• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Eat Like No One Else logo

  • 🏠 Home
  • ℹ️ About
    • How to Eat Like No One Else
  • πŸŽ„ Christmas
    • Christmas Breakfast
    • Christmas Cookies
    • Shopping for Christmas Dinner
  • 🎁 Shop for Gifts
  • ✍️ Sign Up for Virtual Events
  • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
  • πŸ”¨ Work With Us
  • πŸ“ Privacy Policy
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
menu icon
go to homepage
  • ℹ️ About Us
  • πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast
  • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
  • πŸ§‚ Upgrade Your Salt
  • 🍎 Apples Reviews
  • πŸ”¨ Work With Us
  • πŸ“ Privacy Policy
    • Instagram
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • ℹ️ About Us
    • πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast
    • 🚫 Reduce Food Waste
    • πŸ§‚ Upgrade Your Salt
    • 🍎 Apples Reviews
    • πŸ”¨ Work With Us
    • πŸ“ Privacy Policy
    • Instagram
  • Γ—

    Home Β» Uncategorized Β» Top Tips for Reheating a Smoked Turkey

    Top Tips for Reheating a Smoked Turkey

    Published: Nov 24, 2022 by Eric Samuelson

    Do you have a smoked turkey that is ready to go in the oven. What is the best way to reheat it.

    Kirkland Brand Fully Cooked Smoked Turkey in plastic wrap on display at Costco.

    πŸ† Best Tips

    Here are some top tips for you.

    • Some people may say to reheat it all the way back to 165. There is debate about this with camps saying 140 and some saying 165. I personally feel comfortable just going out of the danger zone at 140. But if you are feeling a little nervous about that, then go to 165. I don't want you to have dry meat but I am more concerned about you feeling comfortable with the food you are eating.
    • I recommend having a probe thermometer on hand that you can place in the turkey and have a read out that sits outside the oven, so you can monitor what's going on inside. But if you don't have it you can also use an instant-read thermometer.
    • Depends on the size of your bird and the temperature of your oven you chose. If you go the lowest temperature I would say cook time is around 4 hours or so. If you do it at 325, maybe 2 Β½ hours.
    • You will want to give it a 20-25 minute rest time before you carve just to like a regular turkey. This allows the juices in the turkey to be re-distributed.

    πŸ’‘ More Tips

    Here some other things to keep in mind

    1. Color of the meat may look pinkish or reddish.  That's natural with a smoked turkey, it is not under cooked.
    2. To keep the turkey from drying out in the oven cover it completely in aluminum foil and place it into a shallow roasting pan. For a crispier skin you can remove the foil near the end of cooking.
    3. I haven't done this, but you could try re-heating it in a slow cooker. Although I think that would take too long to get to temperature, so I am not recommending it.
    4. In order to speed up the cook time, you can remove the turkey an hour before cooking and let it get up to room temperature It won't be there long enough to cause warm.
    5. Don't throw out the bones when you are done. You can uise them to make turkey stock that will have a smoky flavor!

    RELATED - How to Make Smoked Turkey Stock Using the Instant Pot

    « How to Reheat a Fully Cooked Smoked Turkey
    Episode 051 - Use Your Leftovers for Ramen »

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Nice to Meet You,

    Hi! I'm Eric : Father of 4, living just south of Ann Arbor, MI. I'm a reformed picky eater finding a new way to not conform. Eating what's in season is my jam (I also make it!)

    Categories

    Top Posts & Pages

    Creamy Caesar Pasta Salad with Crunchy Croutons
    Fresh Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
    How to Grill Pork Tenderloin So It's Always Juicy
    Asparagus Rice Pilaf in the Instant Pot

    Recent Posts

    • Creamy Caesar Pasta Salad with Crunchy Croutons
    • Fresh Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
    • How to Grill Pork Tenderloin So It's Always Juicy
    • Asparagus Rice Pilaf in the Instant Pot
    • Elote Topped Hot Dogs

    Reduce Food Waste in Your House

    Copyright © 2025 Eat Like No One Else on the Foodie Pro Theme