I thawed out a small turkey to cook yesterday. I wanted to smoke the bird on the 18" WSM. The wife wanted oven roasted. Since I spatch most my poultry I decided to whack the spatchy in half. Oven roast one smoke the other.
Mini-WSM with KBB and apple 350° (34° outside temp and windy) Oven 350 degrees (72° household temp. ceiling fan on). Both birds finished within 5 minutes of each other. The oven bird finished first.
The night before I gave both halves a good dusting of salt, pepper, onion & garlic. I placed them both on racks over pans to air dry and put them in our new walk-in fridge (AKA the the non-insulated garage - 34°).
Chopped up some Brussels, golden beats, onion, garlic and some baby carrots to roast. Mixed in a couple swirls of EVOO, and a good amount of salt and pepper.
I boiled down the neck and back bone to make stock for gravy. Had salt, pepper, and a few garlic cloves. I like to make a clear gravy so left it simple and just added corn starch to thicken.
So here's the results. I think the smoked bird was the best. Wife (who didn't try the smoked bird) thought the oven roasted bird was the best.
Ready to air dry overnight in the walk-in
Prepped some veggies.
Into the fire
Into the oven
Smoked bird done
Oven bird done
Oven bird moist and juicy
Smoked bird, out of this world awesome!!!!
ENJOY!!!!
Mini-WSM with KBB and apple 350° (34° outside temp and windy) Oven 350 degrees (72° household temp. ceiling fan on). Both birds finished within 5 minutes of each other. The oven bird finished first.
The night before I gave both halves a good dusting of salt, pepper, onion & garlic. I placed them both on racks over pans to air dry and put them in our new walk-in fridge (AKA the the non-insulated garage - 34°).
Chopped up some Brussels, golden beats, onion, garlic and some baby carrots to roast. Mixed in a couple swirls of EVOO, and a good amount of salt and pepper.
I boiled down the neck and back bone to make stock for gravy. Had salt, pepper, and a few garlic cloves. I like to make a clear gravy so left it simple and just added corn starch to thicken.
So here's the results. I think the smoked bird was the best. Wife (who didn't try the smoked bird) thought the oven roasted bird was the best.
Ready to air dry overnight in the walk-in
Prepped some veggies.
Into the fire
Into the oven
Smoked bird done
Oven bird done
Oven bird moist and juicy
Smoked bird, out of this world awesome!!!!
ENJOY!!!!
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