SHIFTHEADS: Ted Reader and the BBQ Smoked Turkey: Great Flavour, Amazing Skin

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Oct 10, 2026 · 9m

Ted Reader and Shane Hewitt’s Pellet BBQ Turkey. The goal? A little smoke, juicy meat and crispy skin

BRINE INGREDIENTS

For a turkey weighing approximately 12 pounds:

• 6 litres cold water, or enough brine to submerge the turkey

• 1½ cups salt

• ¾ cup sugar, optional

For each additional litre of water, add ¼ cup salt and 2 tablespoons sugar. Ted did not specify the salt type for this wet brine.

TURKEY INGREDIENTS

• 1 fully thawed turkey, approximately 12 pounds

• Bone Dust barbecue seasoning

• Oil, enough to make the seasoning brushable…