Brining and smoking your Thanksgiving turkey Recipe

I’ve been brining and smoking Thanksgiving turkey for years using a variety of recipes and ingredients, like this Vanilla Brined Turkey recipe. Several years ago, I was sent Robin Burnside’s cookbook, The Homesteaders Kitchen – Recipes from Farm to Table to review. In it I found her maple and herb brine recipe for For many years I used her easy brine for turkey and then cooked it in my Masterbuilt Electric Smoker. (Read my  5 Reasons to Buy Masterbuilt Electric Smokers–a Masterbuilt 30" Electric Smoker Review post to see if an electric smoker is for Now my husband smokes the turkey on his Kamado Joe Grill. Even though the Kamado Joe requires more set up, the results are AMAZING. If there’s someone in your life who loves to…