Sscottfitz
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Wow...seems like it's been a while since I've posted a grilling note.....won't bore you with the excuses, I'll just leave it at #Cancersucks........ THAT SAID, so back in November, we'd procured a couple of Turkey Breasts for our Thanksgiving dinner, but due to 1) the Pandemic and 2) smaller guest list, we only smoked one and froze the other. As the master chef was going thru her list of "proteins we need to cook soon", Breast #2 popped up on the list, so here we go...
One other side note, we're trying a totally brine, rub, & baste for this one, we'll just call it an experiment for Thanksgiving 2021..... Also, I've literally not fired up our Trailblazer yet this year as we've been wearing out our Bullseye, plus I've overhauled my home network and wifi access points, so I knew I'd have do a little systems engineering magic to get the Trailblazer reconnected to the network......THAT turned out to be pretty easy...
This is a ~6 lb Boneless Turkey Breast on the Trailblazer (RT-340)
Misc Grill Observations - all times are CST
General Comments:
One other side note, we're trying a totally brine, rub, & baste for this one, we'll just call it an experiment for Thanksgiving 2021..... Also, I've literally not fired up our Trailblazer yet this year as we've been wearing out our Bullseye, plus I've overhauled my home network and wifi access points, so I knew I'd have do a little systems engineering magic to get the Trailblazer reconnected to the network......THAT turned out to be pretty easy...
This is a ~6 lb Boneless Turkey Breast on the Trailblazer (RT-340)
- Grill Location: Hot Springs Village, AR.; 34 37 60.0N 92 54 55.4W - nice partly cloudy ALMOST Spring day, but perfect for a longer outdoor cook - no rain is forecasted until tomorrow.......I think.....
- Weather at START time of Grill: Mostly to partly cloudy, Temp ~63F, Humidity 62% at the start if the cook.
- Total Grill Times:
- Trailblazer: 5 Hr 48 Min (12:26 - 18:14 CST)
- Total Event Time: 6 Hrs, 13 Min (does NOT include Brine construct & execution - that started ~24 hrs prior to the smoke).
- Grill Plates: No
- Temp Probes:
- Yes, x 2, probes seem to show about a 3~5 deg F delta - I can live with that
- Pellets Used: Rec Tec Ultimate Blend
- Meat & Meat Prep
- Meat:
- 1 x Boneless ~6 lb Fresh Turkey Breast (Clampits Meat Market) - brined in a Apple Juice, Orange Juice, & Pineapple concoction - I'll place a link to the Pinterest recipe the Master Chef was using as a start point.
- Total Meat Prep Time: Turkey Brined for ~23 hrs
- Just before gilling a soft rub was applied, the rub construct is also called out in the posted recipe.
- Meat:
- Sides:
- Raspberry Spinnach Salad w/ Vinaigrette Dressing
- Roasted Veggie Mix: Potatoes, Onions, & Zucchini seasoned with S&P, Garlic Powder, & Italian Seasoning
Misc Grill Observations - all times are CST
- Grill Start to Target Temp
- Trailblazer: 66F to 250F ~ 12 min (12:26 - 12:43 CST)
- Meat On the Grill
- Trailblazer (Turkey Breast) ~12:46 CST, Breast placed on Rack over Drip Pan filled with ~50% of the Pineapple Juice & Water Mix - Target Temp 165F
- Started off at 250 F, bumped it up to 275 F at the ~4 hr mark (14:46 CST), meat temp was at 140'ish
- Bumped it up again (300F) at 17:02 CST, meat temp was at 145'ish (not moving up fast enough for the Master Chef....)
- Bumped it up yet again to (350F) at around 17:30 CST, meat temps were still "stalled" at ~150F
- At this point, I'm basting the breast every ~20 min'ish
- Finally hit 165 at 18:13 CST - and claimed "success"!
- Trailblazer (Turkey Breast) ~12:46 CST, Breast placed on Rack over Drip Pan filled with ~50% of the Pineapple Juice & Water Mix - Target Temp 165F
General Comments:
- Overall it was a good cook, although in retrospect, we think there was just a tad bit too much salt in the brine, otherwise it is a pretty tasty recipe.
- Here is the link to the base recipe used for the brine & the baste: https://ohsweetbasil.com/the-most-amazing-apple-pecan-smoked-turkey-breast-recipe/
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