Best way to cook a turkey

[kevmac]

so i am in charge of cooking the turkey this year. do you have any advice or good recipes for the best way to cook one. i was also thinking about smoking it my buddy has a smoker i could borrow.

 

[hippy.]

Deep fry it!!!!!!

 

[kevmac]

that sounds really good

 

[JAHBRADOR]

 

[kevmac]

lol

 

[SkeechyD]

garbage can turkey is the only way. fucking boy scouts taught me that shit

 

[no_steeze]

If you have access to a smoker do that for sure. Look up some basic recipes for the smoke wood and temperature settings. Also you can find a recipe for a simple rub and then throw it in there for a couple hours with a thermometer hanging out the top through the vent holes and keep an eye on it. It will be 100x better than anything you can make in an oven

 

[SkiThe603]

Deep fry that shit, make sure you make alot of stuffing in a small bird in an oven.

 

[montanan]

Brine it up good.

 

[DubV134]

Turducken. Ballers stuff the skin with foie gras

 

[1337]

deep frying is the way to go. Dat crispy skin and juicy moist insides. Plus, 45 minutes to cook an approx. 15lb bird. how can you beat that?!

 

[cobra_commander]

Smoke it. Long and slow. Better than deep fried.

 

[1337]

Save the smoker for the ribs, fish, and pork IMO

 

[the.hellion.]

IN THE OVEN !

 

[nkmo.]

Deep fried is good, but boy, is it a fucking hassle. Just brine it and stick it in the oven.

 

[cobra_commander]

If the smoker is in such demand that you must pick 3/4 you need a bigger smoker!!!

Best Turkey I ever had was smoked.

 

[Tinga]

my dad pickled a turkey one year.... I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[forrest-cole]

Smoked turkey is the way to go for sure.

 

[BLADEE]

Deep fry but be careful not to burn down your house

 

[shorty_T]

 

[kevmac]

good idea

 

[juliatheskier]

https://soundcloud.com/cbc-radio-one/vinyl-cafe-dave-cooks-the

dave will tell you.

 

[CaptainObvious.]

The #1 trick to deep-fry: Let your turkey warm up for a few hours before you start. Otherwise, by the time you get it cooked in the center, the outside will be awful.

 

[cobra_commander]

That is really the number one trick to a lot of cooking. Always let your meat reach a uniform room temperature before cooking.

 

[CaptainObvious.]

 

[cobra_commander]

I probably should have written that in pink

 

[J_BISCHOF]

maple syrup, bourbon, butter. Stuff the butt with garlic, onions and whatever.

450 for 25 minutes

325 the rest of the time.

This is your best option if you have no smoker or fryer. Also, feel free to subsitiute the syrup and bourbon for coke or dr pepper. Trust me, Im a doctor.

 

[SkierX]

Brining and then tossing it in the oven in one of those oven bags is my option. Easy and the meat comes out super tender and moist. I tend to reserve my smoker for pork and higher fat content fish like salmon.

I've done some wild turkey breast (2-3 lb pieces) on the smoker a few times now and it came out good, but I just find it to be too much maintenance for too little reward.