Remove giblets and neck if included. Rub the turkey inside and out with olive oil or melted butter. Combine the salt, pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne (if using).
Roasting is the most common way to cook a turkey, although deep-frying and smoking have also become popular in recent years. (Getty Images) With Thanksgiving here, there’s no better time to talk ...
Turkey takes to smoking extremely well: It stays tender and juicy because it’s slow-cooked, and the smoke flavor gives a major boost to what’s otherwise a relatively bland-tasting meat.
Without fail, this smoker has transformed everything we cooked inside it into something remarkable. We're happy to say that turkey was no exception. After cleaning out the firebox, we ignited the ...
There are many ways to cook a Thanksgiving turkey, of course — but which is best? Purists insist that roasting is the only way, whereas other cooks and chefs point to deep-frying, smoking or ...