Smoked turkey for the holiday...

[Mrs.AMC]

Nope - never even seen smoked turkey (in any form) on a restaurant menu.

Hmm, must be regional indeed. Most barbeque restaurant around here do pork, beef, chicken and turkey. It's my normal go to at the restaurant we are going to tonight. We'll be getting dinner when we pick up our Thanksgiving dinner (at the same place)

Anyway, ours will be smoked turkey and ham, which we will heat to eat. I like to sort of steam it warm using a foil pouch in an oven

 

[ronandannette]

Hmm, must be regional indeed. Most barbeque restaurant around here do pork, beef, chicken and turkey. It's my normal go to at the restaurant we are going to tonight. We'll be getting dinner when we pick up our Thanksgiving dinner (at the same place)

Anyway, ours will be smoked turkey and ham, which we will heat to eat. I like to sort of steam it warm using a foil pouch in an oven

All kinds of "regional" going on! BBQ is not a very prominent cuisine here at all. There are maybe two BBQ places in our entire city (1.4 mil pop), if they're both still open. They may well have it on the menu but I've never been to either of them.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

I think we have 2 on each block! And we've got maybe 1.4k vs 1.4 mil

 

[sksjasams]

I bought a smoked turkey for the first time.
We are eating at a Brazilian grill restaurant for lunch that day.

I will slice the smoked turkey and serve it cold with buns and cheese for sandwiches and pasta salad on the side for dinner that evening.

 

[leebee]

I wish I'd thought through the whole smoked-turkey thing a bit more before buying one and committing to it for dinner. The family wants all the traditional sides and such, just with the smoked turkey. I'm going to make stuffing and bake it in a pan (which to me is a shame, but whatever), the mashed potatoes and veggies will be the same as usual, but I was stumped over gravy. How to make gravy without drippings? I went to the grocery first thing this morning and bought a turkey thigh/leg quarter and will roast that, reserving the drippings for gravy. Problem solved, I think- I HOPE!

Regarding roasting... I have a 12 pound turkey with heating directions. It says 75-90 minutes at 300 degrees, covered for the first hour, with stock in the bottom of the pan to help steam it. Then uncover to brown it skin- and I think I'll brush it with some maple syrup. We'll see. If all else fails, we have tons of sides and frozen pizza!

 

[Her Dotness]

Nope - never even seen smoked turkey (in any form) on a restaurant menu.

Same here, and I've traveled to every continental US state except Mississippi and Alabama.

It must be a Southern specialty.

 

[mjkacmom]

Hmm, must be regional indeed. Most barbeque restaurant around here do pork, beef, chicken and turkey. It's my normal go to at the restaurant we are going to tonight. We'll be getting dinner when we pick up our Thanksgiving dinner (at the same place)

Anyway, ours will be smoked turkey and ham, which we will heat to eat. I like to sort of steam it warm using a foil pouch in an oven

My husband bought oven bags on accident once, I think I might use one to reheat our smoked turkey.

 

[ronandannette]

My husband bought oven bags on accident once, I think I might use one to reheat our smoked turkey.

That's actually a really great idea. I use them for lots of things (including actually roasting turkeys) and I'll bet it would turn out a nice, moist result. Goes quicker than without, too.

 

[DLgal]

Same here, and I've traveled to every continental US state except Mississippi and Alabama.

It must be a Southern specialty.

I live in CA. We have a chain BBQ place here called Lucilles. They smoke ALL their meats. Brisket, tri tip, sausage, pulled pork, chicken, and turkey. The smoked turkey is usually used on the sandwiches they sell, served warm. Smoked turkey is super common here.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

I've only had/cooked one smoked turkey. My husband's company was sending everyone a turkey from Honeybaked Ham when the pandemic hit. It was already seasoned, cooked, etc. Just had to warm it up. I don't cook stuffing in the turkey. I've always made stuffing balls.

 

[disykat]

My first thought was how to make the gravy! Glad you found a good solution.

 

[ronandannette]

OP, let us know how the turkey turned out.