The Perfect Turkey | on a Traeger Pellet Grill | Brined, Injected & Smoked

In this video, I am going to show you how to prepare the Perfect Turkey on a Traeger Grill or any pellet smoker. You can also do this in the oven as well.

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While your Turkey is roasting, be sure to make this amazing Turkey Gravy from the neck and giblets: https://youtu.be/bxTq9VPko7c

The Turkey in this recipe was 13 lbs.

Here is the Breakdown and 4 Simple Steps:
1. 12 Hour Brine
2. 24 Chill / Dry
3. Inject / Rub
4. Smoke / Cook

For the brine, here are the ingredients I used, and you can easily just go with a simple water/salt combo to keep it simple:
1 QT Water
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Kosher Salt
1 1/2 cup Apple Cider or Apple Juice
a few sprigs Rosemary + Thyme
a few Bay Leaves
1 whole head garlic, peeled + smashed
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
1 tbsp Peppercorn
1 tsp cloves
Once all the above ingredients come to a boil, add an additional 3 QTs water, and 2-3 cups ice. You need the brine to be at or below room temperature before adding the turkey. Store in the fridge, or a cooler with a brine bag, and plenty of ice for 12 hours.

For the Injection, I used 8 oz melted, unsalted butter, an equal portion of Maple Syrup, and 2-3 tbsp Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub.

I smoked / cooked this bird at 350°f/ 176°c until the Internal Temp (IT) reached 160°f/71°c in the breast. The carryover heat will bring your bird to finishing IT to 165°f/74°c after a 30 minute rest.

Here are links to some of the items I used:
Meat Injector:
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Brine Bag:
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Traeger Pork & Poultry Rub:
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Knotty Wood Almond Pellets:
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0:00 Intro
0:33 The Breakdown
1:15 The Brine
4:01 24 Hour Chill
5:30 Inject / Rub
8:10 Smoke / Cook
11:03 Devour

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