Bacon weave



Wrapped breast



Alton Brown's turkey brine recipe (I brined the breast and a turkey together in a 5 gallon bucket)

Ingredients
For the brine:
1 cup kosher salt.
1/2 cup light brown sugar.
1 gallon vegetable stock.
1 tablespoon black peppercorns.
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries.
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger.
1 gallon heavily iced water.

I also dropped in a couple bay leaves.

I sprinkled Memphis Dust all over the bacon wrapped breast before setting on the smoker.

Put on a couple chunks of cherry and smoked it at around 300 for about 4 hours. I didn't add any more wood besides the first chunks.

After about an hour, cover with foil to avoid scorching the bacon.

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Pretty well! Improvised an agrodolce with balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, and lemon juice, tossed the sprouts in that and roasted them, they went over well. Everything turned out, I was happy with it.

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Here was my bird just before I carved it on Thursday.

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Just a warning and it would never be true in my book but some have told me the bacon weave is overload. I didn't do a turkey but a meatloaf. I think you just have to be careful of the salt content of any additional rub/spice you add.

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Bacon is never an overload.

We've been draping the turkey with a bacon mat for the past few years, turns out great.

The only think I think it would really affect is how you make the gravy.

Coating the bacon wrapped breast in Memphis Dust isn't a concern. The rub contains no salt.

MEMPHIS DUST:
Ingredients
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup American paprika
1/4 cup garlic powder
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
2 tablespoons ground ginger powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
2 teaspoons rosemary powder

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And you can always keep a couple packets of the instant gravy on hand just in case. It's certainly not the best, but it beats having no gravy at all.

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My buddy had a 5 gallon bucket of turkey stock in his walk-in fridge. We used that for a sauce and the stuffing. I've been spoiled the past few years.

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Here's where I got the idea for the bacon wrapped breast. This recipe uses a Cajun injection rather than a brine.



https://howtobbqright.com/2016/11/15/ba ... ey-breast/

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My first time curing smoking a turkey.

man that turkey looks just like ham!

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Did that turkey taste like turkey?

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I like how you marinated it in a garbage can, hnd. Keeping it on-brand.

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why do you Goys eat ham on Thanksgiving??? Or any main meat dish besides turkey for that matter? You eat turkey on thanksgiving, nothing else unless it shows up as an appetizer.

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Well, I don't but I can answer for you: Turkey is an inferior meat and takes a mighty effort to make it palatable.

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that's not a good excuse since ham is also an inferior meat. If you wanted to use that excuse then just go ahead and make steaks or some other quality tasting meat. Don't settle on ham which sucks.

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Ham and turkey are cheap. you're not going to buy prime rib for 45 of your closest relatives. most of whom you can't stand.

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dammit

this is so true. especially a turkey breast.

The guy told you it was a turkey, right?

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lol. its a 5 gallon pickle bucket from chick fil a. I have about 20 of them. Just call your local chick fil a and they'll give you all that you need. My garage basically smells like pickles for weeks after I get them.

That looks like the Tammy Duckworth of turkeys.

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i assumed these types of mistakes are typical of one with 4 children. This is a normal way of life for me my wife has to live with on the reg. you guys only get a small glimpse of this.

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hnd is the runaway poster of the year.

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+

Now I gotta go change my vote, I'd missed this gem before.

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I wonder what hnd's smoked brisket looks like.

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