is a solution<\/a> to all of this:<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the USDA, your turkey is safe to eat as long as it has spent at least 4 minutes above 150 degrees F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is due to this, that I like to take the smoked spatchcock turkey breast out of the pellet grill when it hits 150 degrees F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, before you freak out about undercooked turkey, I will explain my actions. See, there is a process that is known as carryover cooking. This is where the meat will continue cooking even once it is removed from its heat source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, when you take your spatchcock turkey off the pellet grill, its internal temp can go up by as much as 10 degrees. Due to this, the turkey will be in the safe zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would suggest using an instant read thermometer to track the temperature closely. Remember to stick it into the thickest part of the breast – but keep away from the breast bone to avoid a false reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep a close eye on the temp once it hits 145 degrees F as it can rise quite quickly. The second that it hits 150 degrees F, take it off the pellet grill and let it rest on a cutting board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrapping It Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you want an easy smoked turkey recipe, then I would look no further than this guide to smoking a spatchcock turkey on a pellet grill. I have made every effort to provide you with step-by-step guidelines and offer up all the tips and tricks that I have learned along the way. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Curious about how to smoke a spatchcock turkey on a pellet grill? Well, you start by removing the backbone and then splaying out the turkey before adding flavor and then smoking. I first learned to spatchcock a turkey in culinary school. Since then, I always prep the bird like this before I smoke it. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18913,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518\/revisions\/18913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}