Note to self.....pay more attention to the smoker when smoking a large turkey.....  

For Thanksgiving, I cooked two turkeys (or to be more accurate, I attempted to cook two turkeys...)  One was in my reliable Big Easy (propane) and it was ready earlier than I expected.  I smoked the other one on my Weber Smoker.  I've smoked turkeys in the past, but this one was bigger than usual and I did not keep up on adding briquettes to it, so....it didn't cook.  Once I realized the problem (about the time the guests were arriving) I put more briquettes in but didn't continue to monitor it (I was busy....)  Instead of having a smoked turkey ready at 2:00, I had one ready at 8:00.  I didn't even test to see how dry the meat was, I just let it cool for a bit and tossed it in the frig.  I'll see how badly I destroyed it tonight.

On the up-side, the other turkey was great, the sides were great, and everyone had a good time and a good laugh at my poor turkey still smoking during dinner.  AJ helped me with desserts this year. He helps me cook dinner quite often, but doesn't usually help me with baking. I gave him instructions for making graham cracker crumbs for the crust of the pumpkin cheesecake, and he made fun of his lack of experience baking by using the wrong part of the rolling pin....