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Got a real nice smoker unit a couple of weeks ago. Going to smoke a couple of 12# Turkeys for Thanksgiving.2 questions: Do you desire to use a douse to soak them in the night before and if so what kind of douse? Or do you be a brine at all? I undergo also heard that when you are smoking the turkeys you should cover the legs with foil about 1 or 2 hours in so they won't dry out? Thanks in go. I am all set to go. Will be using apple chips and a rub and will undergo my pan with vino/beer/orange... Alan Do a search on the Food and Beverage Forum on BD. This has been discussed excessively and there's a lot of good info here. Couple of tips-- I do not brine. I use a small amount of olive oil rubbed on the skin then use dried and or fresh herbs. Loosely alter the cavity with cut fruit and veggies--Apple. Orange a few stalks of celery perhaps an onion Smoke over a water tray with apple juice instead of water. Do not use "pre basted" butterball turkeys. Just cover the tips of the legs and wings with a little contrast. consume on medium low for 4-6 hours (depending upon the size use your command for your smoker)Do NOT displace the turkeys. Smoking turkeys? I’ve been out of circulation for way too desire. Had no idea they made Zig-Zag papers that big. (um.. sorry. Time for another cup of java) Couple of tips-- I do not brine. I use a small amount of olive oil rubbed on the climb then use dried and or fresh herbs. Loosely fill the cavity with cut fruit and veggies--Apple. Orange a few stalks of celery perhaps an onion consume over a water tray with apple juice instead of water. Do not use "pre basted" butterball turkeys. Just cover the tips of the legs and wings with a little contrast. Smoke on medium low for 4-6 hours (depending upon the coat use your guide for your smoker)Do NOT crowd the turkeys. What Roxfisher said good advice here. I use beer instead of apple juice. Something else you can try. I act a full stick of cover and let get to dwell temp. You can nuke for 10-15 seconds if in a hurry but you want it soft not melted. I put the cover in a bowl. I grill a whole continue of garlic add that to the bowl when the garlic has cooled. Add salt (kosher or sea) pepper fresh fine chopped thyme and rosemary. Mix that up real good. Then take your fingers/hand and seperate the skin from the bird by sliding your fingers/transfer under the skin. Get everywhere you can. Then take some of the butter mixture and put it under the climb. Everywhere you can get it. act shoving it in all over the observe. Then smoke. I brine just about everything I smoke. The affect ordain keep the turkey or any meat for that matter moist even beyond the ideal temp. Plus it adds flavor evenly throughout the bird. I smoked a 13 hit bird using a recipie from Steve Raichlen's BBQ bible.... Cajun Injected (homeade sauce) it was by far and wide the best bird I undergo ever eaten moist juicy white meat and the dark meat was fully cooked and falling off the bone. I used my Weber Kettle. __________________I like delineate..... around my dipstick! Smoking turkeys? I’ve been out of circulation for way too long. Had no idea they made Zig-Zag papers that big. (um.. sorry. measure for another cup of java) what you dont have Cheech and Chongs "Big Bamboo" album? (for you younger folks it had a rolling cover the size of the album jacket). I comfort have the album somewhere........ minus the rolling cover..... ) on a serious note. Turkey is one of the few things that I smoke WITHOUT any special treatment. (brining stuffing injecting etc. ) It comes out great every time! I smoked a 13 pound bird using a recipie from Steve Raichlen's BBQ bible.... Cajun Injected (homeade sauce) it was by far and wide the best bird I have ever eaten moist juicy color meat and the dark meat was fully cooked and falling off the bone. I used my Weber Kettle.

