I've lurked here for many years and gleaned some good information. I've
never really participated because any smoking I've done was on a Kenmore gas
grill with cast iron chip boxes. It worked pretty good - I stuck with boston
butt and brisket. Then last year I traded the Kenmore grill for a fancy
JennAire grill. The darn thing won't get the woodchips hot enough to create
smoke! It does a great job when I want to grill so I'm not complaining about
it. I preach to people - buy the proper tool for the job and a JennAire
grill is not the proper tool for the job of smoking meat. So this past
Christmas my husband bought me a BBQ Grillware verticle smoker. We decided
it was the proper tool to train with. I wanted a gas smoker because I don't
want to play with fire at this time.My first smoke was a brisket and boston
butt - two meats I'm fairly familiar with. I used apple and mesquite chips
and cooked the meat for 10 hours at 250. I should have even cooked a little
longer or a little hotter. The next weekend I cooked St. Louis Ribs and a
brisket again I used mesquite and apple chips but I cooked at 300 for 12
hours. Well, I killed the ribs. I should have taken them out way earlier but
the briskett was fantastic!

Now my question. I bought a frozen turkey last weekend and was planning on
smoking it on Monday since I had the day off. I left it in the refrigerator
to thaw and it didnt until sometime late Tuesday. By then it was rainey and
cold so I didn't go out and smoke the turkey. I'd like to smoke it
tomorrow. I just wonder if it is still good. If it thawed by Tuesday (slow
thaw in refrigerator only) and has been in the refrigerator since will it
still be good to smoke on Sunday (5 days after it had thawed).

My butcher at Publix says it will still be good but I'd like to get the
opinion of people I know and respect as well.

Thank you for your help
GaDragonfly

"Julie and Sam" > wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> Now my question. I bought a frozen turkey last weekend and was planning
> on smoking it on Monday since I had the day off. I left it in the
> refrigerator to thaw and it didnt until sometime late Tuesday. By then it
> was rainey and cold so I didn't go out and smoke the turkey. I'd like to
> smoke it tomorrow. I just wonder if it is still good. If it thawed by
> Tuesday (slow thaw in refrigerator only) and has been in the refrigerator
> since will it still be good to smoke on Sunday (5 days after it had
> thawed).
>
> My butcher at Publix says it will still be good but I'd like to get the
> opinion of people I know and respect as well.

If yer 'fridge is below 46°F where the turkey is, you should be fine.

Of course, I'm so old that I can't tell if I got sick or if I'm as usual.

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> wrote in message
...
> "Julie and Sam" > wrote:
>> [ . . . ]
>> Now my question. I bought a frozen turkey last weekend and was planning
>> on smoking it on Monday since I had the day off. I left it in the
>> refrigerator to thaw and it didnt until sometime late Tuesday. By then it
>> was rainey and cold so I didn't go out and smoke the turkey. I'd like to
>> smoke it tomorrow. I just wonder if it is still good. If it thawed by
>> Tuesday (slow thaw in refrigerator only) and has been in the refrigerator
>> since will it still be good to smoke on Sunday (5 days after it had
>> thawed).
>>
>> My butcher at Publix says it will still be good but I'd like to get the
>> opinion of people I know and respect as well.
>
> If yer 'fridge is below 46°F where the turkey is, you should be fine.
>
> Of course, I'm so old that I can't tell if I got sick or if I'm as usual.
>

LOL Nick, I was actually thinking something along those lines today. I
appreciate your response.
Julie

"Julie and Sam" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
> > "Julie and Sam" > wrote:
> >> [ . . . ]
> >> > > Of course, I'm so old that I can't tell if I got sick or if I'm as
> > usual.
>
> LOL Nick, I was actually thinking something along those lines today. I
> appreciate your response.

You were thinking about how decrepid I am? I'm not sure if I should cry or
shout Hallelujah?

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"TFM®" > wrote:
> > wrote
>
> > If yer 'fridge is below 46°F where the turkey is, you should be fine.
> >
> > Of course, I'm so old that I can't tell if I got sick or if I'm as
> > usual.
>
> Heh, I must be gettin' old too. <G>
>
> Not to be pickin' on you old friend, but I like to keep my fridge set at
> 40 on the bottom shelf. Remember the 40-140 rule for holding food.

Acshully, my fridge is so packed that it freezes stuff in some areas. And
from what I understand (being an old fart) the 'rule' is 45-145.

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"Julie and Sam" > wrote in message
>
> I just wonder if it is still good. If it thawed by Tuesday (slow thaw in
> refrigerator only) and has been in the refrigerator since will it still be
> good to smoke on Sunday (5 days after it had thawed).
>
> My butcher at Publix says it will still be good but I'd like to get the
> opinion of people I know and respect as well.

I'd eat it.

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
. net...

>> I'd eat it. <<

My mom who passed away at 95 never had a sick day in her life wouldn't throw
any food item away. If it turned green, she would simply scrape off the
green and have at it. In her later years we would have to distract her or
fight her to clean out her fridge. It wasn't a matter of finances, I think
going through the depression did a number on her. RM ~

Thanks for the advice, Norm, TFM and Edwin. Using my remote thermometer I
checked the temp in the refrigerator where the turkey was sitting and it was
34 degrees. Mr. turkey is now in the smoker with apple and pecan and apple
juice in the water bowl. Its chilly outside but I managed to get the smoker
to just over 300 so I'm optimistic.

Julie

Norm, I wouldn't be so rude as to comment you your state of decrepidness..at
least not after you've been so nice to reply to me. I'll let others do that.