Based on advice I received here, I did t try to catch the drippings. We instead used the neck and back along with chicken broth and a little white wine and the same herbs we used for seasoning to make a beautiful gravy.
As for the Spatchcocked turkey, I don’t think it could have been any more...
Thanks, MidwestSmoker.
The way you answered makes me think that it's not a normal thing to capture drippings at all, which would surprise me.
Is that the case? Or do you just capture them in the bucket below the smoker?
Thanks.
-M
I'm brand new to all of this, with just 3 meals under my belt on the Traeger. I'm going to be adventurous and try to cook a spatchcocked 13lb Turkey on my Traeger 620 for Thanksgiving.
I want to make sure to catch the drippings, but also want to be sure the bird gets the convection currents all...