Smoked Turkey on the Pit Barrel Cooker

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Bird looks tasty and the daughter is super funny.

[@SmokingBBQ]

Thanks Aaron. I appreciate you stopping by!

[@raul87ish]

Very great turn out on the bird. I just bought the PBC yesterday. Can't wait to try lots of different cooks. Thx to your video I will be attempting Turkey for Thanksgiving next year. Great family you sure are blessed sir. 👍🏼

[@williamsavidge7066]

Beautiful looking bird! Thank you for the video.

[@MamaDeesWorld]

Dom and I want to wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving day, surrounded by your loved ones! 💖

[@Railroad_Bbq]

Nice turkey. Drum smokers can really cook items fast and keep them moist.

[@fishingwithsam7526]

Good job brother 👏 👍

[@tomsfoodfactory5086]

Nice looking bird! Great job!

[@FireWaterCooking]

Another great video Erik! I am getting ready to do my 3rd Turkey video this month.. I am getting sick of Turkey! LOL!

[@daddydutchbbq]

Erik, great looking bird ! I’m doing two birds for my truck drivers who will be in the yard and can’t be with their families on Thanksgiving. Great recipe and video ! Keep up the good work !

[@DTCigarFather]

Great video - you have a beautiful family - Thanks for sharing!!!

[@meatcranium4280]

2 1/2 hours is really good. That’s what I like about drum smokers. Turkeys cook fast and stay tender an juicy. The temperatures stay inside the 300 range, which I really like. Thanks for watching

[@guns4funcajanajustin]

Good looking cook on the PBC

[@rogerlawson4516]

Great looking turkey, Erik. Great to see kids involved. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@SmokingBBQ]

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, thanks for stopping by!

[@georgepedone8506]

Smashed the like first thing as you sounded happy!

[@SmokingBBQ]

Thanks George, glad you stopped by!

[@billsiebel9941]

Excellent job. Just subscribed to your channel today. Think I am getting a PBC. Keep up the good work.

[@SmokingBBQ]

I love my Pit Barrel, I highly recommend it. You also can see my recipes using my Pit Barrel on my page. If you get one let me know how you like it. Thanks for stopping by!

[@fishingwithsam7526]

Thank you brother I'm going to do the same thing you're doing with the kids

[@SmokingBBQ]

Please let me know how it turns out! Thanks for stopping by Sam!

[@sonnysalazar3210]

Hi Phil here, hey I was wondering is you would share where one can get the seasoning you used for your video. Thanks The turkey looks great.

[@SmokingBBQ]

I used Fresh chopped Rosemary and Thyme. Along with some seasonings from www.runninwildfoods.com/ Thanks for stopping by!

[@chadcrawford2346]

Great looking bird! Looking forward to doing mine this Thanksgiving! How big was your bird?

[@SmokingBBQ]

My bird was just under 14 pounds. I was amazed it was done in 2 1/2 hours. Good luck on your cook, Happy Thanksgiving!

[@dblaylock22]

I’m going to try this out on Thanksgiving in my pit barrel. I have a 14 pound turkey so I hope I can get it done in 2 1/2 hours. Any final tips you have for me?

[@SmokingBBQ]

just keep an eye on it, make sure the charcoal is staying lit, and take temperature readings at hour two. Good luck, and stop back and let me know how it came out. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@dblaylock22]

Smo'King BBQ Tips & Recipes Turned out great! Everyone said it was the best turkey they ever had. Thanks for the video and detailed tips! My 14 pounder cooked in 2 hours 10 minutes! The outdoor temperature was 65 today so not sure if they helped with the quick cook or not.

[@9929kingfish]

Was that dark part of the bird dry?

[@robinbrowne5419]

Looks realy tasty. Could you smoke a ham like that?

[@SmokingBBQ]

Yes, you can smoke a ham like that. I have a couple videos where I double smoke a pre-packaged store bought ham. Check them out to see how easy it is to do. Thanks for stopping by!

[@robinbrowne5419]

@@SmokingBBQ Ok thanks. I will check them out. I am getting a barrel smoker this fall to go along with my bbq. They are on sale now. But have to wait for spring time to use it. Cheers from Canada :-)

[@tylerbrandt6219]

Erik quick question, Ive smoked about 3 or 4 turkeys now but i normally do the bigger birds and ive noticed that the skin tends to burn. The only thing i can think of to stop it from burning is putting some foil on the bird where it hangs closest to the coals... Any ideas?

[@SmokingBBQ]

That might not be a bad idea, although the skin also wouldn't crisp up as well. You could always start cooking the turkey on the grate and then hang for the last part of the cook to crisp up the skin. Thanks for stopping by!

[@tylerbrandt6219]

@@SmokingBBQ I appreciate the response! I was going to try something like that but opposite.. im going to hang the whole time to not change the dynamic of the cook, but monitor for a few hours and once the neck area has browned to my liking covering that portion with tin foil... Not sure but I love to experiment. I'll keep you updated

[@MtnBadger]

Is the soda based in Kalispell or Missoula? I used to live by Flathead lake, it occupies space in the 90 miles between the two cities, Kalispell is on the north side.

[@SmokingBBQ]

I am sorry but I don't know the specifics other than what I read on camera. Bought it at a specialty store in the middle of the desert on the way home from Las Vegas. In either case my son Kyle said it was very good. Thanks for stopping by!

[@brian3.2]

How big of a turkey can you smoke?

[@SmokingBBQ]

According to the PBC website you can cook a 16-30 pound turkey with the hanger. Give it a try. Thanks for stopping by!

[@neilthompson2871]

U probably know now don’t take the lid ff for long times. But thanks

[@pippi7144]

All food ribs and turkeys should be rotated because they are great cookers but all burn food ... just my opinion

[@j.a.1785]

Incorrect. If it's burning, it's user error.

[@amenra7278]

Really good video. But one advice you should stop opening the top because you keep losing heat and when you lose heat it got it take some time to build it back up and also it doesn’t cook evenly if you keep removing the top you reduce the heat on the turkey and you reduced to heat inside the barrel to keep it close if it’s going to take three hours and you have a temperature probe it should let you know when it’s done it should be good enough. My advice happy cooking happy Thanksgiving

[@SmokingBBQ]

@Will Rob while I appreciate your advice, I was filming a video for those who have a PBC and are trying to learn about how to cook a Turkey. I need to open the lid and film the Turkey to help others see the process from start to finish. It only took 2 1/2 hours to cook, so letting it go for three hours without checking on it might be a disaster. I am trying to help others who might be intimidated by smoking a turkey for family and friends. The only way I can present the process to the viewers is by lifting the lid and showing the bird. Hope that makes sense to you.

[@danbender2161]

@willrob5142 what part of the Turkey was DONE at 2.5 hours did you miss? NOTHING takes even close to 5 hours to cook on the PBC.

[@erokbrewmeister9231]

Carbon Monoxide LOL!

[@tompipps3383]

TOM PIPPS . FOAM - BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA USA . HI HELLO .

[@SmokingBBQ]

Hello Tom, thanks for stopping by!

[@supertrooper7403]

Tell the kid to go clean his room lol.....ruin your diet....lol

[@deep2732]

i take the turkey hanger and insert it from the bottom so the breast is facing the lid. Ive done it the original way like this and the breast facing the heat got over done. So when i reverse hang it, the breast never gets over cooked.

[@SmokingBBQ]

Thanks for the tip!