Whole Turkey Smoked on The Traeger Ironwood 650

Hopefully you have read how I brined this turkey using mayonnaise with a heavy dose of sea salt & ground black pepper ready for this cook, is it a method I would use again? Jury is out on that one!

Brining With A Difference

I’m a big believer in brining meat in order to add flavour but also tenderness. Yes I hear all the time if you buy quality meat you shouldn’t have to BUT it is too late once it is ruined so why risk it.

Defrosting Your Festive Turkey

I hear all sorts of horror stories on defrosting a Christmas turkey, normally as people have forgotten to get it out of the freezer or because they thought fresh ones would be readily available two days before the big day!!

Smoking A Turkey Crown – Part Two

Hopefully you have read or seen Part One which is how to wet brine the turkey crown, well it has been brining in the fridge for 24 hours and it is now time to prep the crown for seasoning and of course smoking.

Smoking A Turkey Crown – Part One

With Christmas just a month away I thought it would be a good idea to look at smoking turkeys. This mini series we will look at wet brining a turkey crown then smoking it on our Monolith Junior kamado

Breakfast Barbecue

Barbecue is not just burgers at dinner time or sausages for lunch. It’s for whenever you are hungry and we all know cooking outside is better!

A Quick Run Through on Todays Cook

My Mom always said that I have a good face for radio which is why I’ve steered clear of video but this is our first go out showing you what we do, hopefully it is self explanatory so you won’t need a voiceover!