Rich Conway
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Mine is still great, 2 years in. Also, the one time I needed support (my dumb-### fault), they were amazing.
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***Official Grilling and Smoking Thread*** (2 Viewers)
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The Commish
Footballguy
Haven't done a ton of cooking on it yet, but so far it's awesome. Did a couple pork butts (can't get any easier....selling my weber bullet!) a couple chickens and some wings. I have some grill grates coming so I want to do some "grilling" once I get those...I think I might like having a flat top to cook/sear on though...time will tell with that.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Yeah, no. I have so many grills. I can just swing over to another grill, but I also contractually have to cook on certain grills and showcase them. So having the grill grates with the pellet grill has been a life saver.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I've used the GrillGrates on other grills than my pellet grill. They are a worthy addition to just about any grill.
Sideshow Bob
Footballguy
Talk to me about bbq pork steaks and how to make them tender without losing the caramelized bbq to an oven.
I swear I cook them just like my old man did back in The Lou, and they just don't have that tenderness he used to get out of them.
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TheFanatic
Footballguy
Sideshow Bob
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TheFanatic
Footballguy
Yeah, cook them and drop them in a slow simmering pot of sauce. Don't boil them. Just slow cook them in the sauce at the end. Oh, and give them a quick sear after coming out of the sauce.
heckmanm
Footballguy
Depending on how long ago that was, pigs are bred MUCH leaner today, which could factor into it.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Sous Vide and then sear. Pretty sure your old man didn't sous vide but it will give you the tenderness you're looking for with today's pork. Or get a good heritage breed and hot and fast.
Wingnut
Footballguy
I have one similar to THIS one. I like having 6 probes so I can use one to measure grate temp and still have 5 for meats. The most Ive used at once is 4, but its nice to have a couple extra. Bluetooth is nice for monitoring temps on my phone, and of course you can set max temps and range alarms for each probe, as well as timers.
Ive had it almost a year and have zero complaints.
Ive had it almost a year and have zero complaints.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
OK, so this one might not be in everyone's price range, but have you seen the Hooray Grill? It is soooooooooo cool!
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Yeah. Those Santa Maria style grills are the new emerging retro trend. Super cool and they really appeal to the steampunk side of me, but all of them are very impractical for everyday use and are kind of one trick ponies. RecTec makes one as well, non-pellet and a bit smaller. Not nearly as cool looking as the Hooray and a bit smaller but also 5k less.
https://www.recteq.com/RT-A850-WyldSide-Argentina-Style-Grill-V2
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
For what its worth, I listened to a Meathead on a podcast recently (this one). His take - just relating to steaks - is that grillgrates are essential for competition because the judges have to see the beautiful cross-hatched grill marks. For non-competition, he doesn't like them because it limits the amount of crust (maillard) you can get on the surface of the steak.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Brining will help, but I think @heckmanm probably nailed it - pork these days is a totally different animal as compared to when we were young.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I thought it was a one trick pony too before I got it. I've done ribs on it twice (hung them from the top then foiled them), 3.5 feet of Mahi Mahi, tri tips a bunch of times, steaks, seafood, lamb, lobsters, smashed potatoes/flank steak/asparagus, pork belly, burgers, tacos al pastor, ramen noodles, macaroni (lobster mac in fact). It really is much more versatile than I expected. I have more fun cooking on that thing than just about anything I've got. Oh, and we've done s'mores twice on it.Ron Swanson said:
TheFanatic
Footballguy
The grillgrates have more surface area than a lot of standard grill grates so I would disagree with Meathead. For some grills, no, but for a lot yes. Like the stainless grates of a weber.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
I stand corrected. They are good for cooking anything over an open flame with an adjustable height grate. Like a campfire on a table.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I have smoked on it. I hang ribs over the fire for 2 hours, then flip them so the other end is closest to the fire. After 2 more hours of that, they go into the foil for about 90 minutes. Then out of the foil, a little char over the fire and they are done in about 6 hours. A lot of people smoke ribs for 6 hours in a conventional smoker.
Video of the hanging ribs
Stills of another hanging rib recipe. I haven't posted the video yet.
And don't forget the rotisserie ribs, which took friggin forever. We were filming all sorts of content on that grill and kept having to take the ribs off to get our shots of other recipes.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
That is quite a show. Someone should build a restaurant with an open kitchen and a few of those.TheFanatic said:
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Hitching Post II (as featured in the movie Sideways) Frank Ostini owns the place. I got a cooking lesson from him at Alisal last year about this time. An amazing dude. I'd been lusting after a Santa Maria cooker ever since.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Made some Carnitas today for tacos, nachos and quesadillas for today and football tomorrow...I grilled the meat before braising (I usually brown on the stove) and it really made a nice difference flavor wise.
Seasoned the pork shoulder chunks with Adobe, salt and pepper, grilled em until they had a nice crust all over, then braised in the oven for 2.5 hours with minced onion and garlic, half a jar each of recaito and sofrito, and a few charred Serrano peppers. Turned out delicious.
Pork hitting rhe grill
Brasied and fork pulled
Get in my belly!
Seasoned the pork shoulder chunks with Adobe, salt and pepper, grilled em until they had a nice crust all over, then braised in the oven for 2.5 hours with minced onion and garlic, half a jar each of recaito and sofrito, and a few charred Serrano peppers. Turned out delicious.
Pork hitting rhe grill
Brasied and fork pulled
Get in my belly!
psychobillies
Footballguy
TheFanatic
Footballguy
The head pitmaster there is the coolest guy except for the fact that he looks a little homeless. So much so that his official nickname is now Homeless Johnny. The dude has some serious grill skills. Check his rib slicing/chopping skills.
