smoked turkey

Brined, wood-flavored bird

Smoked turkey is turkey meat cured and cooked by exposure to wood smoke, giving it a distinctive flavor and preserving it longer than fresh turkey.

Available whole, as breast, or sliced for sandwiches: smoked turkey on rye with mustard.

Popular at holidays as an alternative to traditional roasted turkey.

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cured · meat · Thanksgiving · leftover · carving · brine · brown sugar · breast · roasted · cold cuts · honey · maple · glazed · black pepper · savory · lunch · lunch meat · rye

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Heat-cooked large poultry

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