Electric Smoker Turkey Water Pan

Water pan with turkey.

Electric smoker turkey water pan. Stir until well mixed and bring to simmer. 1 water helps you keep the air temp down to 225 f a temp i recommend you learn to hit with regularity read my article. Instructions prepare turkey by removing neck gizzard and giblets. Thread in poultry thread starter started by 78camaro start date nov 16 2011.

Map out a grid like pattern on meat with about one inch gaps between each hole. A higher duty cycle means more heat applied to the chips smoke production at a low cabinet temp setting. 34 7 joined sep 4 2018. Step 1 preheat smoker to 225 to 250 degrees f 110 to 120 degrees c.

Why add water to smoker water pan. 3 a water pan can block direct flame when. Turkey takes center stage. Anyone else reasoned the same.

If you are using a smoker you will want to put the 2 3 liters of water beer apple juice or wine in the water pan. 2 water helps stabilize the temp in the cooker and minimize fluctuations because water temp takes longer to rise and. Thread in poultry thread starter started by irb75 start date oct 14 2018. This will eliminate direct heat and flames from potentially burning the food as well as eliminate potential flare ups caused by dripping fat falling onto your charcoal.

To solve this problem in a vertical smoker you can place the turkey on a raised rack and place the rack in a baking pan. If you use a smoker like a weber smokey mountain which you can learn more about in our review your water pan will be directly below the meat and directly above the charcoal. Dumb questions i guess but go easy on this newbie. Nov 16 2011 1 7.

Not only that but is there a need to be concerned that the water may boil over in my electric smoker. Nov 16 2011 2 tjohnson smoking guru. Using the water pan will prevent flareups since it will catch the drips. Water is usually used to help maintain lower temps in smokers.

Smoked turkey breast water pan. However the pan of water will also cause the smoke chamber humidity to be high which will give the turkey rubbery skin. With the water pan and energy loss due to steam the electric smoker should operate at a higher duty cycle. You won t need a full liter of water in the drip pan because you already have enough water in the smoker.

Step 2 rinse turkey under cold water and pat dry. Combine all brine injection ingredients in saucepan over low heat. I then placed the water pan in its position just above the charcoal pan and filled it about a quarter full of water. Oct 14 2018 1 i.