Any Time is Grillin Time

[MacFett]

Help a fella out. I need some recipes.

Perhaps the bacon explosion.

Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes - BBQ Addicts - BBQ Blog

 

[olbriar]

Perhaps the bacon explosion.

Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes - BBQ Addicts - BBQ Blog

Small world but I would not want to paint it Oddly enough, the guy that came up with that recipe is my wife's cousin's son-in-law. And what is more odd than that... I have yet to try one. I first saw the recipe in a family Christmas letter lol. The guy's business took off after the notoriety of that creation. You KNOW that would have to plug an artery or two.
But oh how it looks good!

 

[pastafarian]

Man that's a lot of meat! You will have the fire department on your door step. You've never elaborated on your propane smoker... how do you like it?

Best of luck man. That should keep you off the streets this weekend.

It's one of these, though an older model-

Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain Gas Smoker - Walmart.com

It works fine, once it's fitted with larger smoker box (x2) and a larger water pan. The biggest drawback is that the water pan that comes with the unit is too small. Besides needing to constantly fill it, it causes the edges of the cooking area to get very hot. it's also a bit of a chore to move items around inside which is necessary due to the aforementioned hot spots and the temp differential between the top and bottom shelf's. I used it for several years with good results. Since replacing it with a "real" offset smoker Trailmaster Limited Edition (855-6305-S) | Brinkmann , it's used as an outdoor stove, warmer and occasionally put back into service as a smoker. It's very easy to maintain temp, but you still have to watch the water and use wood chips, so it's no easier to use than the coal/wood fired unit.

 

[olbriar]

It's one of these, though an older model-

Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain Gas Smoker - Walmart.com

It works fine, once it's fitted with larger smoker box (x2) and a larger water pan. The biggest drawback is that the water pan that comes with the unit is too small. Besides needing to constantly fill it, it causes the edges of the cooking area to get very hot. it's also a bit of a chore to move items around inside which is necessary due to the aforementioned hot spots and the temp differential between the top and bottom shelf's. I used it for several years with good results. Since replacing it with a "real" offset smoker Trailmaster Limited Edition (855-6305-S) | Brinkmann , it's used as an outdoor stove, warmer and occasionally put back into service as a smoker. It's very easy to maintain temp, but you still have to watch the water and use wood chips, so it's no easier to use than the coal/wood fired unit.

I've seen those but never stopped and gave them a serious look. If I ever graduate from my Traeger, I like the looks of your offset smoker. Sweet!
The real deal IS the real deal.

 

[olbriar]

Prep time for this weekends BBQ. I've got about $400 worth of meat in the fridge and 3 coolers. Already made ~3lb's of rub. Now all I have to do is peel and trim 16 racks of ribs, prep 4 brisket flats, 4 pork butts, a gallon of beans, the same of sauce, a pile of slaw (cheated and bought shredded Cole slaw mix). Should only take 15 minutes or so?

Looking forward to having all the gear in play at once. Ribs and at least some of the brisket in the offset, pork butts and brisket that won't fit in the offset in the propane smoker. Then wait for the first neighbor to come and warn me that my house is on fire (happened twice so far).

My cooking for the masses worked out well. The people supplying the meat purchased precooked pulled pork instead of doing burgers and dogs.
It wasn't completely cooked.. was in chunks. I cooked the pork down in foil roasters... keeping the grill around 250 and doing some beer and bbq sauce. I spiced the tubs up some with honey and a drop of DaBomb hot sauce. Turned out real good. When I pulled the pork I did a few burgers and dogs for the kiddies.
Breakfast I went the easy route and made breakfast burritos. Browned my potatoes first.. then my sausage and bells.. then added my egg mixture and added back my potatoes when done. Grilled the tortillas on the grill for a few then filled with burrito mix and shredded cheese.. wrapped each in foil and turned the grill down as low as it would go. It was smelling good enough that by the time they were ready to serve, most everyone was up and about.

