Recipe -- https://sipbitego.com/smoked-turkey-recipe - This is the best Traeger Smoked Turkey! I'm sharing STEP-BY-STEP how to smoke a turkey on a Traeger Smoker Pellet Grill for Thanksgiving with a dry rub and Traeger Turkey Pellets (whole bird, no brine).
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• Prep Time - 2.5 hours
• Cook Time - 4 hours (11 LB smoked turkey)
• Finish Time - 30 min
Print recipe -- https://sipbitego.com/smoked-turkey-recipe
Video highlights
00:00 - Traeger Smoked whole turkey intro
00:42 - Make compound butter
01:22 - Traeger turkey pellet blend
01:43 - Unpacking a whole thawed turkey
02:01 - Pat turkey dry
02:18 - Loosening turkey skin from the breasts
02:45 - Adding compound butter
03:17 - Adding Traeger turkey poultry seasoning rub
03:44 - Trussing turkey
04:26 - Preheat Traeger pellet smoker to 275 degrees F
04:32 - Adding Traeger turkey pellets to hopper
04:45 - Add water pan to pellet smoker
04:51 - Add whole turkey to pellet smoker grill grates
05:52 - Smoke whole turkey at 275 degrees F
05:06 - Insert Meater instant read thermometer into turkey
05:16 - Add baste (optional)
05:21 - Increase smoker temperature to 350 degrees F
05:41 - Removing smoked turkey from the Traeger
05:45 - Rest whole smoked turkey
05:52 - Remove twine from the turkey legs
06:03 - Carve smoked turkey
06:28 - Additional turkey recipes (turkey breast)
06:59 - Cheers
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INGREDIENTS
Compound butter for under smoked turkey skin
- 1 1/4 cups butter
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 lemon, zest
Smoked Turkey and Seasoning
- 1 whole turkey
- 1/4 turkey poultry rub
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Smoked whole turkey baste
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp rosemary, chopped
How long does it take to smoke a turkey? In this example, we smoke an 11 pound whole turkey. The total smoke time on the Traeger took about 3.5-4 hours until the thermometer read 165 degrees F.
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