Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

Gonzo

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Smoked cheddar and plain brats. With peppers and onion. Topped with sweet pickled jalapeños and habaneros.
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Looks solid. I've smoked brats and they definitely tend to shrivel. But the flavor is amazing.

Ever smoked a whole chicken? I'm not talking beer can chicken, and I'd rather not spatchcocking it. I've never tried it but would like to throw 2 or 3 whole chickens on with different types of rubs.
 

cycloner29

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Looks solid. I've smoked brats and they definitely tend to shrivel. But the flavor is amazing.

Ever smoked a whole chicken? I'm not talking beer can chicken, and I'd rather not spatchcocking it. I've never tried it but would like to throw 2 or 3 whole chickens on with different types of rubs.

I’d rather have brats off the smoker than the grill anymore. Haven’t done a whole chicken but have done a brined and smoked a 15 lb turkey that was fantastic!
 

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Did a 9 lb pork loin Saturday for the game. No pics but it came out strong. Injected the hell out of it with apple juice and a little apple cider vinegar because of the way I had to time it I knew it was gonna be on there an hour or so longer than what I would of liked but it wasn’t dry at all because I wrapped it after it got a good couple+ hours of smoke.
 

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Very nice. But that's not really a humblebrag. A humblebrag would've been something like... 'Don't get me wrong, I like my new smoker, but it does suck losing that third stall in the driveway.'

I thought about adding a bit that it’s nicer than the car I drive.
 

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Looks solid. I've smoked brats and they definitely tend to shrivel. But the flavor is amazing.

Ever smoked a whole chicken? I'm not talking beer can chicken, and I'd rather not spatchcocking it. I've never tried it but would like to throw 2 or 3 whole chickens on with different types of rubs.
Always spatchcock
 
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cycloner29

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Tried something different today, deep fried ribs. Had a couple racks of St. Louis style, so I salted them last night, put rub on them on the smoker for 2.5 hours this morning. Let them cool. Had a turkey fryer at our tailgate so I cut them into sections, floured them and into fryer at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes. Turned out better than I expected and they were gone right away. The meat came off the bone easy. Threw some raspberry chipotle BBQ sauce and got rave reviews E9622E05-AF49-4E36-86B4-762A81125E65.jpeg 1BD6BA19-4B4D-421E-BBB2-5A1A8BF16F1E.jpeg F3231285-2B41-4985-9C3A-3306A6C137C1.jpeg
 

cycloner29

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Put a couple of 15 lb packers on last night around 9 pm. One is choice the other is prime. Probably took off around 2.5 lbs of tallow and fat on each. Current temps are fairly consistent on both around 165. I have a water bath in the smoker also. My typical kosher salt/Black pepper 50/50 rub on. Paid $2.98 lb on the choice and $3.38 on the prime. I needed to open some space in the freezer. This is the first time in a long time that I've done full briskets. I prefer to separate them to cut down on the amount of cook time. Just wanted to see if I could still do a full one yet.

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