To Impart a Hickory Flavor to a Roasted Turkey, a Cook

To impart a hickory flavor to a roasted turkey, a cook places a pot of water containing hickory chips in an oven with the turkey. Why does the turkey take longer than expected to cook?

A) Much of the heat from the oven is consumed in changing the phase of the water.
B) Because the turkey is being steamed instead of being baked.
C) To get a hickory flavor, you need to roast the turkey for a long time at a low temperature.
D) The wood of the hickory chips does not conduct heat very well.