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Read bekoq where ill walk you through, STEP-BY-STEP… See 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

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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

INSTRUCTIONS

Here’s the gist of it —

1️⃣ Mix butter rub. Add all of the compound butter mixture ingredients to a large bowl.

2️⃣ Season turkey and add butter under skin.

3️⃣ Transfer seasoned whole turkey to fridge and store at least 2 hours, to overnight. Remove turkey 30 min before smoking it.

4️⃣ Preheat Traeger smoker to 275 degrees F. Add Traeger Turkey Blend wood pellet chips, or whatever pellets you’re using to the hopper. If desired, add a pan with raised edges to catch the drippings below the grates (below where the turkey will sit). Add a small pan filled with water on top of the grates, to the side, to add moisture as the whole turkey smokes (optional).

5️⃣ Smoke whole turkey at 275 degrees F for 2 hours.

6️⃣ Make the baste. Melt all ingredients together.

7️⃣ Raise the temperature of the smoker to 350 degrees F. Brush turkey with baste. Smoke until turkey measures 165 degrees F.

8️⃣ Rest turkey for at least 20 min. Remove twine and carve and enjoy!

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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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