Smoked Turkey Cooking Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325°F. Place the cold (not room-temperature) turkey in a roasting pan, breast-side down. This allows the fat from underneath the bird to drip down while it heats up, ensuring a moist, tender breast. Cover the turkey with foil and place in oven. You’ll want to reheat your turkey for around 5 to 10 minutes per pound. A 10-15lb turkey would need to reheat for around 50 to 90 minutes. Use a meat thermometer before removing. Your Pork Shop turkey is fully cooked, which is why we recommend an internal temperature of 145°F.

 

Answers to common questions we get regarding our turkeys.

 

1. They are fully cooked.

2. Our turkeys are cured similar to our hams and will have a different consistency than an oven roasted turkey.

3. Turkeys will have a salty, smoke flavor from the curing & cooking process.

4. They will have areas that look pink.  This is from the curing and smoking process.  See line one.

5. When reheating, it only needs an internal temperature of 145 degrees.

See line one.

6. REMOVE TURKEY FROM PLASTIC OR PAPER BEFORE COOKING.

7.We keep our turkeys near freezing after they are smoked. Some turkeys may need time to thaw before cooking.