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Help!Smoked turkey done too early

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9:44a, 11/29/20
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Good morning all.
Smoking my first turkey today. Thought it would take all day at 250 (20lbs) but it'll be done about 5 hours before we are planning to serve

Any suggestions on how to keep from ruining it?
Let it rest to room temp?
Carve now?
Foil towel and cooler?

TIA

Brad
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danieljustin06
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9:46a, 11/29/20
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Foil, towels, and a cooler should keep it hot enough.
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MookieBlaylock
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10:00a, 11/29/20
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Chunk it and go buy a new one
A 20lber is like 8 bucks at HEB

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10:17a, 11/29/20
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It'll be fine. Your turkey doesn't need to be too hot. Serve it with piping hot gravy.
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10:21a, 11/29/20
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You want to keep it hot or refrigerate then serve. Letting poultry set out for 4-5 hours at room temp is a good way to get folks sick. May be a slight chance, but you don't want to be the guy who gives everyone food poisoning.
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03_Aggie
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10:25a, 11/29/20
Double wrap it in heavy duty foil and stuff it in a cooler with towels.
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10:29a, 11/29/20
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Preheat a cooler with hot water and then stuff it in there with foil and warm towels. Don't open the lid.

For future reference, turkeys are not like brisket, a 20 pound one won't take 12+ hours like a brisket will.
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11:18a, 11/29/20
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Pull it off the smoker at about 161 - 162. Tent it in foil and put it in a cooler to rest/carryover cook. It'll be fine when you're ready to serve.
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11:42a, 11/29/20
Don't worry...you're good! Do as the others have said and enjoy your meal!
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12:24p, 11/29/20
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Put it in the fridge, smoked turkey is better cold anyway.
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In reply to agfan2013 • 12:28p, 11/29/20
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agfan2013 said:
Preheat a cooler with hot water and then stuff it in there with foil and warm towels. Don't open the lid.

For future reference, turkeys are not like brisket, a 20 pound one won't take 12+ hours like a brisket will.
do this. Make sure you take the hot water out first.
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12:31p, 11/29/20
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I did the same thing. I had to leave my house by 9:00 with the turkey so I started it at midnight. It finished about 5:30 and we ate at 11:00. I just threw it in a cooler with foil tented. It was still plenty warm when we ate.
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12:39p, 11/29/20
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After about three hours I put the turkey in a bag made for roasting. This kept it from drying out. I used a water smoker.
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4:55p, 11/29/20
When you guys are talking smoked turkey, are you referring to a turkey that is just cooked in a pit or a turkey that has been brined in a brine including Pink salt and then cooked in the pit? There's a big difference in finished product with the latter.
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5:14p, 11/29/20
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Rest it. Carve it. Toss it in the fridge. Reheat before serving.
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In reply to Rattler12 • 6:58p, 11/29/20
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Rattler12 said:
When you guys are talking smoked turkey, are you referring to a turkey that is just cooked in a pit or a turkey that has been brined in a brine including Pink salt and then cooked in the pit? There's a big difference in finished product with the latter.
I believe everyone here is talking about cooking a turkey on a smoker.
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7:42p, 11/29/20
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Put foil down in a big pan with deep sides, Pour a beer into a the foil then wrap the Turkey and let it sit at 180 Deg F in the oven. It will be falling apart when it's time to serve.

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