2024 Smoking/Grilling/Cooking Baking thread

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  • lrdudley

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    Just catching up on this thread. Something we are looking for and haven't been able to find is Turkey Ham for the wife's bean soup. Jennie O has stopped making it and have not been able to find any of the other brands in the Indy area. FYI, for religious reasons we do not eat pork.

    This turkey was done a few days before 2024 and came out great.
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    Bill2905

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    I smoked these wings New Year's Day on the Smokey Mountain. It was my first time using the SM in winter weather and I didn't start with enough lit charcoal. Although it made plenty of smoke, it struggled for two hours to finally reach 220F. I threw them in the oven at 350F for about 15 minutes to finish them and crisp the skin.

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    mike4sigs

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    Just catching up on this thread. Something we are looking for and haven't been able to find is Turkey Ham for the wife's bean soup. Jennie O has stopped making it and have not been able to find any of the other brands in the Indy area. FYI, for religious reasons we do not eat pork.

    This turkey was done a few days before 2024 and came out great.
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    We have Bought commercial smoked turkey and used the leftovers for bean soup.
    We liked it
     

    ghuns

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    With temps back on the positive side of zero, it's time to break in the Webeye rotisserie. Somebody find me a chicken.
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    tim87tr

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    Today's experiment was Chicken Jerky. Came out OK, but I think we will go back to beef.
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    If you're trying to make jerky with something a bit leaner, here's something I did with too many extra pork chops. With a half beef I use the skirt steaks for jerky since I don't like the leaner beef as a meal.

     

    Hatin Since 87

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    If you're trying to make jerky with something a bit leaner, here's something I did with too many extra pork chops. With a half beef I use the skirt steaks for jerky since I don't like the leaner beef as a meal.

    He said earlier in the thread that he doesnt eat pork. I think beef would be his best option for jerky, aside from venison and elk.
     

    NyleRN

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    Thanks I appreciate the info brisket is my weakness. It seems to dry out.
    Whole packers are definitely tricky cause the flat is thinner and leaner while the point is thicker and has a lot more fat. I never fix the whole packer at once. At least as one piece. I cut the flat off. If I need to to a whole packer I smoke them as 2 separate pieces so I can take out the flat when it's ready. By that time the point still has some ways to go. I try to keep my temps under 250 for a brisket
     

    d.kaufman

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    Whole packers are definitely tricky cause the flat is thinner and leaner while the point is thicker and has a lot more fat. I never fix the whole packer at once. At least as one piece. I cut the flat off. If I need to to a whole packer I smoke them as 2 separate pieces so I can take out the flat when it's ready. By that time the point still has some ways to go. I try to keep my temps under 250 for a brisket
    I do this as well.
     

    d.kaufman

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    Doing some filet with taters and corn tonight. Throwing a 9# shoulder on the smoker around 10pm tonight too. Finally some better grilling weather up here

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