How did all of your smoking turn out? I bet if the fire department showed, they were looking for the plates and napkins

 

[pastafarian]

No fire dept, but the BBQ was a smashing success. Worked my butt off, but it's a labor of love. A lot of people had the meat sweats last night! My only regrets were that I should have made 4X the slaw and 8x (+/) the beans. Both disappeared in an instant. The pulled pork didn't last much longer either. It's very gratifying (and hilarious) when you have several people approach you with barbecue sauce smeared all over their face telling you that was the best meal they ever had. Personally, I tasted everything during prep and had one end rib but had no time for anything else. Everyone was complaining about being stuffed at party's end, I was hungry.......and happy!

 

[olbriar]

No fire dept, but the BBQ was a smashing success. Worked my butt off, but it's a labor of love. A lot of people had the meat sweats last night! My only regrets were that I should have made 4X the slaw and 8x (+/) the beans. Both disappeared in an instant. The pulled pork didn't last much longer either. It's very gratifying (and hilarious) when you have several people approach you with barbecue sauce smeared all over their face telling you that was the best meal they ever had. Personally, I tasted everything during prep and had one end rib but had no time for anything else. Everyone was complaining about being stuffed at party's end, I was hungry.......and happy!

Fantastic! You don't mind being hungry when the crowd is stuffed and happy. I bet that did work you pretty hard. I lucked out and my weekend was a breeze. My only problem was the heat and an unfamiliar grill. The grill was a cheapie three burner Uniflame with a side burner.
It hung right in there and exceeded expectations for a cheap grill.
I'm sure I'd be singing a different song if I had tried to cook 200 burgers on it. I would have no problem recommending the grill for the occasional bbq guy on his patio. It's around the $150 range and performed well. It had very thin porcelain grates and stamped orifices. It did have a temp gage on the hood and individual battery powered ignition. All in all it was a lot of grill for a cheap one.

 

[Epicurean]

Did chwhatever's Shrimp Kabobs on Saturday - a smash hit! (marinaded for 4 hrs, btw). So the question of the day is:

Do you peel the shrimp before marinading or after cooking?

I like to cook with the shells on so they don't dry out. But its a bit of a mess to peel while you're eating.

 

[AntimonyER]

So was raining yesterday, but had been promising the kids smores all weekend, so I pulled out my miniature grill (10" round), and put it out on the front covered porch. showed them the various ways to roast a marshmellow. Of course their favorite was the "flaming" method

 

[BigCiX]

Today's dinner from the grill...........Carne Asada.

 

[olbriar]

Did chwhatever's Shrimp Kabobs on Saturday - a smash hit! (marinaded for 4 hrs, btw). So the question of the day is:

Do you peel the shrimp before marinading or after cooking?

I like to cook with the shells on so they don't dry out. But its a bit of a mess to peel while you're eating.

I did mine peeled. Just for the ease of eating mostly. That and I figured they would take the marinade better cleaned and shelled. I don't know what the given method is however.

 

[cwhatever]

I did mine peeled. Just for the ease of eating mostly. That and I figured they would take the marinade better cleaned and shelled. I don't know what the given method is however.

I always peel them first ,makes things just easier. But whatever you like, no wrong way!!

 

[cwhatever]

Did chwhatever's Shrimp Kabobs on Saturday - a smash hit! (marinaded for 4 hrs, btw). So the question of the day is:

Do you peel the shrimp before marinading or after cooking?

I like to cook with the shells on so they don't dry out. But its a bit of a mess to peel while you're eating.

There is no wrong way. Lol!

 

[Sharondippity]

Did chwhatever's Shrimp Kabobs on Saturday - a smash hit! (marinaded for 4 hrs, btw). So the question of the day is:

Do you peel the shrimp before marinading or after cooking?

I like to cook with the shells on so they don't dry out. But its a bit of a mess to peel while you're eating.

Maybe it's the primate in me, but I enjoy food you have to pick apart. Crab, shrimp, artichokes.

Makes you slow down and enjoy it more.

 

[Sharondippity]

That's it! I'm definitely having BBQ shrimp tonight for dinner. Dang that's three hours away.

 

[Epicurean]

Maybe it's the primate in me, but I enjoy food you have to pick apart. Crab, shrimp, artichokes.

