Smoked Turkey Recipe 3

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If Your Top Goal is Saving Money on Travel, Read This Sponsored by Best Western For a Thanksgiving turkey with a surprising flavor profile, head outdoors (weather permitting) to transform your grill into a smoker. Slow-cooking your bird barbecue-style also frees up oven space for the remainder of the meal. Plus, sipping bourbon and catching up with family and friends out back is a great way to pass the appetizer hour. You'll need a charcoal grill to turn into a smoker (or better yet, if you have a smoker, use it). You will also need long heatproof tongs, matches or a lighter, newspaper, 1 disposable aluminum 11-by-6-by-3-inch loaf pan, 2 disposable aluminum 8-inch square pans, a baking sheet, 2 oven mitts, 2 buckets of water (one to soak the wood chips and the other to refill the aluminum loaf pan), an oven thermometer, and a meat thermometer. Twine or string is useful for tying the legs together, and you will need a 4-gallon container or larger for brining the turkey. A chimney starter is handy for lighting charcoal. Lump charcoal is preferred because the charred pieces of wood burn hotter and cleaner than briquettes, uniform black pillows made from carbonized wood and a starchy binder. If you do buy briquettes, avoid the self-lighting ones, which are laden with chemicals. Buy pure, resin-free, bark-free wood chips. Choose your wood chips based on the origin of the ingredient you are smoking. For this turkey, we recommend apple, but hickory or any wood will do. Keep in mind that you'll need to start this recipe the night before by brining the turkey, then smoke the bird the next day. For more holiday inspiration, check out our Fried Turkey with Southern Rub, Dry-Brined Roast Turkey, and Basic Roast Turkey.