Turkey Smoking

In our continuing efforts to engage in culinary experimentation and grill during the winter, we are trying to smoke a turkey today. Here's how it looked when we got started at 9:45am:

Smoking packet of hickory and apple chips on the left (yet to really start smoking) and the bird over a drip pan on the right. Only the burners on the left are lit so the heat will be entirely indirect. We're expecting it to take 8 hrs or so; stayed tuned for updated throughout the day.

UPDATE: Its 6:45pm (so much for updates throughout the day) and we've finished our smoked turkey dinner. Due to a later than expected start and emptying one of my propane tanks part-way through, we decided to finish the bird in the oven. It cooked there another 45 minutes; we were pretty close to being done on the grill. Outcome: the meat is drier but more flavorful. We're thinking next time only smoking for part of the day and finishing in the oven, hoping to preserve more of the moisture. I for one really enjoyed the smoked dark drumstick meat.