Who's smoking meat this weekend?

[betarhoalphadelta]

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

No special arrangement here, brined for 24 hours then did a rub. I separate the skin from the breast meat and get some rub underneath the skin too. Smoked this 22lb bird for 12 hours.

 

[BrewChem]

Put on a brisket… trimmed and rubbed by 5:30am

Around 8-ish that evening…

 

[Staestc]

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Just OUTSTANDING. I may do that for Christmas this year.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

These are not BBQ ribs. But they'll be good.

 

[passedpawn]

These are not BBQ ribs. But they'll be good.

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I've done that with ribs many times. VERY good. I do add a little Wrights smoke in the vac bag. When done, I do put it over high heat on grill for 15m.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I've done that with ribs many times. VERY good. I do add a little Wrights smoke in the vac bag. When done, I do put it over high heat on grill for 15m.

Finished on the grill to dry out the surface and then sauce them...

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Cooking dinner...

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

 

[Kent88]

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What, you aren't used to grilling in 30° weather?

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

What, you aren't used to grilling in 30° weather?

Not in a few (20) years...

 

[Kent88]

Not in a few (20) years...

In February, after I'm used to it being winter, if I notice that a day will get into the mid-upper 20°s and just be pleasant, I consider getting some steaks or chops out to thaw and firing up the grill.

 

[mud1070]

Smoked some beef ribs as the snow started…

 

[RevA]

Brined, smoked and glazed pork leg.
Used cherry and hickory chips

 

[jrgtr42]

I made up a pastrami the other day.
Started with a corned beef I've had in the freezer since St Paddy's day, soaked it down for a few days to get rid of most of the salt. Seasoned it up with coriander, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and a few other things. Let that set up fopr a couple days, the on the smoker with hickory and cherry woods. |I'd have preferred to stick all hickory, maybe some oak, but I was running short. |Let it go all day, came out really tasty.
Sorry I don't have any pics, though.
Also threw a fresh kielbasa on while I was at it, that's been munchies for the weekend.

 

[Oldskewl]

I made up a pastrami the other day.
Started with a corned beef I've had in the freezer since St Paddy's day, soaked it down for a few days to get rid of most of the salt. Seasoned it up with coriander, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and a few other things. Let that set up fopr a couple days, the on the smoker with hickory and cherry woods. |I'd have preferred to stick all hickory, maybe some oak, but I was running short. |Let it go all day, came out really tasty.
Sorry I don't have any pics, though.
Also threw a fresh kielbasa on while I was at it, that's been munchies for the weekend.

I also did a pastrami with a "On Sale Corned Beef" after St. Paddys day. It turned out awesome. I split it up into 4 packs and 3 went into the freezer. I break it out and make Reubens throughout the year. Delicious! Highly recommended.

 

[jcfontario]

I made up a pastrami the other day.
Started with a corned beef I've had in the freezer since St Paddy's day, soaked it down for a few days to get rid of most of the salt. Seasoned it up with coriander, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and a few other things. Let that set up fopr a couple days, the on the smoker with hickory and cherry woods. |I'd have preferred to stick all hickory, maybe some oak, but I was running short. |Let it go all day, came out really tasty.
Sorry I don't have any pics, though.
Also threw a fresh kielbasa on while I was at it, that's been munchies for the weekend.

Sounds almost like the Montreal Smoked Meat recipe that I use. After smoking steam that meat for 60-90 minutes and then slice for sandwiches and you will be in meat heaven!

 

[jrgtr42]

Sounds almost like the Montreal Smoked Meat recipe that I use. After smoking steam that meat for 60-90 minutes and then slice for sandwiches and you will be in meat heaven!

I kinda based it closer to smoked meat rather than pastrami - my dad is from there and every time we go, a pilgrimage to Schwartz' is a must. Plus, my grandfather worked with a smokehouse and used to bring them back, still warm from the smoker. Even cold it's way better than anything else. Though the seasoning mix was from an online recipe called, "better than Katz's pastrami.

 

[jcfontario]

I kinda based it closer to smoked meat rather than pastrami - my dad is from there and every time we go, a pilgrimage to Schwartz' is a must. Plus, my grandfather worked with a smokehouse and used to bring them back, still warm from the smoker. Even cold it's way better than anything else. Though the seasoning mix was from an online recipe called, "better than Katz's pastrami.

Thats cool. When you have your next pilgrimige to Montreal you should also include Smoke Meat Pete's out near the airport area. It has blues music and good smoked meat platters/sandwiches.

 

[Ziller]

I made and smoked eight pounds of venison summer sausage this last weekend...in a snowstorm! I accidentally took the last pic as a video.

 

[topazann]

Smoked a whole spatchcocked chicken with this recipe to practice for Christmas and it was one of my favorite things I’ve made. Cheap ($10), quick (<2 hours) and straightforward (325 the whole time). Served with some Alabama white sauce and it was some of the best chicken I ever had.

 

[Elkobrewer]

What you all smokin for Christmas. Heres our Christmas dinner.

Gettin ready to put in the smoker.

 

[corkybstewart]

We bought a turkey from a local farmer he cut it in half so we had Thanksgiving dinner with half (9 pounds) and today I smoked the other half over apple wood. Also did a pound of salmon for tomorrow but people showed up for afternoon drinks so I'll be smoking another chunk of salmon tomorrow. The 3 pounds of sidemeat was to drip fat on the turkey

 

[Golddiggie]

Smoked a 14# turkey yesterday. Today it's in the pot for soup...

 

[Oldskewl]

Wow. The color on that skin! I smoked a whole turkey breast and 2 legs yesterday. Legs were overdone but breast turned out nice. Wish the skin would have crisped up more. Will definitely be doing turkey again.

 

[Golddiggie]

After the whole turkey came off the BGE, a whole breast section went on. I smoke those for sammich meat.
Always use sugar maple and black cherry for the flavor woods. Even when I do a brisket.

 

[Toxxyc]

Wow. The color on that skin! I smoked a whole turkey breast and 2 legs yesterday. Legs were overdone but breast turned out nice. Wish the skin would have crisped up more. Will definitely be doing turkey again.

When I smoke or slow-cook chicken (or pork) and the skin isn't as crispy as I'd like it, I just go at it with a blowtorch. Crisps it up quickly.

 

[Miraculix]

This thread is pure awesomeness.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

When I smoke or slow-cook chicken (or pork) and the skin isn't as crispy as I'd like it, I just go at it with a blowtorch. Crisps it up quickly.

The only thing to be careful of with a torch is to make sure you're doing it over a heat source... I've found using JUST a torch can lead to a tiny amount of the propane flavor lingering, which is not particularly pleasant. The heat of just the torch doesn't always fully combust everything. If you do it over a heat source that additional heat allows the propane to be fully combusted and burned off.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

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