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Smoked Turkey

Smoked Turkey

Smoked Turkey

Recipe By Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Yields

8 to 10 servings

Prep Time

10 Minutes

Cooking Time

4 Hours

Recipe By Savory Spice Test Kitchen

Whether it's Thanksgiving or the middle of summer, smoked turkey is always a crowd pleaser. You can season a smoked turkey with any of your favorite BBQ rubs. Serve it with sides that also have a barbecue twist, like BBQ street corn, grilled green beans, jalapeno gravy, and fried pies.

Recipe Notes

*For juicier turkey, brine the whole turkey for 1 hour per pound before smoking it; use our Brining Mix and follow the easy brining instructions. Savory's 'Cue Glue helps BBQ seasoning stick better to smoked and grilled proteins and seal in flavor.When preparing and cooking a turkey, be sure to follow proper food safety and handling guidelines.

Ingredients

1 (12 to 15 lb.) turkey, fresh or defrosted if frozen




12 to 15 tsp. choice of seasoning (about 1 tsp. per pound meat)

Staff favorites for seasoning smoked turkey include:




Try it with one of our Small Batch BBQ Sauces:





Savory Spice ingredients in this recipe

  • Brining Spice Ready Mix

    Our Brining Spice Ready Mix is a ready-to-go and easy-to-use brine seasoning mix for brining turkey, chicken, shrimp and even tofu. For juicy &...

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  • 'Cue Glue

    'Cue Glue is a meat binder that's exclusive to Savory Spice. This "BBQ glue" helps stick your spices & seasonings to your grilled meats. As a b...

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  • Salt & Pepper Tableside Seasoning

    Salt & Pepper Tableside Seasoning may seem like an obvious, simple one to always have on hand – but this salt and pepper mix is a Savory Spice ...

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  • Santa Maria Sea Salted BBQ Rub

    Our Santa Maria Sea Salt BBQ Rub is a handcrafted Santa Maria tri-tip rub that combines grey sea salt, black pepper, garlic and parsley. Use this S...

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  • TSM Kansas City BBQ Rub

    TSM Kansas City BBQ Rub is named after Team Sweet Mama, the team who created this award-winning Kansas City dry rub, which won the pork category at...

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  • Peruvian Chile Lime Seasoning

    Our version of chili lime seasoning features the Peruvian aji amarillo (yellow chili pepper). Inspired by Peruvian spices, this chili lime seasonin...

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  • Southern Gold Barbecue Sauce

    This Southern Gold Barbecue Sauce marries the sweetness of tomato with the tanginess of mustard. We upped the mustard level typically found in a Te...

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  • Old-Fashioned Root Beer Barbecue Sauce

    Old-Fashioned Root Beer is a thick, sweet sauce spiced with our TSM Kansas City BBQ Rub and flavored with root beer extract.  Shake well before use...

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  • Midwestern Sweet Barbecue Sauce

    This Midwestern Sweet BBQ Sauce was inspired by visits to legendary barbecue joints in Chicago, Memphis, St. Louis, and Kansas City. These regions ...

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  • Sweet Jerk Barbecue Sauce

    Our Sweet Jerk BBQ sauce is a small-batch barbecue sauce that brings together midwestern barbecue & crowd-favorite Jamaican Jerk Seasoning. Cel...

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Directions

If brining, prepare brine using Brining Mix instructions and brine turkey breast for 1 hour per pound in the refrigerator. Pat turkey dry and coat with 'Cue Glue if using. Sprinkle all sides with alt & epper Tableside Seasoning then choice of seasoning. Prepare smoker with wood of choice and heat to a temperature of 225 to 250 degrees. Place turkey in the smoker and smoke until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the breast reaches 165 degrees; about 3 to 4 hours depending on the size of the breast. Remove breast from smoker and let rest for 30 min. before slicing.