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Place the turkey legs in a gallon ziplock bag, then pour the brine in. Add the bay leaves and seal the bag. Allow the legs to brine for 24 hours in your refrigerator. At the end of the 24 hours, remove them from the brine and give them a quick rinse. Pat dry with a paper towel before placing in your smoker. Preheat your smoker to 300F.
One of the most iconic foods at Disney is their smoked turkey legs. They’re so popular that they’ve developed a cult following – with plenty of myths and conspiracy theories about them! (Some people erroneously claim that they’re emu legs.) We too are obsessed with Disney’s turkey legs and get one (or two!) every visit.
Use a large mixing bowl to dissolve the sugar, salt, and Prague powder into the distilled water. Place the turkey legs in a gallon ziplock bag, then pour the brine in. Add the bay leaves and seal the bag. Allow the legs to brine for 24 hours in your refrigerator. At the end of the 24 hours, remove them from the brine and give them a quick rinse.
Ahhh smoked turkey legs. That deliciously salty, slightly hammy meat, smoked to a dark and glossy perfection… We’d pay the astronomical (in the mid-90s) $8 to $10 for one and pass it around like a meaty peace pipe, tearing off hunks of turkey like the ravenous tourists that we were so okay with being at that moment.