Thanksgiving Dinner 2025

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No pics (sorry) but I smoked a Butterball skinless, boneless turkey breast for my girlfriend's mother's table and I have to say that while I wouldn't have given a nickel for its chance at being decent to eat, it turned out to be one of the best things I've ever cooked. I mean just look at this mesh bag of pink flesh, could be lab grown for all I know.
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Anyway, I brined it with apple cider, Kosher salt, black pepper, crushed garlic, thyme & rosemary with a handful of brown sugar and a lemon squeezed in for 2 hours prior to smoking. Dry rub applied then onto the Bullseye at 275 degrees for 1.5 hours then foil wrapped with butter and upped the temp to 325 degrees for one hour to 160 degree internal temp. Rested for 2 hours.

It was super! I'll do this again soon and I hate turkey LOL.

First time I cooked one I was the same way. They're surprisingly moist. I like turkey but I like thigh meat.