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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1635 on: November 22, 2011, 06:11:40 pm »
I did a batch yesterday that went for 10 hours, and it doesn't seem to smoky.

Smoke smaller pieces? More surface area - more smoke? Or at least you could cut your smoke time this way, maybe.
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1636 on: November 22, 2011, 06:25:39 pm »
I did a batch yesterday that went for 10 hours, and it doesn't seem to smoky.

Smoke smaller pieces? More surface area - more smoke? Or at least you could cut your smoke time this way, maybe.
They're about as small as I'd like (about an inch and a half square and 6 inches long).  It's not a big deal, it's really set and forget.  It goes for as long as it goes.  By the way, when I said it's not too smoky I meant it's not over the top, but there is plenty of smoke there.  I opened one log up for a sample and the kitchen smelled like smoke :)  It's still lingering on my breath.
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1637 on: November 23, 2011, 07:32:11 am »
I did a batch yesterday that went for 10 hours, and it doesn't seem to smoky.

Smoke smaller pieces? More surface area - more smoke? Or at least you could cut your smoke time this way, maybe.
They're about as small as I'd like (about an inch and a half square and 6 inches long).  It's not a big deal, it's really set and forget.  It goes for as long as it goes.  By the way, when I said it's not too smoky I meant it's not over the top, but there is plenty of smoke there.  I opened one log up for a sample and the kitchen smelled like smoke :)  It's still lingering on my breath.

Tom...Did you happen to measure the temp (internal) of the smoker while you were conducting the cold smoke?
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1638 on: November 23, 2011, 10:21:14 am »
I did a batch yesterday that went for 10 hours, and it doesn't seem to smoky.

Smoke smaller pieces? More surface area - more smoke? Or at least you could cut your smoke time this way, maybe.
They're about as small as I'd like (about an inch and a half square and 6 inches long).  It's not a big deal, it's really set and forget.  It goes for as long as it goes.  By the way, when I said it's not too smoky I meant it's not over the top, but there is plenty of smoke there.  I opened one log up for a sample and the kitchen smelled like smoke :)  It's still lingering on my breath.

Tom...Did you happen to measure the temp (internal) of the smoker while you were conducting the cold smoke?
Naturally :)  It was around 55F for most of the time, which was 10-15 degrees above ambient.
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1639 on: November 23, 2011, 01:27:30 pm »
that's awesome cap.
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1640 on: November 24, 2011, 12:56:18 am »
Dang!  You little scamps have been busy while I was away.  Three pages of Q-talk!

+1 on the smoked turkey.  One in the fryer too.  Dolphins & Cowboys coming down off da orbiting bird.  Beaucoup ohana in da hale.  Every variety of homemade beverage being served...

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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1641 on: November 25, 2011, 05:38:28 pm »
Turkey day was smokin'  8)

I smoked a 12 pounder that was brined for 24hrs. It was such a hit that next year I'm doing two.

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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1642 on: November 25, 2011, 07:10:46 pm »
1. That looks AWESOME !
2. What's the shiny stuff down low ? (PS - I know it's foil.... why)
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1643 on: November 25, 2011, 07:21:06 pm »
The shiny stuff is the aluminum foil lining the water bowl. It caught the drippins' from the meleagris.

The real trick is the brining which gives the sweet and salty counterpart to the smoky goodness.  :)
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1644 on: November 25, 2011, 07:37:53 pm »
I've taken to pouring 2 bottles of cheap beer into a foil pan to catch the drippings, and then ladle some out to make sauce/gravy. It doesn't burn to a crisp in the pan, and I only use a few ladles of it. That's been in the egg(knockoff) - have yet to cook on the WSM. There's still the weekend ahead of me...
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1645 on: November 25, 2011, 08:34:29 pm »
All that looks good. The turkey looks mighty shiny. ;) Yum Yum

Gave all the BBQ away that I had over Thanksgiving- including that which had been vac sealed. My freezers are empty of Q. Oh what should I do next?
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1646 on: November 25, 2011, 09:14:36 pm »
All that looks good. The turkey looks mighty shiny. ;) Yum Yum

Gave all the BBQ away that I had over Thanksgiving- including that which had been vac sealed. My freezers are empty of Q. Oh what should I do next?

There's always TAco John's...   :D
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1647 on: November 26, 2011, 01:39:47 am »
Awesome looking turkey Ron, mine didn't look nearly so pretty.  And I learned that it is way harder to spatchcock a turkey than a chicken.  The bones are thick enough in a few spots to make it a real pain.  Worth it though :)
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1648 on: November 26, 2011, 03:10:54 pm »
I was at my brothers for TG. It was really good they did a Jerk turkey, a grilled Turkey and a regular oven turkey. All good but I am a less is more guy when it comes to turkey. I prefer an oven roasted turkey over any other way. I wouldn't dare mention that over at the Brethren.  ;)

One thing that was funny is everyone was saying "butterflied" instead of spatchcock. They are very conservative on that side of the river. I call it the old country. They just call it butterflied to avoid saying cock. Thats just how repressed they are.
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Re: BBQ Style
« Reply #1649 on: November 26, 2011, 03:36:49 pm »
I guess homebrewers are more relaxed. Maybe it's the al key hol. :D

Tried to work "spatchCock" into the conversation over TG a few times with poor results. Butterfly works but I like the old-world term better.
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