Smoked Turkey Legs

Submitted by daggerofthemind t3_yyl9tf in Maine

I don't know where else to turn so I come to you, the greatest minds of reddit, for assistance. I want to put some turkey legs in the smoker for Thanksgiving, but cannot find them for sale anywhere. Don't want the whole turkey, just 6 or 8 legs. Has anybody seen them for sale or know a guy in a back alley I can buy them from? I will thank you from the bottom of my very stressed out heart.

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teeceeinthewoods t1_iwurnbl wrote

Whereabouts are you?

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daggerofthemind OP t1_iwv7jik wrote

Portland, but willing to travel. Need those legs! If you're in possession of turkey legs in Fort Kent ill come and fuckin get em.

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kauaime t1_iwvsplk wrote

Call Pinetree poultry in New Sharon. I know they raise turkeys but this time of year they could all be spoken for. ( you said you would drive )

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pennieblack t1_iwurudi wrote

Walmart carried both raw turkey drumsticks & pre-smoked turkey drumsticks, last time I went looking.

Edit: Raw drumsticks look to be sold out (though if you call the store, maybe there are still some around), but "Villari Brothers" smoked drumsticks are still listed online for a number of Maine locations.

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daggerofthemind OP t1_iwv8nke wrote

Yeahhh I saw these too, but I really prefer to do the smoking. I should have specified raw, that's my bad.

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anode_cathode t1_iwuzrm9 wrote

I used to get them at Costco, which obviously doesn't help here, but maybe BJs or Sam's Club has them?

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Pretty_Alarm_8417 t1_iwv5evv wrote

I've seen them at Market Basket in the past, but it's hit or miss.

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Tony-Flags t1_iwveq3u wrote

Long drive but Curtis Custom Meats in Warren will probably be able to hook you up.

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seahag69 t1_iwvkqpw wrote

Fresh Approach or Pats Meat Market, both in Portland

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dionyszenji t1_iwvpjru wrote

Talk to a butcher. Even the big name stores can order them.

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rockpapergenocide t1_iwvwvvv wrote

I seen some in the road today on my way into work.

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FriarRoads t1_iwwhbde wrote

Call a health food store and ask what farms they get their turkeys from and then call the farms

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IamSauerKraut t1_iwx8rku wrote

A turkey without its legs is like Dolly Parton without her b...s...

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Evening_Pension5388 t1_iwxmfyp wrote

It’s almost impossible to find turkey legs in Portland. However, you may have luck being that Thanksgiving is next week. Pats should be able to special order them for you but you might have to buy a whole case…

Source: I own a restaurant that sells turkey year round and we buy it at a kosher shop in Cambridge.

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Huckleberry-Powerful t1_iwz3se1 wrote

I bought a Webber Smokey Mountain at Aubuchon this summer. I do a fair bit of hunting and fishing, so it was a no brainer. They are like $300 once you get all the paraphernalia, but they are so worth it if you're into smoking your own food. There are countless opportunities for smoking. Anyway, I spatchcocked a turkey I shot this fall and smoked the halves and it was freaking delicious.

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