Turkey Legs

[eyeguy 54]

Just had to do a few.

[DonBo]

Lookin' good! So, how you liking the new smoker so far?

[eyeguy 54]

love it like the last one. ribs and legs so far. 2 smokes down, many many to go. Lord willing.

[JP Z]

Those do look mighty Tasty!

[eyeguy 54]

grabbed a 30 pound box at cashwise for 44 bucks. 44 legs.

[JP Z]

NICE!! Yeah, I love smoked turkey legs. Never done them myself though

[westb]

Any chance you would like to share your recipe and smoking time and temp? Looks delicious btw!

[eyeguy 54]

for these I brined in 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup dry white wine,(pinot grigio), 1T onion powder and 1T Garlic Powder, 1 quart water, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup non iodized salt (pickling salt was in the cupboard so used that)

brined overnight, rinsed off good then sat out to dry for 1 hour. smoker at 225 with hickory for about 3 hours. I like to take the internal temp up to 175 to 180 to be safe.

Brining more saturday night to smoke Sunday with apple wood. Gonna try this for brine.

4 quarts Water,1 cup Kosher Salt ,1 cup Sugar,1 cup Brown Sugar

2 Tablespoons Montreal steak seasoning

1 whole Bay Leaf

1 T onion powder

1 tsp tobasco

1T taragon leaves

easy to smoke but an internal temp gauge is a must. I'll post the results on this brine and how they turn out.

[westb]

Thanks for the info! Looking forward to trying it out.

[OnAFly]

Soysauce and white whine based marinades are awesome! I make wings in the oven like that abd they're always a hit. I might have to try it out in my smoker.

[picksbigwagon]

I have a guys weekend in Iowa coming up, turkey legs, home brew and a nice cigar could pretty much put me in Val Halla, except there is too much German and Scott in my blood......

[eyeguy 54]

aztec cervaza, octoberfest, check pilsner and bavarian weissbier from mr beer in the fridge here to go with the legs. mmmmmmmmmmm! life is good.

[eyeguy 54]

as far as eating the legs goes, if ya don't want to get crazy messy, hold the bone up and cut straight down with a steak knife all around. slick city.

[delcecchi]

Ever try pulling tendons with pliers before or after cooking? Anyone? Seems like it would really help.

[eyeguy 54]

teeth work great after smoking.

[delcecchi]

I wouldn't want to eat a turkey leg after you pulled the tendons with your teeth.