6:45 AM and we are getting things prepped. 25 pound turkey goes in the oven at 7:30.

 

 

I should have gone to bed earlier.....

Turkey comes out of the brine shortly, then into the smoker for about 5 hours.

I am going non-traditional and doing a beer and honey glazed pork roast for Thanksgiving and prepping the brisket, homemade baked beans, crock pot corn and double chocolate brownies for Saturday.

Right now I am making tons of oven bacon as my butcher was out of the bacon fat I need for the brisket.

Bacon fat on brisket? Sounds interesting. Nothing wrong with tons of bacon. 

 

 

Turkey is in the Traeger. Now coffee or beer?

Naaman, how long, what temp and how many pounds? Bacon fat is awesome! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

Now coffee or beer?

 

Yes!

Edited November 28, 201312 yr by guzziguy

Naaman, how long, what temp and how many pounds? Bacon fat is awesome! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

15 lbs. 250deg. Until it's done I want it done by 3 so if it's getting close to that time I'll crank up the heat a bit. Really just winged it (pun intended) this time. Stuffed with kosher salt, pepper, fresh minced garlic, couple of cuties, a stick of butter, and a can of Dr. Pepper. Rubbed on the outside with more of the garlic and Traeger poultry rub. Basting every hour. Smells amazing, hope it tastes as good. 

I brined for about 14 hours so no rub other than vegetable oil. 350 - 400 for about 4 - 5 hours than a 1 hour rest.

Despite my last name, not much of a Baker but made some Pecan pie bars:

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The Turkey on a treater is fantastic.  The one I made last year was easily the best turkey I have had.

 

My pork roast after the first glazing session.

 

Bars look good. 

 

I was planning on doing a brine but I didn't really pay attention when I bought the turkey and got one that was already injected. 

 

Edit: So does the pork!

Edited November 28, 201312 yr by naamanf

My turkey is out of the oven, and the turducken roll is in.  

I had to slow down my turkey.

Finished everything up.  This cold temp here made the cook time run a bit long and my Thermapen decided to stop working so I kept it a bit long just to be sure.

 

 

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving meals.

Not really a turkey fan so we are having jambalaya, braised short ribs, rotisserie chicken and sides. I better start cooking.

Me, not. Friends later. Win!

Claire and Sophie are making Tarte Tatin, and Claire already made a pecan pie and a couple of cranberry compotes/sauces. Alden and I aren't doing squat. As Grahame the religious oppressor says, Win!

That's a fine looking pie. Best part of cooking is I don't have to clean up.

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Claire makes the best pecan pie ever. She needs to make into bars like you did so I can eat them more often.

Hey, if it wasn't for us hereditary oppressors you'd have no reason to flee persecution, and celebrate being given survival tips from soon to be displaced indigenous populations!

Speaking of oppression, are the womenfolk in the kitchen still laboring under the yoke of patriarchy or have you at least fetched them a drink or two!

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I gave the wimmenfolk a break to clean up and look purty for later.

I failed, ended up cleaning too.

Claire makes the best pecan pie ever.

 

Been meaning to tell you Al,.. I love Claire!

That is a nice looking pie.

Have I ever met Claire?  I think not.  I <3 pecan pie.  My ex makes a killer pecan tart (which is like a bite-size pecan pie, which is what I think you want, Al).

I cooked the "pedestrian" Thanksgiving dinner.

Ate way too much.

My kitchen looks like Thing 1 and Thing 2 spent a good bit of time in there.

All I wanta do now is watch some of the Lady Gaga Muppets special to try and guess what the exec's over on ABC were thinkin'!