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Default Safe Turkey Smoking Temp?


"Gene" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:43:05 -0800, "Dave Bugg" >
> wrote:
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>>Kent wrote:
>>> What is the lowest temp you feel comfortable smoking a 15lb turkey,
>>> as far as the risk of infection is concerned? How do you brown the
>>> skin, or don't you? Have you gone as low as 200F. I did once years
>>> ago with my Luhrs Jensen at a very low temp and then roasted the
>>> turkey following in the Weber grill. This was as per the recipe in
>>> the Luhrs Jensen manual for the smoker.
>>> Kent

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>>Smoke it at 85F for about 36 hours. Then it it all. Then FOAD once and for
>>all, you flaming git.

>
> I perfer 36 degrees for 85 hours
>
> Gene
>
>

That's garage, or refrigerator temp. for 3.5 days, enough for a good long
brine. Then, how do you cook it?

Kent