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sumpnz

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Smoked turkey breast
« on: July 10, 2019, 10:51:34 PM »
Had to cull a turkey last week.  It dressed out over 27lbs, and with a broken oven and limited freezer space I decided to part it out.  Each boneless breast, after removing the tender, was 4.5lbs.

So I salted it at 2.5% by weight and used some additional spices.  It's hot smoking now.  Using alder, maple and birch.  Going to get it to 160F internal temp.  I did cut the thin end off and will pull it when it hits temp, the put the probe in the big piece.

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Re: Smoked turkey breast
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2019, 09:48:49 AM »
Well... we're waiting...

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Re: Smoked turkey breast
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2019, 09:51:00 AM »
It was awesome.  A bit too salty, especially the smaller piece, but still excellent.  I'd probably go for 1.75% salt next time.