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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.
1 The temperature of the grill or smoker, the size of the turkey, weather conditions, and other factors affect the length of time needed to smoke a turkey. 2  At a steady 325 degrees, it will take approximately 15 minutes per pound. 3  At 275, closer to 30 minutes per pound. Turkey can be smoked at lower temperatures, but it's not necessary. 2  A turkey smoked a higher temperature is actually better than a turkey smoked low and slow, at 225 degrees. 3  The turkey cooks quicker, loses less moisture, and the skin is crispy, not rubbery. 4  How long to smoke a turkey-It depends.