So I am doing my first smoked turkey tomorrow as a trial run before Thanksgiving on the egg. I have some questions for the eggsperienced...
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Notables:
About 7-8lb turkey (still thawing, I'm praying it is thawed by morning...I put it in the fridge frozen yesterday evening)
Skipping the brine this first go...SWMBO likes dry turkey anyway
Injecting with butter/chicken broth/creole seasoning/hot sauce
Rubbing with some Dizzy Pig Raging River Rub today at the Ceramic Grill Store. (I live fairly close and stopped by to see the AR setup in person)
Plan to cook at around 300-325 temp using OO
LBGE with indirect platesetter setup
I am going to use some pecan and cherry wood chunks...but how much of each?
Should I turn the turkey at all?
Baste at all?
IT 165?
Anything else I should be asking/doing, but I'm not realizing it??
Thanks in advance for the pointers!