How Long Does turkey take to smoke at 225?

If you are smoking a turkey breast, you will want to follow the rule of 225 degrees for about 30 minutes per pound. If you choose a fairly typical 4-lb turkey breast, you’d be looking at about a 2 hour cook time.

How do you keep a turkey from going black when smoking?

The longer we expose meat to smoke particles, the darker it becomes. You can minimize the darkening effect by tenting the turkey with foil, use seasonings low in sugar, and avoid certain woods.

Can you eat the skin on a smoked turkey?

It just behaves better in the smoke. It gets marginally crispier, although I wouldn’t say that smoked turkey skin is ever going to be as crisp and lovely as roasted turkey skin. It also helps the meat absorb the smoke flavour better, so it’s worth it!

Should I baste my turkey while smoking?

I prefer to baste my smoked turkey because no one wants a dry turkey! I occasionally baste the turkey with a little chicken broth as it cooks to ensure a moist end result. If you’ve brined your turkey before hand, you can skip the basting step.

Do you cover turkey when smoking?

What is this? All that remains is to cover the smoked turkey with a foil tent, and let it rest for at least one-half hour, breast side down, before slicing. This allows the juices and smoke flavor to evenly disperse throughout the flesh as it firms up.

Should I spray turkey while smoking?

Slice apples, stuff all you can inside of turkey. Place turkey on smoker then pour rootbeer inside of turkey. Keep smoker at 325 degrees. Put apple juice in a spray bottle and spray turkey every 1/2 hour.

Do I need to brine turkey before smoking?

Brining helps bring up the juiciness of the bird. With a smoked turkey, you don’t have to brine the turkey first, which is awesome. That is because, with a smoked turkey, the long slow and low heat actually doesn’t dry the bird out too quickly. The low heat draws the moisture into the bird, not evaporate it out.