Eggs
Footballguy
You can have all 3, I just unboxed 1 of these yesterday! https://www.outdoorcooking.com/camp-chef-woodwind-wifi-24-with-sidekick.html
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I just assembled one of these in my driveway
Nuke Argentinian Grill.
I'm partnering with BBQ Guys and Nuke on a give away.
Nuke Argentinian Grill.
I'm partnering with BBQ Guys and Nuke on a give away.
Capella
Footballguy
So it’s only my family in the house this year, and naturally with 4 people instead of 25, I am making my biggest turkey ever. 30 pounds lol. I like a challenge.
Every year I put a 20 pound turkey on my BGE and cook it at around 300-325 for 4 hours or in that general range. This year however I was thinking of slow smoking it at around 225-250 overnight, almost like a brisket or shoulder. I am brining it now.
Anybody done this? Pros/cons? Thinking the meat may get too much of the smoke but it there was ever a year to try something new this is it.
Every year I put a 20 pound turkey on my BGE and cook it at around 300-325 for 4 hours or in that general range. This year however I was thinking of slow smoking it at around 225-250 overnight, almost like a brisket or shoulder. I am brining it now.
Anybody done this? Pros/cons? Thinking the meat may get too much of the smoke but it there was ever a year to try something new this is it.
In The Zone
Footballguy
Capella
Footballguy
berndog
Footballguy
I know chicken can get rubbery when done low and slow so that would concern me with turkey.
and 30 lbs?!? Holy cow!
Capella
Footballguy
I ordered it through Instacart - had put down 18 pounds. All they had was 10 (obviously more than enough) or 30. I decided to go all in.
When I smoke chicken thighs and breasts sometimes I’ve put them in the cast iron after smoking for a quick crisp up. Obviously not an option here lol
JaxBill
Footballguy
TheFanatic
Footballguy
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I'm smoking a bird on my Primo this year after the last few years on the Green Mountain. And I'm done timing the bird perfectly for dinner. I get that bird done hours out, wrap in foil and then a towel and then into a cooler. Dammit, I forgot to get a spiral ham. I don't really need it. I am only having 8 adults and an 18 pound bird, but I want to make sure I have plenty of turkey for sammiches.
I'm injecting my bird for the first time. And I'm going to smoke it in a pan with the breasts down for about an hour and then flipping it over and finishing it off. I hear that helps it cook more evenly. I'm also going to stuff a bunch of butter under the skin of the breasts.
I'm injecting my bird for the first time. And I'm going to smoke it in a pan with the breasts down for about an hour and then flipping it over and finishing it off. I hear that helps it cook more evenly. I'm also going to stuff a bunch of butter under the skin of the breasts.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Here was the bird last year done on the Green Mountain. I actually timed that one pretty well. Well, actually not really. I had planned on it being done a couple hours early but got it on late, it was bigger than what I had ordered, yada yada, so it was done right about when people got there so no cooler for that bird.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Smoking a bird on the Kamado Joe today for a neighbor. She bought me two turkey breasts for later use to "pay" me for cooking the bird(as we are just going to my SIL's for a thanksgiving meal). Have not done a whole turkey on it but many chickens and a few turkey breasts. Awful weather for it and thankful the covered patio is done as we have gusty winds and off and on rain all day.
greedygoat
Footballguy
Smoking an 18lb spatchcocked turkey on my XL BGE tomorrow. Dry brined it this morning with kosher salt, sitting on a rack in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
greedygoat
Footballguy
Yup, did it the same way last year, tasted awesome and I will never do it another way. Plus I think I just like saying spatchcock.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Hot and fast is the correct answer for poultry. Low and slow is used to break down touch connective tissue, collagen, and render excess fat. None of those things are an issue with poultry. All you achieve by going low and slow with poultry is the increased risk of drying it out.
Capella
Footballguy
Right. But it’s brining so while there is a risk of it drying out I feel like the dark meat will be ok at the least. I’ve read some people say a half hour per pound at 225 or 25 minutes at 250, but I don’t think I want to put it on there for [checks notes]...15 hours.
I want to do something different since it’s just a few of us but I’ll probably just do my regular tomorrow.
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Brony
Footballguy
We'll be home for Thanksgiving for the first year in many. Good news is that I get to smoke a bird. Bad news is that wife only wants a turkey breast. (I won the sweet potatoes over mashed debate. Choose your battles). I'll throw some sausage on there as an app.
at 49c per lb, I'll still pick up a bird and do it some random weekend.
at 49c per lb, I'll still pick up a bird and do it some random weekend.
Ron Swanson
Footballguy
Franklin's method is money for breast only.
Remove skin.
Coat with 1:4 S& P Rub
Smoke at 270 for probably 2-4 hours, until golden but not finished cooking. Skin side (breasts) up.
Double wrap in heavy duty foil, add 1 pound butter. Flip breast side down in the butter.
Cook unit 160 internal.
Rest until it drops to 140.
Slice and serve and dunk in the butter as you serve.
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TheFanatic
Footballguy
First time someone asked me if I spatchcocked my chicken, I responded, "HEY, what I do in the privacy of my own home is my business!" Then I googled what Spatchcock meant.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Brony
Footballguy
kutta
Footballguy
That looks awesome!
Can you explain a little more about how you braised it? Did you add additional liquid besides the recaito and sofrito?
Wingnut
Footballguy
No other liquid, the pork releases enough juices while it cooks...I cook it in a covered pot at 300° until done, I check it every 30 minutes starting at about 90 minutes.
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