zxcvbob wrote:
> William Boyd wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>> William Boyd wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I must be doing something wrong! On occasions I have bought a
>>>> smoked turkey leg at Fairs and Festivals all tasting great. But
>>>> when I buy them at the super market and wrap them up in tin foil
>>>> bake them for a while, they taste to salty.
(snippage)
> I think the ones at the fair are just barbecued fresh turkey legs, and
> the ones you must be buying at the store are cured (like a ham) and
> smoked.
>
> You want to get raw fresh (or frozen) turkey legs and cook them in a
> hot smoker, and start brushing with barbecue sauce once they look
> done but
> you know they are still raw in the middle :-/
>
> HTH,
> Bob

The ones I've seen at anything like a fair don't have sauce on them at all.
They are slow-cooked in a smoker, as you suggest. The OP is probably
getting smoked legs that have been brined or injected (with a too-salty
mixture) prior to smoking, hence the salty taste alluded to.

Jill