And it begins…

[Popcorn]

From the egg to the pot! My turkeys sure are good eating.

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[Gronkmonster]

Smoked and then fried?

 

[backyardtndeer]

Pulled an 8 pound breast out of the smoker earlier, have a 13 lb bird that is still in there, almost done.

 

[Mud Creek]

Got #5 going in now, prepping 6th and final one

 

[Popcorn]

Smoked and then fried?

These are just fried.
Have 2 in the smoker that were brined in orange juice and injected with orange & pineapple juice.
Whew, the fried ones are cooked, cooled and cut up.
Now on to the sweet potato casserole

 

[backyardtndeer]

These are just fried.
Have 2 in the smoker that were brined in orange juice and injected with orange & pineapple juice.
Whew, the fried ones are cooked, cooled and cut up.
Now on to the sweet potato casserole

You must be feeding a big bunch. I have thought about trying a fryer but just never done it.

 

[Popcorn]

You must be feeding a big bunch. I have thought about trying a fryer but just never done it.

Estimated 40 tomorrow and more Saturday.
I have never fried a store bought bird. We raise our own heritage turkeys and brine them overnight then fry them. It's an entirely different taste and worth it to us. I still have about 40 birds that we will grind early next spring, nothing like store bought ground turkey which is all white meat. We use the thighs and back meat as well. Turkey burgers are pretty good and the wife does meatballs in the oven that are awesome with spaghetti. It also makes great soups and a good white chili

 

[gary66]

These are just fried.
Have 2 in the smoker that were brined in orange juice and injected with orange & pineapple juice.
Whew, the fried ones are cooked, cooled and cut up.
Now on to the sweet potato casserole

amazing

 

[Topshelf]

Looks like you have your hands full!

 

[BigAl]

I could pad my 401k with the cost of all that oil.

 

[BigCityBubba]

I could pad my 401k with the cost of all that oil.

I try to spend as much on turkeys as I do on oil. This year the problem was that Publix had turkeys on sale for 39 cents a pound. I would have had to cook 100 pounds of turkey or more.

 

[DaveB]

You get your poults from your own eggs or a hatchery?