2021 Official Gratuitous Grilling/BBQ/Cooking Thread

[phylodog]

Well I think the cook went well, time will tell if I ended up drying it out. It got a little hotter than I wanted it to but I didn't overshoot my too much, hopefully the three days in brine will save me. I had a foil shielf over the breast for the first hour which worked great for giving the dark meat a little head start. Looks pretty good anyway and I think the skin should be excellent, just used lump charcoal, no wood added to the BGE for smoke. Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll.

 

[nra4ever]

16 lb bird with cherry wood. 1.5 hrs to go!!

 

[Jaybird1980]

Skin was better this time, but I think I need to crank the temps a little earlier still. I did the last 15° this time.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I have determined my inlaws hate me. And by me, I mean the whole family. Every year my SiL cooks the turkey the day before, carves it, divides the meat into two glass baking dishes and then reheats them for Thanksgiving dinner. As if turkey wasnt dry enough...

I actually heard her say "Its really dry this year." What, you havent tried it the previous years? Its ALWAYS dry. Turkey dries out when you reheat it. And I'm pretty sure she doesnt brine it nor use a meat thermometer. Which compounds the issues.

And its not like her oven is busy cooking other things. and her parents live a mile up the road, literally. So it wouldnt be hard to cook stuff over there and drive it over.

I'll be spatchcocking a turkey, starting it on the grill, bacon wrapped, and then roasting it in the oven. And smoked pork ribs for the kids. (and me) I love my family, so I cook the bird I dont really like to begin with and do so day of. They deserve fresh, juicy meat.

 

[Bill2905]

Smoked this breast on the Traeger pellet grill today and it turned out real nice. Took 5 hours with the first 4 hours at 250F and the final hour at 275F. I brined it overnight and it was plenty juicy.

 

[mike4sigs]

they all look good.
How did they tatse.
FlyingSquirrel how did the Bacon Topped bird turn out for you

 

[Bill2905]

they all look good.
How did they tatse.
FlyingSquirrel how did the Bacon Topped bird turn out for you

The smoked breast meat is always preferred over the oven cooked bird. Both are good but we'll be eating a lot of the leftover oven bird today. The smoked is nearly gone.

 

[Grogmister]

I cooked a spatchcocked chicken on the BGE as another option this year. Injected Bullet Rye into all the main meat areas before then glazed it with some bourbon glaze. Turned out amazing and was a big hit.

 

[Rookie]

Smoked this breast on the Traeger pellet grill today and it turned out real nice. Took 5 hours with the first 4 hours at 250F and the final hour at 275F. I brined it overnight and it was plenty juicy.



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My only suggestion...

Cut it the other way next time and it will be more tender. Your cuts were with the grain of the breast.

 

[phylodog]

Mine tasted great, plenty of moisture due to the brine. I don't think I'll change a thing for the next one.

 

[HoughMade]

It's a little dark outside, but there's sirloin tip roast on the smoker with my french onion soup catching the drippings.

 

[ghuns]

Skin was better this time, but I think I need to crank the temps a little earlier still. I did the last 15° this time.

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Seriously, don't waste the pellets. Just take a torch to the skin. 30 seconds and it's crispy. Best to take a little more time until you get used to it. If you go too fast the skin will split. I've been practicing on chickens for awhile.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Some ribs today. One rack with copycat TGI Friday's Jack Daniels sauce.

 

[nra4ever]

Found a spiral ham on sale today for $.89. So I put it in the smoker.





 

[jfed85]

slapped a brisket on the Weber Smokey Mountain last week for the guys at work. Turned out pretty damn good.

 

[Bill2905]

Smoked a pork tenderloin on the Traeger yesterday for my contribution to Christmas Eve dinner.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Made some BBQ bombs yesterday.

 

[flyingsquirrel]

I was on the run for a few days so BOO me if you want but I used a crock pot. 2 pork tenderloins, 4 potatoes, large onion, 2 packs of Hidden Ranch and a bottle of root beer. After all was removed, I thought why not use the root beer for gravy. It wasn't the worse idea I've ever had. Wish I would have used regular beer tho. Always a next time.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

This was my deal of the year...

 

[1gunaholic]

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ALMOST makes me want to join Facbook, or Meta, or whatever they will call themselves next.