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Old 09-08-2023, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Looks fantastic bud. I love some tri-tip. It can be great for a change up in some fajitas or steak tacos as well.

I have stopped trying most times to get my egg to temp anymore for the sear unless I want to do a cowboy sear. Otherwise, I just use the gas grill and a cast iron pan. Then I can also baste it in some garlic butter if desired as well.
Yeah man, definitely a lesson learned, but I also started later than I hoped. It is what it is. I definitely suggested to the wife that we could do some fajitas as I used sliced onions and tri color peppers for the sandwiches, but I also had bought fresh buns at the bakery and we wanted to use those with the chimichurri. The sandwiches were out of this world though. I do have a couple skirt steaks in the freezer that I'm planning to make fajitas with soon
Old 09-18-2023, 10:13 AM
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Had some friends in town this weekend so we made some ribs. It is definitely the most ribs I have put on the smoker to date. I have tried the 3-2-1 method and the 3-1-1 method before. This time I tried the 2-2-1 method and I think it might be what I use from now on. Super tender and almost fall off the bone but leave just enough there so you can still pick them up. Just need to lightly pull it off the bone.







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Old 09-18-2023, 10:20 AM
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Finally tried pickle brined wings for the first time. I intended to do this on SB Sunday but it snowed. So I saved up our pickle brine until I was able to use it



I had half a bag of frozen wings, so I thawed those out, and brined them in the pickle brine over night.



Overnight may have been overkill, but the wings definitely had a good pickle brined flavor. They even turned slightly green



I also purchased these wing rails last summer, and had been wanting to use them.






I toweled them off and then rubbed them with my go to wing rub



Got the wings into the wing rails, they definitely make handling and flipping the wings easier, but there were some lessons learned as well.




After an hour or so of smoke



Pulled as they hit temp



And the final product. I almost always brine my wings so this was a fun experiment. The pickle/dill flavor was definitely prominent, and dipping them in ranch tasted like a ranch/pickle dip. I don't know if I will do it again, but the wife enjoyed them and so did I


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Old 03-12-2024, 02:21 PM
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What's your go to wing rub?

Those flipper things look awesome, Amazon find?
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Old 03-12-2024, 07:44 PM
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Go to wing rub is Kosmo's Q Dirty Bird

And I got the wing rails from www.wingrails.com
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Nice, that's the same one I use too. Tend to prefer the Dirty Bird Hot but both are really good.

Meat Church also launched Texas Sugar not too long ago and it's also really good for wings.
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Old 03-13-2024, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Nice, that's the same one I use too. Tend to prefer the Dirty Bird Hot but both are really good.

Meat Church also launched Texas Sugar not too long ago and it's also really good for wings.
Hot Dirty Bird is definitely where it is at. My go too for all chicken really.
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Go to wing rub is Kosmo's Q Dirty Bird

And I got the wing rails from www.wingrails.com
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Nice, that's the same one I use too. Tend to prefer the Dirty Bird Hot but both are really good.

Meat Church also launched Texas Sugar not too long ago and it's also really good for wings.
Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Hot Dirty Bird is definitely where it is at. My go too for all chicken really.
Where do you guys buy from? I'd like to try it with all of you raving about it.
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Where do you guys buy from? I'd like to try it with all of you raving about it.
Locally I get my stuff from Scheels.

You can get it online too but tends to be more expensive that way.
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Nice, that's the same one I use too. Tend to prefer the Dirty Bird Hot but both are really good.

Meat Church also launched Texas Sugar not too long ago and it's also really good for wings.
Dumb question, but how spicy is the DB Hot? I've only ever had the regular DB
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It's not very spicy. I'd even call it more mild to medium than hot.
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Old 03-14-2024, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Locally I get my stuff from Scheels.

You can get it online too but tends to be more expensive that way.
I have yet to find a better online shop for it than buying it direct. Amazon markup on it is insane. Local butcher used to carry it but now they don't and I have not found any other place than just buying bulk direct. It does make it a bit pricier but have not found anything I like as much yet that I can buy local.
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I'm a simple man. I hit the wings with salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder, maybe some chili powder. Then toss them in a honey + sriracha sauce mixture once they're done.
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With the hot dirty bird I typically don't even sauce the wings I do on that. I also use it as my go to for spatchcock chickens. Dust the entire thing on the skin and then even coat the breast meat under the skin with it.
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^ Same.
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40lb hickory pellets at Menards $12 after rebate. That about normal for pellets?
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That's a great deal for pellets. Just make sure they are a reputable brand, some of the cheap ones can have high moisture content in the pellets.

Also, hickory is a very intense flavor so be careful using it on anything but beef or pork. It might be too intense for even pork.
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They are Pit Boss pellets. Hickory, Cherry or Competition blend. Will probably pick up a Comp Blend.
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Wise choice to go for the blend. Those should be fine, they are on par with pricing from Costco.
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Made a spicy brisket for cinco de mayo over the weekend. This is probably the best brisket ever.




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Old 05-06-2024, 10:53 AM
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Looks like that did indeed come out fantastic. What specific rub did you use to make a spicy brisket? That honestly sounds like a great idea and now I want to try it.
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I use cholula hot sauce as the binder instead of oil or mustard. Then meat church fajita seasoning on top of it, let sit overnight. Morning of, give it another quick dose of hot sauce before going out for a smoke. Cook as usual for a brisket (225 until stall) and then instead of wrapping it, put it in a foil tray with some beef broth at the bottom. Douse with another generous layer of hot sauce and some slabs of butter. Seal up the tray with some foil and smoke until 203F on the probe. Let rest, slice, sprinkle a little more seasoning on the slices for flavor, serve!
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Old 05-06-2024, 02:46 PM
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@SamDoe1 Would it be a correct assumption that doing a pan with beef broth kill any chance of a nice bark on the outside?
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Not really. The outside still gets a good bark from the smoke process and 1C of broth isn't really going to go up very high in a pan big enough for a brisket. It's just enough to keep the moisture level up.
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Love Cholula hot sauce, never used it as a binder but always wanted to, sounds delicious
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Finally tried pickle brined wings for the first time. I intended to do this on SB Sunday but it snowed. So I saved up our pickle brine until I was able to use it



I had half a bag of frozen wings, so I thawed those out, and brined them in the pickle brine over night.



Overnight may have been overkill, but the wings definitely had a good pickle brined flavor. They even turned slightly green



I also purchased these wing rails last summer, and had been wanting to use them.






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Got the wings into the wing rails, they definitely make handling and flipping the wings easier, but there were some lessons learned as well.




After an hour or so of smoke



Pulled as they hit temp



And the final product. I almost always brine my wings so this was a fun experiment. The pickle/dill flavor was definitely prominent, and dipping them in ranch tasted like a ranch/pickle dip. I don't know if I will do it again, but the wife enjoyed them and so did I

Those wings look amazing
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