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Old 03-01-2010, 07:07 PM   #241
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SmokinGators smoked wings again. Didn't have stuff for the dry rub after the cooking so just threw it in some wet hot sauce...not as tasty as the dry but still darn good.





That looks damned good!

I'm not a fan of "un-trimmed" loin-back ribs, but I'd still rip me off a few ribs!
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Old 03-01-2010, 07:29 PM   #242
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No pics... but I did some chicken legs tonight... Plowboys Yardbird rub... apple wood, pretty high heat (375) for 2 1/2 hours. Drizzled some 12 Bones Blueberry Chipotle sauce on them. They didn't suck!!
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Old 03-01-2010, 08:14 PM   #243
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Was gonna smoke tonight but these 50mph winds put a no go on that. Looks good guys. Makin me hungry.
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Old 03-01-2010, 08:46 PM   #244
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Was gonna smoke tonight but these 50mph winds put a no go on that. Looks good guys. Makin me hungry.
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Old 03-01-2010, 11:03 PM   #245
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So I scored a bunch of freshly pruned lemon branches in various sizes earlier today. A few 3" - 4" branches, but most is 1" - 2" stuff. I'd estimate if I cut all the wood into chunks, it would be two or so 5 gal buckets full after trimming off all the leaves and little stuff (the little stuff I saved - an additional better part of a 5 gal bucket there).

Now, ask me next year about this time how this stuff smokes. Maybe all the holes I tore in my hands today trimming these lemon branches down will heal by then too. LOL.

Working on hopefully getting some almond wood in a few weeks too.
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Old 03-01-2010, 11:34 PM   #246
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So I scored a bunch of freshly pruned lemon branches in various sizes earlier today. A few 3" - 4" branches, but most is 1" - 2" stuff. I'd estimate if I cut all the wood into chunks, it would be two or so 5 gal buckets full after trimming off all the leaves and little stuff (the little stuff I saved - an additional better part of a 5 gal bucket there).

Now, ask me next year about this time how this stuff smokes. Maybe all the holes I tore in my hands today trimming these lemon branches down will heal by then too. LOL.

Working on hopefully getting some almond wood in a few weeks too.
How is walnut tree for smoking wood?
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Old 03-02-2010, 12:00 AM   #247
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How is walnut tree for smoking wood?
It's fine. Just remember that because it's a hardwood, it's going to have a strong flavor, so apply sparingly. Ideally, mix with a lighter fruit wood to mellow it, like apple, pear, peach, persimmon, etc.

PS: Thanks for the reminder that I need to go hunting for some around here soon.
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In France it is the norm to cut off that digit on the chicken wings. Once you start doing it, chicken wings never look the same with the digit on there.
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Old 03-03-2010, 10:34 AM   #249
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That looks super tasty Luke. Great Job
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Smoked chicken quarters on my rickety kingsford.

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Wanted a chicken cesar salad this just past sunday...


(photo kind of sucks - cheap digital camera doesn't focus well in low light)

Two chicken breasts cooked at high heat (abt 300F lid temp) for about 1h-20m. Apple, a bit of cherry and a single small piece of hickory.

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No pics, but cold smoked some jerky...
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Wanted a chicken cesar salad this just past sunday...


(photo kind of sucks - cheap digital camera doesn't focus well in low light)

Two chicken breasts cooked at high heat (abt 300F lid temp) for about 1h-20m. Apple, a bit of cherry and a single small piece of hickory.
You don't have any problem with them drying out at all? I've never smoked just breasts.
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Damn. I made the mistake of reading this thread before eating breakfast.

I think I'm going to passout now.
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You don't have any problem with them drying out at all? I've never smoked just breasts.
Funny you ask that.

Not really sure that 300F lid temp (midway up the lid) is really smoking so much as it is a a low heat indirect grilling with a lot of smoke, but regardless...

This was kind of a last minute thing, so I didn't brine the breasts.

Both breasts were pulled off the smoker at the same time.

The breast on the right, which, as you can see had the breast meat almost parallel to the firebrick & fire pit area, was at 165F or 166F when I pulled it.

The breast on the left, which was the smaller of the two, went down on the grate a tad further back and at an angle to the firebrick, with the thickest part of the breast meat furthest away from the heat source. It only hit 160F when I pulled it.

USDA recommends 165F for doneness on chicken breasts.

The one on the left was succulently juicy. The one on the right was typical restaurant moisture levels - the meat was low moisture, you could cut it and it would have moisture, but not much of any running juices and only a slight sheen to the meat. Dry, but not dried out, if that makes any sense.

Since they were going in a salad, it wasn't a big deal. Well, actually, only the one on the right went into a salad. The one on the left was too good to cover with dressing.

Next time I use unbrined chicken, I'm going to place them a bit differently, squared up to the firebrick at the same point as the front right corner of the left breast, this still allows the radiant heat browning, but not quite as much heat directly onto the flesh and shoot for 160-162F internal.

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I can't say I have ever cooked a dry chicken on the smoker. The most difficult feat is crispy skin and too much smoke.
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Smoked chicken quarters on my rickety kingsford.

Do you remove the thigh bone when cooking the quarters? I do it and it makes one meaty drumbstick.
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