[zcziggy]

everything...even ugly women...is better wrapped in bacon

 

[bearinvt]

everything...even ugly women...is better wrapped in bacon

Or steak

 

[BlueRidgePuffer]

@zcziggy just don’t ever try frying it naked. It’s not a good idea

 

[tryan606]

Anyone doing some grilling or smoking for Easter? I plan on smoking a turkey.

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[Aimless1]

Anyone doing some grilling or smoking for Easter? I plan on smoking a turkey.

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Curious if you are brining it? Best turkeys I have had and cooked are smoked.

 

[bowhunter444]

Doing my Easter ham and candied sweet potatoes on the pellet grill. In another hour I'll put on the balsamic glazed Brussels sprouts

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[tryan606]

Curious if you are brining it? Best turkeys I have had and cooked are smoked.

I don't often brine turkeys when I smoke them or deep fry them, I stuff them with sweet apples, onion and garlic. I'll layer strips of bacon over the bird so as the bacon renders it keeps the skin moist and stops it from drying out. For the last 30 minutes of cooking I remove the bacon and crank the heat up to brown and crisp the skin. Comes out pretty good every time.
If I am doing a really heavy bird (about 18-20 lbs) I'll spatchcock it and tie it back.


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[tryan606]

Doing my Easter ham and candied sweet potatoes on the pellet grill. In another hour I'll put on the balsamic glazed Brussels sprouts

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This looks amazing. Enjoy.

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[tryan606]

Smoked some ribs and burnt ends with the trimmings. So tasty. Didn't get a picture of the ribs, got to caught up feeding the tribe.

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[zcziggy]

Not much for smoking meats...i have been looking for a grill/griddle combo unit...anybody has one or have recommendations?

 

[BlueRidgePuffer]

@zcziggy in my experience the combo units have more issues then isolated units. If it were me I would invest the money into a decent grill. Then you can get the griddle plate for your grill. This actually has multiple benefits. First you can sear your meat on the hot griddle plate. Then you can move your meat to the upper rack of the grill, close the lid and in a sense create an oven atmosphere to finish the cook. Plus the cleaning of the griddle top is sooo much easier. You don’t have to get grill bricks and scour the “flat top”. It’s also very easy to create zones on the flat top, the same way you can on an isolated unit. Simply put the more parts there are the more that can go wrong. A good quality grill will last years and years with minor maintenance. It will cost prolly 50/75 extra for the flat top “conversion”. And unless you have have an accident with a plasma cutter I doubt your going to damage a half inch thick steel plate, for lack of a better term

 

[Humphrey's Ghost]

Ridge, can you recommend a decent grill that you could add a flat top to ?

Also, “prolly” is not a word


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[zcziggy]

@zcziggy in my experience the combo units have more issues then isolated units. If it were me I would invest the money into a decent grill. Then you can get the griddle plate for your grill. This actually has multiple benefits. First you can sear your meat on the hot griddle plate. Then you can move your meat to the upper rack of the grill, close the lid and in a sense create an oven atmosphere to finish the cook. Plus the cleaning of the griddle top is sooo much easier. You don’t have to get grill bricks and scour the “flat top”. It’s also very easy to create zones on the flat top, the same way you can on an isolated unit. Simply put the more parts there are the more that can go wrong. A good quality grill will last years and years with minor maintenance. It will cost prolly 50/75 extra for the flat top “conversion”. And unless you have have an accident with a plasma cutter I doubt your going to damage a half inch thick steel plate, for lack of a better term

Did not consider doing that. Since is only my wife and I left at home, the current grill is an overkill, so I thought a combo will use the same space and gave me the option of cooking different stuff on it.
I have a weber summit so the first part is there. You think buying a regular kitchen cast iron stove top griddle would do the trick?. If not, can you recommend one?
If so...Philly steaks and omelets are on the menu for the weekend!!
Thanks!!!

 

[tryan606]

@zcziggy in my experience the combo units have more issues then isolated units. If it were me I would invest the money into a decent grill. Then you can get the griddle plate for your grill. This actually has multiple benefits. First you can sear your meat on the hot griddle plate. Then you can move your meat to the upper rack of the grill, close the lid and in a sense create an oven atmosphere to finish the cook. Plus the cleaning of the griddle top is sooo much easier. You don’t have to get grill bricks and scour the “flat top”. It’s also very easy to create zones on the flat top, the same way you can on an isolated unit. Simply put the more parts there are the more that can go wrong. A good quality grill will last years and years with minor maintenance. It will cost prolly 50/75 extra for the flat top “conversion”. And unless you have have an accident with a plasma cutter I doubt your going to damage a half inch thick steel plate, for lack of a better term

Definitely good advice.

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[zcziggy]

What do you know...weber sells a cast iron griddle for my grill...Thanks @BlueRidgePuffer !!!

 

[Mich_smoker]

A little.late, did these on memorial day

 

[MFTIC]

Meatloaf. One on the right beef and lamb. Left is just beef for the wife. Normally I wouldn't cook them on foil but didn't have the right kind of racks.

 

[GunnyJ]

Put a leg o' lamb in the smoker this morning. Smoking it with hickory and pecan.

 

[Humphrey's Ghost]

Meatloaf. One on the right beef and lamb. Left is just beef for the wife. Normally I wouldn't cook them on foil but didn't have the right kind of racks.
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You both have quite an appetite


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[MFTIC]

Haha. Even after the son came over and took some home...I'll be eating leftovers for awhile. Trying to use up some of the old stuff.