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1 If the internal temperature is low after 3Â½ hours, take your turkey off the smoker and finish it in the oven. 2  Cook the turkey to internal temperatures of 175Â° F to 180Â° F in the thigh and 165Â° F in the breast. 3  Your turkey may take up to 12 hours to cook.
For those of you that have smoked several turkeys in the past, I was wondering approximately how long would it take to smoke a whole turkey that is about 12-14 lbs at a temp between 225-250. Trying to figure out what time I'll need to start it for a noon meal on Thanksgiving.ast year I smoked a turkey that was 13.5 pounds in 4 hours at 250F. The skin did not come out rubbery. I used smoked till the bird temperature was around 145F and cooked till it was at 165F. The total time was four hours though. This year I used my Treager to cook a turkey.