every year's turkey

Turkey. Yum.

I'm a big beef and pork fan. I love the flavors and find that most restaurant prepared turkeys just aren't very flavorful. I suppose that most restaurants don't have 8 hours to prepare them, and that probably contributes.

Deanna and I cook a turkey usually once a year, either for Thanksgiving or for Christmas. This year it was the day after Thanksgiving. Every year it's the best turkey we've ever had.

Deanna's got the magic brine and glaze set-up/recipe and I manage the 6-8 hour smoking process. It was the best turkey ever, again.

As usual, we're more focused on the eating than the documenting, but for those of you who doubt the power of the turkey, these photos should help put those concerns to rest.