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Smoked Bone-In Maple Turkey Breast

Smoking a turkey breast isn’t like smoking ribs or pulled pork, which I usually cook at temperatures around 225 F. For a turkey skin to get good and crisp you need a higher temperature. I smoked this turkey breast at 350 F. I also basted it with a wonderful maple butter sauce at the end. This smoked bone-in maple turkey breast was fantastic. It’s easier than it might seem and incredibly tasty and moist. The breast meat is amazing.

Smoked Bone-In Maple Turkey Breast

If you are using a natural turkey breast you will want to brine it before cooking it. If you are using a self-basting breast (like I did), no brining is required. Most frozen breasts are already brined, so read the package first. Either way you’ll enjoy this great smoked bone-in maple turkey breast for dinner. Or lunch.

I smoked this turkey using my Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker but I did not put any water in the water pan so I could reach 350 F.

I prefer to use fruit or nut woods when I smoke unless I want a heavier smoke flavor. Pecan, apple or cherry are my favorites. I used apple for this turkey.

Weber Pecan Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Pecan Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Apple Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Apple Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Cherry Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Cherry Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.

Also try my smoked boneless turkey breast.

Smoked Bone-In Maple Turkey Breast
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Smoked Bone-In Maple Turkey Breast

If you are using a natural turkey breast you will want to brine it before cooking it. If you are using a self-basting breast (like I did), no brining is required. Either way you’ll enjoy this great smoked bone-in maple turkey breast for dinner.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword breast, smoked, turkey
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 176kcal
Author MIke

Ingredients

For the maple butter glaze

Instructions

  • Start up your smoker and get the cooking temperature to 350 F. Add only 1 or 2 small chunks of smoking wood.
  • Rinse and dry the turkey.
  • Sprinkle the breast with rub and massage into the meat.
  • Put turkey onto smoker and cook until meat temperature approaches 155 F.
  • Baste the turkey with the glaze and continue cooking until turkey reaches 165 F, glazing a few times as it cooks.
  • Remove turkey and let rest 20 minutes before carving.

Nutrition

Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 260mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 196IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Rib Tips

Any time I cook up a batch of St. Louis-style ribs, I make rib tips. Rib tips are the various trimmings leftover from making a rack of spareribs into a rack of St. Louis ribs.

I’m a big, big fan of rib tips. They’re tender and tasty, and best of all, they are done before the ribs are, making for an excellent snack while you’re waiting for the main attraction.

Rib Tips

Remember that there is a lot of cartilage and bone in tips. You have to be careful eating them as sometimes you can get a small piece in a bite. Just chew slow and enjoy the lovely flavor.

Weber Pecan Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Pecan Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Apple Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Apple Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Cherry Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.
Weber Cherry Wood Chunks, for Grilling and Smoking, 4 lb.

Check out my recipe for 3-2-1 St. Louis-style spareribs. They are fantastically tender and tasty, and of course, you can make some tips from the trimmings! It’s a win-win!

Rib Tips
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Rib Tips

I’m a big, big fan of rib tips. They’re tender and tasty, and best of all, they are done before the ribs are, making for an excellent snack while you’re waiting for the main attraction.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Season rib tips with your favorite rub.
  • Smoke along with your ribs at 225 F, for 2 hours.
  • Remove tips to a pot and add BBQ sauce to cover.
  • Simmer for another hour or until very tender.
  • Serve with lots of paper towels.

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Smoked SPAM

I fired up my smoker the other day. Since I was going to smoke a big chub of bologna, I figured I might as well throw a few bricks of SPAM on there too. I haven’t had SPAM in like 100 years, and I’ve heard that smoking it makes it even better, so I figured… why not? Well, believe me, smoked SPAM is awesome!

Smoked Spam

I tried this two ways. One I just scored the SPAM and sprinkled it with Dizzy Pig Swamp Venom before putting it onto the smoker.

The other SPAM was scored in a checkerboard pattern. It expanded sort of like a Bloomin’ Onion. I then inserted some pineapple chunks and onto the smoker it went! Yum!

Weber Deluxe Grilling Basket
Weber Deluxe Grilling Basket

Also try my cedar planked SPAM and SPAM burnt ends.

I like to get my smoker going using my homemade fire starter cubes.

Smoked Spam
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Smoked SPAM Two Ways

Smoked SPAM two ways!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword smoked, SPAM
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 232kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat your smoker to 225 F.
  • Score one block of SPAM from side-to-side, about halfway through. Sprinkle with rub.
  • Score the other block in a checkerboard pattern. Sprinkle with rub.
  • Smoke for 2 hours. Insert pineapple chunks into SPAM with the checkerboard pattern.
  • Smoke another hour.
  • Slice the SPAM without the pineapple and serve on sandwiches. (You can also brown them a bit in a skillet or on the grill first).
  • Serve the SPAM with pineapple as an appetizer with crackers.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1040mg | Potassium: 301mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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