a roast beef..turned out nice!! Love smokin!!

 

[Ragan8r]

Love to hear what everyone else is cooking for Thanksgiving besides me...love great ideas.

I'm doing two bacon-wrapped turkeys, dry brined, and then injected with cajun marinade, along with a spiral ham coated in some glaze...have not decided what glaze yet?

I bought pro series this summer. Have done tri tips, ribs and salmon fillet’s. Just did my first (test) turkey. Turned out great, will do a larger turkey and brisket for Thanksgiving. Pre brined bird made an herb butter and a rub recipe I found on heygrillhey.com website.