Thanksgiving 2016... what's cooking?

[TGO David]

Started off smoking some mac and cheese. The bird goes on tomorrow morning for dinner tomorrow night!

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[Raoul]

Just took a big ole pork butt off the smoker. Big'un. Been going about 8 hours. Ya'll can have my portion of the turkey.

[TGO David]

1 minute ago, Raoul said:

Just took a big ole pork butt off the smoker. Big'un. Been going about 8 hours. Ya'll can have my portion of the turkey.

I'm with you.  I would rather do a pork butt but "tradition".  I'm ready to do a pork butt or brisket next week though!

 

[bersaguy]

Back when I was growing up before moving south at age 17 we never had turkey. I was an avid hunter at a very young age and my state always had an early Goose season and I was responsible for our dinner bird and every year we ate goose. Sometime a Canada goose and sometime it was a Snow goose but goose was on our table. When we moved to the Ranch/Farm with my grand father the Thanksgiving dinner most times was a country ham out of Grandfathers smoke house with all the trimmings. Like some have mentioned my family was not much on turkey so when I had my own family it was a country with all the trimmings.  Love the smell of a ham slow cooking all night in the oven. Makes the whole house smell great.............jmho 

Edited November 23, 2016 by bersaguy

[bigtruuck]

Got a bone in deer leg in the crock pot, pot roast style and a sweet potato pie to make tomorrow. Been eating venison for thanksgiving for about 5yrs. so its sorta a tradition.

[Dane]

2 Pork shoulders for work on Friday and a turkey for tomorrow.





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[Wingshooter]

We'll be heading over to my parents house tomorrow after my morning deer hunt tradition with my dad. My mom's doing the turkey, dressing, eggs, gravy, beets and the whole spread....My wife's doing the banana  pudding, pumpkin and chocolate pies. I'm getting hungry already! Especially after reading and seeing some of these posts. Thankful for so many things this year...

[Randall53]

Going to some friends and having turkey and dressing, ham, mashed tators, slaw, green beans, mac n cheese, deviled eggs and pumpkin pie for desert. 

[Sam1]

Shout out to all the single people... keep it real today!

[shotgunshooter]

I've got Beans Greens Potatoes Tomatoes
Lamb Rams Hogs Maws
Beans Greens Potatoes Tomatoes
Chicken Turkeys
Chicken Turkeys
Beans Greens Potatoes Tomatoes
Lamb Rams Hogs Maws
Beans Greens Potatoes Tomatoes
Chicken Turkeys Rabbit

YOU NAME IT!!!!!

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[peejman]

This will be the first year in a long time without smoked turkey, or smoked anything for that matter.  I can't run my smoker with the burn bans in place here.

But Mom's making stuffed mushrooms and my wife made apple pie, so I'll survive.

[Fourtyfive]

Smoke it !

 

 

Edited November 25, 2016 by Fourtyfive
Fixed pic.

[TGO David]

Fixed that pic for you.

Got my smoker coming up to temp right now.  Applewood, bit of cherry and a bit of hickory.  Spatchcocked 9lb turkey breast brined overnight, injected with a beer and butter marinade this morning, rubbed down with the Simon & Garfunkel wet rub this morning (Google it) and about ready to put it on the grate for the next few hours.

 

[Fourtyfive]

My pics always link back to my library, I think I messed it up not knowing you fixed it. I can't seem to get the img link to work and have to use the direct.

[TGO David]

5 minutes ago, Fourtyfive said:

My pics always link back to my library, I think I messed it up not knowing you fixed it. I can't seem to get the img link to work and have to use the direct.

I need to post a tutorial on this.  I'll work on that some.  Fixed the pic again though.

 

[Hozzie]

I will be throwing a Turkey breast on the Kamado Joe around noon.  Just a simple roast as my mom has to have gravy so the temp will be up a bit with a drip pan.  It's been brining for just over 24 hours so I should be good to go.  I 'll take a pic when I get it on the grill.

[Fourtyfive]

14 Lb. Turk injected with butter/creole and some dry rub. Using Jim Beam Oak biscuits... I have another 14 in the oven for the non-smokers..

Edited November 24, 2016 by Fourtyfive

[btq96r]

I won't be doing Thanksgiving until Saturday.  An old friend up at Fort Campbell who got home from a 9-month deployment just yesterday. His wife wisely decided to push things to the right a few days to let him shake off the time zone change and jet lag.  But, for myself, later this afternoon I'll be making a "Sunday Lunch" of sirloin tip roast, mashed potatoes, skillet corn, and Yorkshire pudding.  No need to skimp out.

Edited November 24, 2016 by btq96r

[Hiker]

12 lb Fresh Turkey. 24 hour low sodium brine. Smoker with mesquite wood chips. YUM!

[MacGyver]

I did a turkey on the BGE.  Injected with Tabasco.  I did it out of novelty one year when I was doing several turkeys, and now it's one of those things that I can't get away from. Everyone always wants it.

I also smoked a picnic ham while I had the smoker going. Same prep as a shoulder, but it still has the bone in so you get more dark meat.  That's where I'm going to be today.

 

[TGO David]

The injection marinade I made used Tabasco also.  I cut the salt, Worcestershire and Tabasco amounts in half though.  Salty things because I brined it overnight and didn't want it to be too salty.  Tabasco because some of my in-laws don't like very spicy foods.

Recipe here:

http://www.food.com/recipe/beer-n-butter-poultry-injection-241052

 

[bersaguy]

I think I have gained 15 lbs just reading the menu's being posted here..................

[dralarms]

24 lb turkey

Smithfield ham

Mashed potatoes

Mac & cheese

Corn

Green beans 

Asian bbq beans

Dressing

Rolls

Gravy

 

There goes my diet .

[Woody]

Maple Bourbon glazed Ham on the Gig Green Egg.  No pics right now, 'cause "if you're lookin', u ain't cookin'".....lol.

 

 

 

[TripleGGG]

3 hours ago, bersaguy said:

I think I have gained 15 lbs just reading the menu's being posted here..................

Yep.  I'm stuffed.