Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family than we
can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would like to smoke
one of them, but don't have the time.

My question is about injecting.

1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an injector.

Thanks for your opinions.

Bob-tx

Bob-tx wrote:
> Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family
> than we can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would
> like to smoke one of them,
> but don't have the time.

I don't understand. You have time to cook the turkeys a different way, but
you don't have time to smoke one? What? Are you frying all of them?

I can smoke a turkey (several at a time as long as I have the rack or shelf
space) in the exact same time that I can roast one in the oven. Plus, if
you're smoking the teukeys, then you are freeing up oven space for the
other baked goods. There is NEVER enough oven space during the Holidays.

>
> My question is about injecting.
>
> 1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?

Are you sure that you will have time to inject? I mean, you didn't have
time to smoke one that takes the same time as it takes to roast one.
Injecting does take a little more time.

> 2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an
> injector.

I would use a honey/butter mixture. But then I am not worrying about how
much time it will take to heat the butter and mix it with the heated honey.

>
> Thanks for your opinions.
>
> Bob-tx

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:52:06 -0500, "Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact>
wrote:

>Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family than we
>can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would like to smoke
>one of them, but don't have the time.
>
>My question is about injecting.
>
>1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
>2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an injector.
>
>Thanks for your opinions.
>
>Bob-tx


What kind of smoker do you have? Turkey does not need the low and
slow like barbecue, so it can be smoked in the same time it takes to
roast. Cook it at 350 or so, same as the oven.

As for injecting, I've not done on for a long time. White wine is a
good start, with your favorite herbs, maybe some honey.

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:52:06 -0500, "Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact>
wrote:

>Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family than we
>can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys.
>My question is about injecting.

1. Use new, sterile needle and syringe.
2. Find a good, pronounced vein, preferrably in the inside of the
elbow or lower wrist
3. Give yourself plenty of time
4. Tighten a cord or rubber band above the injection site, flex the
muscle a few times to make the vein bulge.
5. Poke into the vein upstream.
6. Inject slowly

Really, if it's that stressful, I'd order out or ask for help from a
friend.

With stupid answers like these to valid questions - it isn't surprising that
this group is dead.
FYI - the reason I don't have time is that I am driving 65 miles to Ft. Hood
to pick up four
soldiers to bring home for a family type thanksgiving.
Meantime, I will help my wife get the two turkeys ready and into the ovens
so all she has to
do is turn them on at the right time.
Thanks for all the BS smart ass answers.
Bob-tx

"John Smythe" > wrote in message
...
> Bob-tx wrote:
>> Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family
>> than we can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would
>> like to smoke one of them,
>> but don't have the time.
>
> I don't understand. You have time to cook the turkeys a different way,
> but you don't have time to smoke one? What? Are you frying all of them?
>
> I can smoke a turkey (several at a time as long as I have the rack or
> shelf space) in the exact same time that I can roast one in the oven.
> Plus, if you're smoking the teukeys, then you are freeing up oven space
> for the other baked goods. There is NEVER enough oven space during the
> Holidays.
>
>>
>> My question is about injecting.
>>
>> 1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
>
> Are you sure that you will have time to inject? I mean, you didn't have
> time to smoke one that takes the same time as it takes to roast one.
> Injecting does take a little more time.
>
>> 2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an
>> injector.
>
> I would use a honey/butter mixture. But then I am not worrying about how
> much time it will take to heat the butter and mix it with the heated
> honey.
>
>>
>> Thanks for your opinions.
>>
>> Bob-tx
>
>
>

On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:52:06 -0500, "Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact>
wrote:

>Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family than we
>can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would like to smoke
>one of them, but don't have the time.
>
>My question is about injecting.
>
>1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
>2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an injector.
>
>Thanks for your opinions.
>
>Bob-tx

I find that better than injecting is to brine the turkey. Just
remember that whatever amount of salt the brine recipe calls for, cut
it in half! Add herbs or spices to your liking. I usually brine
overnight - 12 - 16 hrs.







Shinglhed
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible
warning.

On Nov 3, 4:51*am, wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:52:06 -0500, "Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact>

>
> I find that better than injecting is to brine the turkey. Just

Assuming it's not prebrined. If it's prebrined, injecting is made more
attractive. Injecting allows things like butter and honey to be
mainlined directly into the meat, can't do that with brine.

Do both!

Ed, I don't beleive Bob doesn't have the time to wood roast the
turkey, he doesn't have the time to tend the fire. That is, if I'm
reading between the lines correctly. He didn't make it too clear did
he?

"Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact> wrote in message
...
> Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family than
> we can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would like to
> smoke one of them, but don't have the time.
>
> My question is about injecting.
>
> 1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
> 2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an
> injector.
>
> Thanks for your opinions.
>
> Bob-tx

You could include in your injected solution some liquid smoke! I'm going to
try it the next time I make, or try to make, cold smoked salmon.

Kent

"Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact> wrote in message
...
> Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family than
> we can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would like to
> smoke one of them, but don't have the time.
>
> My question is about injecting.
>
> 1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
> 2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an
> injector.
>
> Thanks for your opinions.
>
> Bob-tx

Don't inject - brine in apple juice & salt & spices & herbs.

Dimitri

Kent wrote:

> You could include in your injected solution some liquid smoke! I'm
> going to try it the next time I make, or try to make, cold smoked
> salmon.

