I’m going to smoke a turkey on the Big Green Egg. Usually, a turkey is something I would smoke during a weekend day but since we are still social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staying home, today seems as good a day as any to fire up the Green Egg and make us a “quaran-turkey”. Plus Hayden and Libby will both be here tonight for dinner (they haven’t been here in a while due to one of them having a fever a couple weeks ago. So they have both been quarantined at their mom’s house). With five adults to feed tonight, a 12 pound turkey should do the job. If you missed my Instagram story today (@tamiinbetween) the steps are also on my IGTV channel that I just created this week! If you missed it or don’t use Instagram, here is a cheat sheet on how I smoke a turkey on the Big Green Egg.
Ingredients
- One cleaned turkey
- Salt, Pepper and Garlic
- 2 C Chicken Broth
EGGcessories
Prep
- If you plan to soak your wood chips, start the night before.
- Load the charcoal in the EGG the night before so it is ready to go the next day.
Cook Time Estimates
- Approximately 12 minutes per pound
- 10 pounds – 2 hours
- 12 pounds – 2 hours 30 minutes
- 14 pounds – 2 hours 45 minutes
- 16 pounds – 3 hours 15 minutes
- 18 pounds – 3 hours 30 minutes
Cooking Timeline (based on a 15# turkey)
1PM – Light the Big Green Egg. Bring the temperature to 325 degrees F or 163 degrees C
2PM – Open the dome and add the smoking chips to the coals, add the convEGGtor to the EGG (legs up), then add teh cooking grid. Spread salt, pepper and garlic over the outside of the turkey. Load turkey onto a roasting rack them place that into a drip pan. Fill the pan with chicken broth (can use wine or water also). Place the drip pan with the turkey on the cooking grid. Close the EGG.
4PM – Check the internal temperature of the turkey for doneness (USDA guidelines recommend an internal temperature of 165 degrees F/74 degrees C.
5PM – When your turkey has reached the ideal internal temperature, remove it from the EGG, then with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes to let the juices settle.
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