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On a somewhat unrelated note, if I plan to spatchcock a wet-brined turkey, do I cut it before or after it goes in the brine?
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Good lord, we are overthinking this uncle smoked turkey thing. Smoke it in Texas. And then board the airplane while declaring it an emotional support animal.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Good lord, we are overthinking this uncle smoked turkey thing. Idiot. Place the smoker in the overhead luggage and turn it on, plugged into an A/C power port/inverter.
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jonathan posted:Idiot. Place the smoker in the overhead luggage and turn it on, plugged into an A/C power port/inverter. what a waste. put your wood and the bird in one of the engines with a water pan and smoke it during the flight, you're welcome
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Colostomy Bag posted:Good lord, we are overthinking this uncle smoked turkey thing. Didn’t Hank Hill try this once?
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Smoke the bird in Texas, vacuum seal the meat, and pack it in your carry-on, perhaps?
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I. M. Gei posted:On a somewhat unrelated note, if I plan to spatchcock a wet-brined turkey, do I cut it before or after it goes in the brine? It doesn't really matter IMHO. I would probably do it before, just to make things easier to handle. Also, not to be contrary again, but have you considered dry brining? Now that I dry brine I'll never wet brine a whole bird again. No mess, no fuss, much much better skin. I still wet brine chops and chicken breast before I grill them, but that's a quick brine in a much more manageable bowl. Finally, the post about using a smoked turkey as an ESA made me chortle. That's a Bob's Burgers episode idea for sure, except Bob would really get attached to the turkey and start talking to it.
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Canuckistan posted:Also, not to be contrary again, but have you considered dry brining? Now that I dry brine I'll never wet brine a whole bird again. No mess, no fuss, much much better skin. I still wet brine chops and chicken breast before I grill them, but that's a quick brine in a much more manageable bowl. I'm switching to dry brine this year and have a few questions if you don't mind– 1. I'm planning on using a rub of salt + sugar (3:1 ratio), some herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage) and maybe some orange and/or lemon zest. Anything wrong with this or any suggestions? 2. I've read you should do the brine anywhere from 1-3 days in the fridge. What have you tried and do you suggest? 3. After the brine, there's no need to rinse the rub, right? 4. Is there any point in injecting a dry-brined bird with say butter and broth? I'm planning on spatchcocking before the dry brine and then smoking it @ 325F the morning of Thanksgiving.
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Canuckistan posted:It doesn't really matter IMHO. I would probably do it before, just to make things easier to handle. I.M.G. is the official GWS goon in the well
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Random Hero posted:I'm switching to dry brine this year and have a few questions if you don't mind– I would not put sugar in the brine itself- I just use a half cup diamond crystal kosher salt and two tablespoons of baking powder. Apply that generously all over and let it sit in the fridge uncovered for a day. If you want to go longer, you can- You just need to cover the turkey loosely with plastic wrap or cheesecloth when you put it in the fridge. You don't rinse it or anything after taking it out of the fridge. The salt should mostly be absorbed by then, or left in place to season the skin itself. I think injecting is a waste of time. I usually do this recipe for my turkey, although I've tried it a ton of different ways in the past (Deep fried, cajun, traditional, etc) https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/11/spice-rubbed-butterflied-smoked-turkey-food-lab-recipe.html
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Colostomy Bag posted:Good lord, we are overthinking this uncle smoked turkey thing. xdice posted:Smoke the bird in Texas, vacuum seal the meat, and pack it in your carry-on, perhaps? Seriouspost: Smoking the bird at home isn’t a half-bad idea. My only concern is that it wouldn’t be quite as good as freshly-smoked, but I’d LOVE to know any and all ways around that. I’m also wondering how the hell I’m gonna get it there. My dad doesn’t like the idea of taking a cooked turkey on a plane. Maybe I could ship it? Canuckistan posted:Also, not to be contrary again, but have you considered dry brining? Now that I dry brine I'll never wet brine a whole bird again. No mess, no fuss, much much better skin. I still wet brine chops and chicken breast before I grill them, but that's a quick brine in a much more manageable bowl. I prefer wet-brining. I have this loving amazing turkey brine recipe that I like to play with every year, but some of the key ingredients are liquid. I. M. Gei fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Gwaihir posted:I would not put sugar in the brine itself- I just use a half cup diamond crystal kosher salt and two tablespoons of baking powder. Apply that generously all over and let it sit in the fridge uncovered for a day. If you want to go longer, you can- You just need to cover the turkey loosely with plastic wrap or cheesecloth when you put it in the fridge. Thanks. That recipe actually has a 1:1 ratio of kosher salt to light brown sugar in the rub/brine.
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I. M. Gei posted:My dad doesn’t like the idea of taking a cooked turkey on a plane. So? Your dad doesn’t have to, because he didn’t sign up for National Lampoon’s Smoking Thanksgiving. You can put it in your own luggage. There was a goon who did something similar a year or two back in either this thread or the SV one, and it turned out fine.
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People take coolers on planes all the time. I live in a seafood town and they sell travel coolers for lobsters in the airport. For giggles you can put LIVE HUMAN ORGANS on the cooler.
