Stuffed the cavity with lemon and orange slices, onion, garlic, and bay leaves.

Outside rubbed it in mayo and put garlic herb seasoning all over

Cooked at 250 for 5 hours pulled at 160

Turned out pretty good.

by KP0719x

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  2. Environmental-Sock52

    What would you want to be improved on this trial?

  3. bonafide_backpack

    I’d say to spatchcock it, it’ll cook really evenly and be easier to handle. And then you can use the backbone to make some awesome gravy

  4. Itchy-Valuable1157

    Looks great, they make a lot of injectable marinades that could add a nice touch but I’d eat that all day. A lot of people will say to spatchcock it but don’t. Yes it cooks faster, but that also reduces the amount of exposure it has to smoke, which is kinda the whole point to me. Start it breast side up, and then roughly past halfway through flip it over. The fat from the dark meat starts to melt around then and gravity basically will baste the breast meat as it finishes

  5. Severe_Lavishness

    This is a good idea, I should make a couple practice birds before the big day

  6. mark0179

    I would recommend spatchcock. I did last thanksgiving and I am never going back . Best turkey I ever ate by far.

  7. Monsoon_Magic

    I’ve done 12 pounders on my Pro 22 going on 3-4 years now. Never spatchcocked it and it turns out fine every year. Although admittedly it’s a smaller turkey. I’ve done some test runs using just Butterball Turkey breasts and they’re so good and good for having Turkey or Turkey meat for sandwiches year round.

  8. Andletmeride

    I inject mine with butter/ rub and pull it at 160 never had an issue except people trying to pay me to smoke for them!