Here's the recipe I'm sort-of following for a smoked turkey.
http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/chicken_turkey_duck/ultimate_smoked_turkey.html
Basically, you put a broth under the turkey in the smoker so all the turkey dripping go into the broth, which will be used later for gravy. Here's the broth, getting started-
turkey juices from the turkey package, neck and skin trimmings, onion, carrot, celery, fresh herbs, a pinck of dried congo chiles, 1 cup apple juice, water. No salt yet as it will get some salt from the "enhanced" turkey juices. Can always add salt at the end.
Cook up the gravy stuff. Now, the dilemma....The pan that will fit into the smoker is a little aluminum pan but it won't hold all the gravy sauce that has to go under the turkey. Solution- double pan!
We'll see if it actually works...
The turkey, rubbed with oil and herbs under the skin and all over the outside.
1/2 Hot-
1/2 Not-
It's 32F outside right now, so I have the smoker on High to try and get the temp up to 325F. I'll probably bring it in to the oven after 1- 1/2 hours. Right now....sip and click, amigos!