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Subjunctive posted:So? Your dad doesn’t have to, because he didn’t sign up for National Lampoon’s Smoking Thanksgiving. You can put it in your own luggage. 1. I. M. Gei can only do what his dad allows. 2. I. M. Gei will do the exact opposite of the advice this thread gives him. Reference: Not smoking a pork butt because his father probably thought it really was an animal butt even though this thread unanimously told him to just buy the $7 pork butt himself.
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Subjunctive posted:National Lampoon’s Smoking Thanksgiving. lmao. Hopefully bring along real ketchup. Nothing but the best.
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atothesquiz posted:1. I. M. Gei can only do what his dad allows. The gently caress is this? You don’t know me bitch
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I. M. Gei posted:The gently caress is this? And yet it is remarkably spot on.
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ada shatan posted:And yet it is remarkably spot on. I don’t care, it’s still loving weird and creepy. GWS isn’t Helldump.
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I. M. Gei posted:I don’t care, it’s still loving weird and creepy. GWS isn’t Helldump. You’ve been registered here for 14 years, you should know by now that you aren’t exempt from criticism just because you’re not reading helldump E: it’s also not weird and creepy just like knowing about groverhaus isn’t weird and creepy
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Or, it's all weird and creepy. Don't let anything surprise you.
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Also you posted about your dad and all that crap in this thread
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McSpankWich posted:Also you posted about your dad and all that crap in this thread Right, it’s not like the guy stalked him through multiple subs. Just read this individual thread.
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jesus loving christ
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I. M. Gei posted:jesus loving christ It isn't our fault you post in here.
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Just a gentle reminder that our dead gay forums have an ignore list.
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Does anyone have any recommendations for stabilizing overnight temps on a WSM? The temp continually creeps up during the night, I'm guessing through some combination of more coals getting lit, the surface of the meat heating up and the water pan boiling off. 225 at 10pm always turns into the pain in the rear end alarm waking us up when it hits 260 at 2am. I recently started lighting a few coals in the center of the ring with a blowtorch instead of a chimney starter, which might have something to do with it; maybe I'm not lighting enough of them initially? Also just to chip in on National Lampoons Thanksgiving: IM Gei fwiw this is a valuable lesson that I had to learn too. Smoking stuff can be a ton of work all on its own, and doing "away" smokes can be ten times as difficult logistically unless you yourself are set up for that specific thing (e.g. a trailer pit) and have done it before. It's not like bringing a bag of charcoal and some hotdogs to the park and firing up one of the lovely iron grills. Doesn't sound like this is a mistake you'll make again, and I wish you the best of luck. On the bright side, smoking turkey is super easy--you don't need to cautiously "maintain" temps, just spatchcock it and blast the absolute poo poo out of it at like 350 for three or four hours. A Brinkmann from 1998 is gonna suck but nothing's lovely enough to stop fire from being hot. Also, just a little extra free advice: be wary of mesquite wood, it's considered one of the go-to ones for poultry but it's easily twice as potent as fruit woods, more like oak. A little goes a long way. Stubear St. Pierre fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Nov 17, 2019 |
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^^ getting a brinkman 1998 to 350 is going to be a task...
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I've discovered the secret to traveling and smoking a turkey.
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4-6 hours wow. I wonder if it's dry
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El Jebus posted:I've discovered the secret to traveling and smoking a turkey. Or you could buy a Greenberg like everyone else in America.
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I. M. Gei posted:Or you could buy a Greenberg like everyone else in America. You the one who's dad got a BGE a year or two back? I'm guessing I missed a name change here. Moey fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Nov 18, 2019 |
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atothesquiz posted:1. I. M. Gei can only do what his dad allows. Hi, how about we don't do this. He's got a point. This isn't helldump. If you're going to be lovely to people, at least be funny about it. Moving on.
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Wait what? I thought helldumping was bringing in info from other forums/threads and involving third parties. atothesquiz repeats stuff I M Gei has frequently said himself in this same thread, and that's helldumping? Meanwhile I M Gei goes into a different thread to bring drama there and calls atothesquiz a piece of poo poo, and that's okay? e: lol apparently he edited it out after 2 hours so you wouldn't see it
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Tezcatlipoca posted:It isn't our fault you post in here. Are you gonna take this poo poo, I. M. Gei??? (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Masterbuilt MB20076718 Bluetooth Electric Smoker 240G Digital, Black with SS Door https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078483MRB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_voO0DbZYQZVMF MES 40” gen 2.5 for $320 on amazon now. This seems to be about the lowest price it’s been and it looks like it’s the most recommend MES smoker to go with based on reading some other forums. I’m thinking of picking this up with the AMAZEN add-on. Thoughts?
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nwin posted:Masterbuilt MB20076718 Bluetooth Electric Smoker 240G Digital, Black with SS Door https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078483MRB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_voO0DbZYQZVMF This tempts me into replacing my 30" with a burned out element. On the downside, Masterbuilt hasn't replied to me since the replacement part got lost in transit, so there is that. The window does nothing though. Advantage: this one has the drip tray on the front instead of a hanger off the back.
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nwin posted:Masterbuilt MB20076718 Bluetooth Electric Smoker 240G Digital, Black with SS Door https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078483MRB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_voO0DbZYQZVMF I have a similar smoker (MES bluetooth 30") but have never been able to get the bluetooth to work. Maybe it's better now but it might be a problem. Got it on clearance at walmart 2 years ago for $140 fwiw.
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