Turkey in a Smoker

Ingredients

• 1 whole turkey , 10 pound
• 4 cloves garlic , crushed
• 2 tablespoons seasoned salt
• 0.5 cups butter
• 2 cans cola-flavored carbonated beverage , 12 fluid ounce
• 1 medium apple , quartered
• 1 medium onion , quartered
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups hickory wood chips , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat a smoker to 225 to 250 degrees F (110 to 120 degrees C).

2. 2

   Rinse turkey under cold water, and pat dry.

3. 3

   Rub crushed garlic over the outside of the turkey, and sprinkle with seasoned salt. Transfer to a disposable roasting pan.

4. 4

   Fill the turkey cavity with butter, cola, apple, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cover turkey loosely with foil.

5. 5

   Add wood chips to the smoker according to the manufacturer's directions. Place the roasting pan in the preheated smoker. Smoke the turkey, basting every 1 to 2 hours with juices from the bottom of the roasting pan, for 5 hours.

6. 6

   Add more wood chips if desired. Continue smoking and basting, until turkey is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 5 more hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).