How To Cook A Turkey On A Traeger Bbq. A fan circulates hot air around the food hardwood pellets in varieties like hickory oak mesquite and apple provide the heat source and impart wood fired flavor to the meat. Let the traeger preheat for about 15 minutes.
Let the traeger preheat for about 15 minutes. Close the cover and let the turkey breast cook for. Traeger is the brand name for a line of wood pellet grills the electric grills operate the same way as a convection oven.
Increase the temperature on the grill to 350 and continue to cook until an instant read thermometer registers 160 when inserted in the thickest part of the breast check every 30 minutes after grill temperature is increased about 3 to 4 hours total cook time.
Let the traeger preheat for about 15 minutes. Place turkey on the grill and smoke for 3 4 hours. Turkey will continue to cook once taken off grill to reach a final temperature of 165 in the breast. Increase the temperature on the grill to 350 and continue to cook until an instant read thermometer registers 160 when inserted in the thickest part of the breast check every 30 minutes after grill temperature is increased about 3 to 4 hours total cook time.