Makes you slow down and enjoy it more.

Agreed on all points. After we briefly debated the subject when I served them up (I was the only one in the peel/before camp), nobody complained and tore right into 'em!

 

[olbriar]

Maybe it's the primate in me, but I enjoy food you have to pick apart. Crab, shrimp, artichokes.

Makes you slow down and enjoy it more.

I'm a big fan of tearing into my meal and never slowing down. But, the above got me to thinking. I love lobster and crab legs. My wife is even a bigger fan of both. Soooo.. I had to search the net and sure enough... lots of recipes to smoke both. I've got to try smoking some. Has anyone tried smoking crab legs or lobster?

 

[cwhatever]

I'm a big fan of tearing into my meal and never slowing down. But, the above got me to thinking. I love lobster and crab legs. My wife is even a bigger fan of both. Soooo.. I had to search the net and sure enough... lots of recipes to smoke both. I've got to try smoking some. Has anyone tried smoking crab legs or lobster?

No I have never tried that, but man that sounds pretty good. sounds like the next thing to try though!

 

[pastafarian]

Has anyone tried smoking crab legs or lobster?

Grilling? Yes! Smoking? No. I'm not sure that smoke is appropriate for something with such delicate flavor. Certainly, I would treat it like a delicate fish and cold smoke it on the stove top rather than in the pit. I've grilled lobster on several occasions....easy (split and grill hot) and good as long as you avoid over cooking. I've grilled whole softshell crab, but never just legs. Should work as well as lobster, but you'll probably have to lick the shell to get any grill flavor.

 

[Granite1]

I've enjoyed cold smoked crab. My buddy has a smoker grill with the separate fire box. Does the low temp smoking like no other. He did a bushel of Maryland bay crab in that sucker, my god ! Natural smoke flavor mixed with old bay seasoning. Dynamite!

At least I thought so....

 

[olbriar]

The pellet recipes I'm seeing call for oak or hickory. They are basically steamed on the smoker with butter/lemon/garlic. There can't be that much smoke taste but the author of the recipe I'm looking at eludes to a gentle smoke enhancement. I can live with that lol. It has to beat steaming them inside this time of year!

 

[cwhatever]

The pellet recipes I'm seeing call for oak or hickory. They are basically steamed on the smoker with butter/lemon/garlic. There can't be that much smoke taste but the author of the recipe I'm looking at eludes to a gentle smoke enhancement. I can live with that lol. It has to beat steaming them inside this time of year!

you can still steam them outside on grill too. and smoking them is what i think ill try?

 

[Granite1]

We used straight up split cherry from my back yard, a little bit of oak and mesquite, did the job nicely.

It wans't the same as smoking a ham or anything, it was more of a subtle smoke. We steamed em first and just did the smoke out for flavor. Worked beautifully.

I will tell you, if we didn't have the extra cash to throw at this venture, I'd have done em the traditional way and be done with it. It really was an expensive experiment that fortunately did turn out well.

Last time I looked a bushel of bay crabs was creepin near $150!

 

[Epicurean]

Anybody tried grilled crabcakes? We're doing crabcakes on Friday but it's gonna be 104 here so broiling in the oven is out (20 year old A/C can't take it). So I volunteered to grill 'em outside. I was thinking of trying the cedar planks trick but may be too smokey?

 

[olbriar]

We used straight up split cherry from my back yard, a little bit of oak and mesquite, did the job nicely.

It wans't the same as smoking a ham or anything, it was more of a subtle smoke. We steamed em first and just did the smoke out for flavor. Worked beautifully.

I will tell you, if we didn't have the extra cash to throw at this venture, I'd have done em the traditional way and be done with it. It really was an expensive experiment that fortunately did turn out well.

Last time I looked a bushel of bay crabs was creepin near $150!

Ouch! Fresh seafood is always expensive in Kansas. I think it's our lack of a decent sea port.

Luckily, when I do crab legs there are only two to feed. I have never tried grilling crab.. sure haven't tried smoking. I'm really excited to give them a try.