Gratuitous Grill Thread 2014

[chezuki]

I believe you nailed it.

Probably looks like a pork chop from the end doesn't it?

 

[steveh_131]

Probably looks like a pork chop from the end doesn't it?

Yeah, the chops with bones in them.

 

[phylodog]

Not sure I'd go low & slow with it. Chops don't have a lot of fat marbling in them and they're pretty easy to dry out. I smoke pork loins at 350* until they hit 140* internal. Never had one dry out that way and they turn out excellent.

 

[steveh_131]

Not sure I'd go low & slow with it. Chops don't have a lot of fat marbling in them and they're pretty easy to dry out. I smoke pork loins at 350* until they hit 140* internal. Never had one dry out that way and they turn out excellent.

That doesn't quite look like mine. Is that a boneless? Mine seems bigger.

 

[cmr13]

This thread looks so delicious.

 

[phylodog]

That doesn't quite look like mine. Is that a boneless? Mine seems bigger.

Definitely not the same cut, that was a boneless loin.

 

[chezuki]

Definitely not the same cut, that was a boneless loin.

The short loin is bone-in, multiple muscle groups with a decent amount of fat and connective tissue... Cook low and slow like butts.

The boneless loin you cooked is a relatively lean whole-muscle, so hot and fast works great and seals in the juices.

 

[steveh_131]

The short loin is bone-in, multiple muscle groups with a decent amount of fat and connective tissue... Cook low and slow like butts.

The boneless loin you cooked is a relatively lean whole-muscle, so hot and fast works great and seals in the juices.

Ok, so was his more of a tenderloin? This is interesting.

Would you brine it? Standard BBQ rub? I'm thinking that even cooking it slower, he's spot-on about cooking to 140 internal then wrapping it and letting it wrest.

 

[Clay]

getting ready to smoke 3 chickens today. Some for dinner tonight, and the rest will probably be for lunches next week. Starting with a brine last night.

and we're smoking:

Most of the rub is actually on the breast meat, under the skin. One of them had a pretty good amount of the breast meat showing so I put some bacon on it to see how that would turn out. Should be done in a couple more hours.

 

[chezuki]

Ok, so was his more of a tenderloin? This is interesting.

No. The "tenderloin" is a thinner, tapered cylindrical muscle that's only about 3" diameter on the larger end. This is a pork tenderloin:

The cut you have it equivalent to what T-Bones would be cut from on a steer. The smaller round muscle side of the "T" is the Tenderloin (which has probably been mostly if not entirely removed from your roast, its a higher value cut). The other side of the "T" is the pork equivalent to New York Strip steaks, or "strip roast" if left whole.

If it were cut into chops. most of the fat and connective tissue would be removed before grilling. If you cook it whole, that tissue is going to need more time to break down or there will be tough stringy bits and it will be more difficult to remove from the bone to slice.

Other option would be to de-bone and trim it before cooking.

 

[Caleb]

Working some pork tenderloins in the oven today...Apple Glaze Pork Tenderloins!

 

[forgop]

Working some pork tenderloins in the oven today...Apple Glaze Pork Tenderloins!

Oven? What kind of man uses one of those?

 

[jetmechG550]

Working some pork tenderloins in the oven today...Apple Glaze Pork Tenderloins!

This is the GRILL thread. There is nothing GRILL related about an oven

 

[chezuki]

This is the GRILL thread. There is nothing GRILL related about an oven

Perhaps we need a "Gratuitous Oven-Roasting/Baking" thread!

 

[steveh_131]

Perhaps we need a "Gratuitous Oven-Roasting/Baking" thread!

Yes, for the women folk!

 

[chezuki]

Yes, for the women folk!

That would be the "Gratuitous Sandwich-Making" thread!

 

[steveh_131]

That would be the "Gratuitous Sandwich-Making" thread!

Don't be sexist.

 

[cmr13]

This is the GRILL thread. There is nothing GRILL related about an oven

Well they do have a rack/grate.

 

[chezuki]

Don't be sexist.

Hey, I have friends who are women!

 

[Caleb]

Oven? What kind of man uses one of those?

those who live in apartments