I was skeptical when I bought this turkey, even with the great reviews. I felt fairly certain it would be dry since it's pre-cooked. I could not have been more wrong! This truly was the best turkey I've ever eaten and the price was right! Everyone raved about how delicious this turkey tasted at our Thanksgiving dinner! I hope to see it every year so I can purchase it. I even went back to buy another since they are a seasonal item and I know I'm going to want it again and not wait another year for it. You will not be disappointed!

I'm glad I was able to pick one of these up this year. It's totally worth it! It's easier than making your own, and to be honest, it tastes better than most. The ones I've made, the ones friends have made, special ordered... this one takes the cake. Do yourself a favor and get one of these! We added broth to the bottom of the roasting pan and had it on a roasting rack. Ended up putting foil on part way through so it didn't brown too much.

The person who said they couldn't taste any smoked hickory flavor must have lost their sense of taste with COVID. The hickory flavor is full strength. It sounded good but actually eating it I realized I don't like hickory flavor in turkey. I like salty food but adding hickory flavor makes it too salty. Other than that the quality was good.

This turkey was AMAZING!!!! I was scared it was going to fall flat and got a game plan together to infuse it with the smallest amount of flavor by rubbing it down with herbs, butter and onions. Then I wrapped it in foil and warmed it on my gas grill outside so I could use my oven for "real cooking". I thought if I made great sides, we could cover the turkey with gravy and endure it. Boy was I wrong. It was so smokey yummy and my herb assault just took it up a notch. I'm totally doing this for now on. My whole turkey cooking days are so over! The only downside is this turkey is ugly! The sight of it does not inspire thoughts of great flavor. But don't be fooled. It's delicious! No one ever saw it anyways because I cut it up as soon as I took it off the grill. Problem solved, lol.

My husband and I bought one of these Smoked Whole Turkeys early as a test run due to the mixed reviews. 3 weeks before Thanksgiving my family got a "pre-Thanksgiving" meal. Taste: 4 stars. Reviews were a mixed bag from my family of 7 - most of us LOVED it, but 2 of my teenagers (coincidentally the only ones who really like turkey made in the oven the old-fashioned way) did not care for it. Based on some of the negative reviews that appears to be a consistent theme as some folks seemed to feel it was too ham-like. But hey, I guess for us Spiral Ham fans, that's a good thing. However, this is definitely not a substitute if you prefer the traditional oven-roasted turkey. Prep/cook: 5 stars. For me (mom aka Thanksgiving chef) this was a game changer. I do not have a double-oven so trying to make a turkey, and a ham, and two pies, and all the sides always requires some interesting time management. To be able to cut down the oven time allotment for my turkey feels like a definite win (my 9.5lb turkey needed 1 hr 45 min oven). I didn't do it exactly to specs as the bag says just to throw it in the oven and heat. I treated it almost like I do the regular turkey - put it in a roasting pan with broth (water if you're cutting sodium), lemon juice, black pepper, sage (or whatever herbs you prefer). Cover in foil. Broil at the end for a few min to crisp the skin. Use the drippings/broth to make some home made gravy. Verdict: We plan to get another for Thanksgiving.

Very moist

THIS IS NOT CONVENTIONAL TURKEY FOLKS. so if you buy one thinking it is .. you are STUPID .. Amazing product for the price .. and yes the dark meat will taste like ham somewhat .. the white meat will taste like smoked turkey and a great one at that.. BEST smoked turkey by far for any price.. ONCE AGAIN MEMBERS MARK TO THE TOP SHELF - THANKS SAMS

I went through a lot of trouble to get the smoked turkey because I live far from a Sam's club. I've never had smoked turkey and I wanted to try something different this Thanksgiving. Even though the turkey only weighed 12#, it was very tough and had lots of tendons just like a very old turkey. It had globs of strange looking fat inside the turkey cavity and under the skin, like someone put it there. The smoke flavor was really bad. I've cooked lots of turkeys in my life and this turkey was absolutely the worst. It was a waste of my $20.00.

No messy raw turkey. Very easy. Unwrapped, took out small plastic piece near legs (no instructions but just wiggle and pull hard), and placed in oversized cast iron skillet with broth. Baked 350 degrees. Ours was slightly over 10 lbs. Bake time approximately 2 hrs. We did longer and still was not dried out - very moist with the broth poured over as we carved. I purchased gravy on the side since this pre-cooked turkey (through smoking) will not produce same quantity of natural broth/juices. Average size in store was 12 lbs. I hope they carry this next Thanksgiving as well.

Our family waits for THIS smoked turkey year after year. It's our family tradition, fully cooked and fall-off-the-bone juicy and smokie delicious. I have not slaved over a hot oven dried out Thanksgiving turkey in years. In fact we just bought an upright freezer to stock up on these all year. We have never tasted another turkey better than this. Sam's Club offer these all year please!