Turkey in a Smoker

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This smoked turkey recipe makes a moist, tender, hickory-flavored whole turkey that's sure to be met with rave reviews from your holiday guests! It's nearly impossible to cook a large bird on a barbecue grill so a smoker is best for this.

Prep
17 min
Cook
83 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

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).

Nutrition per serving

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