Turkey in a Smoker

Turkey in a Smoker

Learn how to smoke a turkey for the holidays in your smoker, resulting in moist, tender, hickory-flavored turkey that will be surely be met with rave reviews all around.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
10 hr
Total Time
10 hr 20 mins
Calories
625 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat a smoker to 225 to 250 degrees F (110 to 120 degrees C).
Step 2
Rinse turkey under cold water, and pat dry.
Step 3
Rub crushed garlic over the outside of the turkey, and sprinkle with seasoned salt. Transfer to a disposable roasting pan.
Step 4
Fill the turkey cavity with butter, cola, apple, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cover turkey loosely with foil.
Step 5
Add more wood chips if desired. Continue smoking and basting, until turkey is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 5 more hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).
Step 6
Add wood chips to the smoker according to the manufacturer's directions. Place the roasting pan in the preheated smoker. Smoke the turkey, basting every 1 to 2 hours with juices from the bottom of the roasting pan, for 5 hours.
Turkey in a Smoker
Turkey in a Smoker
Turkey in a Smoker
Turkey in a Smoker

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 (10 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
  • 2 tablespoons seasoned salt
  • 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans cola-flavored carbonated beverage
  • 1 medium apple, quartered
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 0.5 cup butter
  • 2 cups hickory wood chips, or more as needed

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