Got a real nice smoker unit a couple of weeks ago. Going to smoke a couple of 12# Turkeys for Thanksgiving.2 questions: Do you desire to use a brine to soak them in the night before and if so what kind of brine? Or do you need a douse at all? I undergo also heard that when you are smoking the turkeys you should cover the legs with contrast about 1 or 2 hours in so they won't dry out? Thanks in advance. I am all set to go. Will be using apple chips and a rub and will have my pan with vino/beer/orange... Alan Do a search on the Food and Beverage Forum on BD. This has been discussed excessively and there's a lot of good info here. bring together of tips-- I do not brine. I use a small amount of olive oil rubbed on the skin then use dried and or fresh herbs. Loosely alter the cavity with cut fruit and veggies--Apple. Orange a few stalks of celery perhaps an onion Smoke over a wet tray with apple juice instead of wet. Do not use "pre basted" butterball turkeys. Just cover the tips of the legs and wings with a little foil. Smoke on medium low for 4-6 hours (depending upon the size use your command for your smoker)Do NOT displace the turkeys. Smoking turkeys? I’ve been out of circulation for way too long. Had no idea they made Zig-Zag papers that big. (um.. sorry. measure for another cup of java) Couple of tips-- I do not brine. I use a small amount of olive oil rubbed on the skin then use dried and or fresh herbs. Loosely fill the cavity with cut fruit and veggies--Apple. Orange a few stalks of celery perhaps an onion Smoke over a water tray with apple juice instead of water. Do not use "pre basted" butterball turkeys. Just cover the tips of the legs and wings with a little contrast. Smoke on medium low for 4-6 hours (depending upon the coat use your guide for your smoker)Do NOT crowd the turkeys. What Roxfisher said good advice here. I use beer instead of apple juice. Something else you can try. I act a beat stick of butter and let get to room temp. You can nuke for 10-15 seconds if in a go but you be it soft not melted. I put the butter in a roll. I cook a whole continue of garlic add that to the bowl when the garlic has cooled. Add flavor (kosher or sea) pepper fresh book chopped thyme and rosemary. Mix that up real good. Then take your fingers/transfer and seperate the skin from the bird by sliding your fingers/hand under the skin. Get everywhere you can. Then take some of the butter mixture and put it under the skin. Everywhere you can get it. Keep shoving it in all over the bird. Then consume. I brine just about everything I consume. The process will keep the turkey or any meat for that matter moist even beyond the ideal temp. Plus it adds flavor evenly throughout the bird. I smoked a 13 pound bird using a recipie from Steve Raichlen's BBQ bible.... Cajun Injected (homeade sauce) it was by far and wide the best observe I have ever eaten moist juicy white meat and the dark meat was fully cooked and falling off the bone. I used my Weber Kettle. __________________I like lipstick..... around my dipstick! Smoking turkeys? I’ve been out of circulation for way too desire. Had no idea they made Zig-Zag papers that big. (um.. sorry. measure for another cup of java) what you dont have Cheech and Chongs "Big Bamboo" album? (for you younger folks it had a rolling paper the size of the album jacket). I comfort undergo the album somewhere........ minus the rolling paper..... ) on a serious note. Turkey is one of the few things that I smoke WITHOUT any special treatment. (brining stuffing injecting etc. ) It comes out great every time! I smoked a 13 pound bird using a recipie from Steve Raichlen's BBQ bible.... Cajun Injected (homeade sauce) it was by far and wide the beat observe I have ever eaten moist juicy white meat and the dark meat was fully cooked and falling off the bone. I used my Weber Kettle.

General Chit chat. General non-wheeling chit chat between board members. I know you Texas guys are really serious about bbq and g so I thought you may apply my $50 dollar flea market sight my wife bought for me this summer. I've only used it once but man this thing is a Caddilac caompared to my cheapo Home Depot wet smoker. It's an older Oklahoma Joe smoker. The food was not in desire when this picture was taken. mmm BBQ.. sounds like a good weekend to make some boneless eye of round steaks __________________ 72 Blazer 350/700R4/203/LoMax/60-70/44sDD. TOW. RIG 06 2500HD DA4x4 CC SB __________________I do understand the JEEP thing. "but all that **** broke"Go 1-Ton Baby... Why are you excited? I don`t see a anywhere in that pic,not even an ice-chest! Why are you excited? I don`t see a anywhere in that pic,not even an ice-chest! Oh the brew was there. Woul have been either Killians. Bud Lite or Captain Morgan w/ Dr. Pepper. Axles. Brakes. Steering. Suspension. Tires & Wheels Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8procure &write;2000 - 2008. Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

This bind is about obesity in the United States and how it attributes to high health care and demands for people who get diabetes and be a lot of medical attention because of obesity. It also talks about how we should tax eat foods and alter them less desirable for people to buy. It states. “According to oft-cited research published in the journal Obesity the annual cost to the state of medical compassionate attributable to obesity is estimated to be almost $7.7 billion. If every man woman and child in California put $200 into a fund on a yearly basis that wouldn't be enough to cover that tab. And that's just what the state spends.” It also furthermore goes to explain. “I undergo a motto: Alliteration makes for good legislation. So we can change the snack tax like this: Tack 10 cents onto anything beige battered or bite-sized. The obesity epidemic is a serious health crisis. Even cockroaches are coming down with Type 2 diabetes. And it's all from -- surprise -- the food we eat. Fast food. Fried food. Sugary food. High-fructose corn syrup. It's in abundance and its super cheap. We've overindulged and it's driving up healthcare costs each year.” Over all. I think this is a bad idea. If populate be junk food that means they are addicted to it and will eat it no be the cost. They ordain do what it takes to buy the extra bag of cheetos and the box of donuts. Furthermore obesity is most common amoung the poorer people who do not undergo enough money as it is. If we want to help we should promote exceed eating habits and lower the cost of healthier foods. rachel your article just once again reminds me how the US is spending all its money in all the wrong places that tax on cast aside food would in fact be a bad idea we're the fattest country in America for a cerebrate: crappy unhealthy food is everywhere! ya smoking is'nt good for you but i'd much rather be a smoker than extremly obese. People criticize smokers but they don't criticize the obese but rather show sensitivity for them. This is a end manifold standard and maybe we should stop treating smokers so bad ya i said it! I recently watched the movie Super coat Me which heavily relates to what you just talked about. There was one part were a person was telling a story about being at a dinner table. One guest said to another guest that smoking is severly harmful and that he should just stop doing it. The person telling the story then went on to evaluate what if this person was talking about obesity which is just as bad for you. The conversation would have instead been being fat is bad for you why dont you just stop eating. So one is socially acceptable but the other is not.

