Do you Brine and inject your turkey

[Propwashed]

I plan on wet brining my bird overnight and then injecting it with a combo garlic and butter injection, finally i will rub it with dirty bird . anybody think its over the top.

 

[Manannan]

For turkey wet brine yes, rub yes, injecting no which for me is a step too far!

 

[RayClem]

I hope to do my turkey on the Traeger again this year. I will plan to brine it for 24 hours before cooking, but I do not plan to inject it. The turkey is a Butterball which is supposed to be injected at the factory. If I were doing another brand of turkey, I might inject it.

Right before cooking, I will dry the turkey inside and out, rub it with soft butter to make the skin crispy and then apply seasoning inside and out. I have some sprigs of rosemary, thyme and oregano that I will place inside the turkey along with pieces of onion and apple.

I plan to smoke it at 225F for a couple of hours and then boost the grill temp to 325F to finish the bird off at an internal temp of 165F. I have a bag of pecan blend pellets that I will probably use to fuel the Traeger.

 

[traeger860]

I will probably just inject and rub mine this year. I've done brine a few times and don't really notice a difference. I always just end up making a mess with it.

 

[Propwashed]

For turkey wet brine yes, rub yes, injecting no which for me is a step too far!

I will let you know how it turns out, The last time i did it this way my temp monitor on my pro was corroded from creosote or smoke and gave off bad temp readings , and the bird was pulled early . with the new timberland I proofed the temp reading and feel confident in the readings. thank you guys for your input.

 

[RayClem]

I will let you know how it turns out, The last time i did it this way my temp monitor on my pro was corroded from creosote or smoke and gave off bad temp readings , and the bird was pulled early . with the new timberland I proofed the temp reading and feel confident in the readings. thank you guys for your input.

Always do your final temp measurements with a instant read thermometer to insure accuracy.

I hope you finished off the turkey in your kitchen oven since you pulled it off the Traeger early.

 

[traeger860]

Smoke-fried is the best. Start it on the Traeger and finish it in the deep fryer.

 

[Propwashed]

Smoke-fried is the best. Start it on the Traeger and finish it in the deep fryer.

That sounds delicious Ill turn my crab pot cooker into a deep frier next year

 

[matto]

Properly brined, you should not need to inject the turkey as well. If you do decide to do both, you may wish to use unsalted butter for the injection.