And the amusement continues.
--
Dave
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."......
Robert Heinlein

On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 15:25:02 -0500, "Bob-tx" <No Spam no contact>
wrote:



>
>I do appreciate the info on what to use for injection, but I
>sure don't like all the second guessing and condescending
>remarks about me not having time, and and not knowing
>how to cook. Those remarks were not from you, but you
>saw what I am talking about.

>
>For the last several days, there has been a conversation on
>here about, 'is this NG dead?' Well, over the years,
>I have seen it very active to very slow. But the smart ass
>answers don't encourage communications. My
>point made.
>
>Bob-tx
>
>

Bob, you are not encouraging communication either. Not giving any
reason, many of us thought you may have been thinking of cooking them
at a low temperature on the smoker, like thousands of others do,
thinking that is proper. If you added a simple sentence, like I
won't be able to tend the fire, it would be obvious.

You took the time in two replies to admonish others about
condescending remarks. I bet many regulars here are quietly thinking,
F you too. Yes, your point is made.

"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
...
> Kent wrote:
>
>> You could include in your injected solution some liquid smoke! I'm
>> going to try it the next time I make, or try to make, cold smoked
>> salmon.
>
> And the amusement continues.
> --
> Dave
>

Dave, my boy, that was my intention.

On 11/3/2011 7:12 PM, Kent wrote:
I
> always turn the turkey 90 degrees about every thirty minutes.
>
> Kent
>


Horizontally, vertically or on the axis? <stares>

Bob-tx wrote:
> Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family
> than we can count. Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would
> like to smoke one of them, but don't have the time.
>
> My question is about injecting.
>
> 1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
> 2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an
> injector.
> Thanks for your opinions.
>
> Bob-tx

Bob-tx wrote:
> This morning I received a phone call from a gorgeous ex-girlfriend who
> called out-of-the-blue to see if I was still around.
>
> We lost track of time, chatting about the wild, romantic times we
> used to enjoy together.
>
> I couldn't believe it when she asked if I'd be interested in meeting
> up and rekindling a little of that "old magic". "Wow!" I was
> flabbergasted.
> I don't know if I could keep pace with you now," I said, "I'm a bit
> older, a bit heavier, and balder than when you last saw me. Plus I
> don't really have the energy I used to have."
>
> She just giggled and said she was sure I would "rise to the challenge.
>
> "Yeah." I said. "Just so long as you don't mind a man with a waistline
> that's a few inches wider these days! Not to mention my total lack of
> muscle tone, it's all a bit saggy now!"
>
> She laughed and told me to stop being so silly.
>
> She teased me saying that tubby older men were cute, and she was sure
> I would still be a great lover.
>
> Anyway, she giggled, "I've put on a few pounds myself!"
>
> So I told her to go to Hell!

Huh?



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"Does it really matter?" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/3/2011 7:12 PM, Kent wrote:
> I
>> always turn the turkey 90 degrees about every thirty minutes.
>>
>> Kent
>>
>
> Horizontally, vertically or on the axis? <stares>
>

Horizontally, breast down first, then on either side, finally breast up.

Kent wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kent wrote:
>>
>>> You could include in your injected solution some liquid smoke! I'm
>>> going to try it the next time I make, or try to make, cold smoked
>>> salmon.
>>
>> And the amusement continues.
>> --
>> Dave
>>
>
> Dave, my boy, that was my intention.

Sure, uh-huh.
--
Dave
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance
accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new
problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight
efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."......
Robert Heinlein

"Kent" > wrote in :

>
> "Does it really matter?" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 11/3/2011 7:12 PM, Kent wrote:
>>>
>>
>> Horizontally, vertically or on the axis? <stares>
>>
>
> Horizontally, breast down first, then on either side, finally breast up.
>
>
>
>

thats the same way I had sex .... way back when...

On Nov 4, 12:23*pm, "Kent" > wrote:
> I think that this thread has expanded to turkey in general is OK. There have
> been few non turkey posts. That's good. It's been fun.
>
> Kent

All but yours that is. They're always turkeys.

On Nov 2, 6:41*pm, "John Smythe" > wrote:
> Bob-tx wrote:
> > Getting ready for a big Thanksgiving day with more friends & family
> > than we can count. *Plan on roasting a couple 16 pound turkeys. Would
> > like to smoke one of them,
> > but don't have the time.
>
> I don't understand. *You have time to cook the turkeys a different way, but
> you don't have time to smoke one? *What? *Are you frying all of them?
>
> I can smoke a turkey (several at a time as long as I have the rack or shelf
> space) in the exact same time that I can roast one in the oven. *Plus, if
> you're smoking the teukeys, then you are freeing up oven space for the
> other baked goods. *There is NEVER enough oven space during the Holidays.
>
>
>
> > My question is about injecting.
>
> > 1. Whether to do it - does it enhance the meat?
>
> Are you sure that you will have time to inject? *I mean, you didn't have
> time to smoke one that takes the same time as it takes to roast one.
> Injecting does take a little more time.
>
> > 2. What to use to inject it with (I mean what recipe - we have an
> > injector.
>
> I would use a honey/butter mixture. *But then I am not worrying about how
> much time it will take to heat the butter and mix it with the heated honey.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Thanks for your opinions.
>
> > Bob-tx

Damn yer sarcastic. No need for that here.