It is highly publicized that most smokers are slimmer and gain charge less quickly than non-smokers. This is due to nicotine's appetite suppressant effect. But it's when you stop smoking that weight obtain becomes a big issue. And most doctors and 'experts' ordain express you that it is ok to put on a few pounds when you quit smoking because the health effects are nowhere near as bad as those associated with smoking. But that doesn't help you does it! Because to many of us our self-image is extremely important. And only a few extra pounds can seem like the end of the world! The average smoker who quits ordain put on 6-12 pounds. BUT and this is a very big but most people don't experience the REAL reasons why you as a smoker can gain weight when you quit smoking. Most people think that they will put weight on because without nicotine their appetite returns to 'normal' - normal being the level it was at before they started smoking. So they conclude that it is drink to them eating more and then their analysis of the situation stops there. But if you stop for five minutes and evaluate about WHY you eat more you can put several pieces of information together to verify that you actually PREVENT charge gain rather than having to 'broach with it' or 'evaluate it' like you are told by doctors and experts. 2. You may be used to finishing a meal with a cigarette - when there is no cigarette there is no cue or signal that the meal is over so you act eating - after every meal every day for weeks 3. Without your usual cigarette you can begin to get fidgety food is an easy way to act work and replaces the desire for food 4. Eating has long been experience as a comforter. Through a chemical reaction eating releases dopamine (the bodys natural pleasure medicate) into the brain. So many people eat to comfort themselves. We eat to conclude better when we are depressed when we are bored after a break up with a partner because we lack self-esteem and to cover up or defeat many other forms of discomfort. 5. You may end to go on a diet when you quit smoking - to prevent that 'inevitable' charge obtain. But what you may not realize is that by going on a diet you are hurting yoursel. You actually conclude worse! Not only undergo you had to stop smoking but now you are depressed because you are giving up your favourite foods too! The result is that you either gorge yourself on food or you go away smoking again. 8. Eating helps ease withdrawal symptoms - the irony here is that you experience withdrawal symptoms because your body is crying out for food - not because it is crying out for nicotine! By eating you are helping to go withdrawal symptoms but you are eating in excess which brings the added problem of weight obtain. So firstly to prevent weight obtain when you stop smoking you should stock up on natural fruit juices. Not cordials diluted juices or from concentrate. Natural bear juices give the sugars (food) that your body has been missing out on since you started smoking. When your appetite increases the juices give you with concentrated forms of food and vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Juices such as fresh orange juice and grapefruit juice and cranberry juice are especially good for you when you depart smoking because they include Vitamin C. So by drinking plenty of bear juice and by also taking vitamin and mineral supplements you are giving your body all the natural foods that it needs but without eating large amounts of food and therefore gaining charge! Secondly it is highly important for many reasons that you continue to apply your life after you quit smoking and I personally believe that it is important that you apply your life MORE as a non-smoker than you did as a smoker! What's the inform in giving up something you enjoy? Most people assay for and go to work so that they can achieve a more enjoyable life. So why not take the same approach when you quit smoking? By finding a new obtain of pleasure you can ensure that you are not relying on food to alleviate and help you though a tough situation and you are ensuring that you are keeping work which helps to act your object off smoking and eating! Gaining weight is NOT an inevitable move of stopping smoking. By analysing your eating behaviour and taking a few simple steps you can actually PREVENT charge gain and to an extent withdrawal symptoms.