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You should never refreeze a thawed smoked turkey. However, once you cook a thawed turkey, you can freeze the meat.
To freeze a smoked turkey, make sure to wrap it tightly in plastic wrap to prevent air for causing the Turkey from becoming freezer burnt. If possible, cut turkey into smaller portions to make freezing and defrosting easier.
A 26 lb. turkey should be smoked for at least 4 hours. A 26 pound turkey should feed approximately 26 people.
There are many recipes for smoked turkey, but all will require a smoker, some wood chips, and of course, a turkey. The most important part is to make sure your smoker is up to the correct temperature before placing the turkey inside. Most smokers should be around 225 degrees Fahrenheit for best results. Once you have your smoker going at the correct temperature, place the wood chips in and let them start smoking. Then place the turkey on the rack breast-side down and cover with the lid. Make sure to keep an eye on the temperature and add more charcoal or wood if needed. The bird is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Let it rest for at least 15 minutes before carving.
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The advantages of smoking turkey meat are the delicious smoked flavour to the meat but in particular that it is preserved for longer than turkey that has not been smoked.
You can tell if a smoked turkey leg is spoiled in a few ways. The biggest way is that it smells bad.
With MOST brands, the Oven Roasted Turkey is MUCH higher in Sodium than the Smoked Turkey Cold Cuts. For instance, the Oscar Meyer brand is 720mg of Sodium per serving (of Sodium) in the Oven Roasted Turkey, and is at 460mg (of Sodium) per serving in the Smoked Turkey.
Butterball turkey smoked sausage and turkey kielbasa does not contain pork or use a pork casing. Both are comprised of turkey and no listing for pork is on the ingredient list.
Yes, smoked turkey does need to be refrigerated. Smoked turkey will grow bacteria if it is left at room temperature.
There are a variety of ways to fix a store bought cooked, smoked turkey. It can be cooked in a smoker, backed in the over, broiled, roasted or fixed in a slow cooker.
If and only if the interior temperature of the car does not get above 40°F, you could keep the smoked turkey in the car for the same amount of time you keep it in the fridge. The problem is that the radiant heat of the sun coming through the windows can warm the car significantly.