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A WSM (not a Weber grill) if fueled properly can go 225 for 14 hrs and never add fuel. BTDT ... but it's like albums verses CDs ...
Digital won :) |
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I completely submerged my 20 pound turkey in a brine of water, salt, sugar, and a mirapoix of onions, celery, and garlic for 24 hours. It was about 2 cups of salt and 2 cups of dark brown sugar to a gallon of water. I probably made 2 to 2 1/2 gallons and used a whole stalk of celery, 3 big onions, and 3 heads of garlic. I chopped the onions and celery into 2 inch chunks and smashed the garlic cloves with the side of a knife. After 24 hours in the brine, I patted it dry and injected the meat with a mixture of powdered onion and powdered garlic and salt in a liquid of half butter and half olive oil. I made about half a cup. After that it went into my electric smoker at 220 for 15 hours. I used about 2 cups full of hickory chips for the smoke. I put it in the smoker at 9 PM and went to bed. Every one raved about the turkey, the white meat was done, but not dried out. The legs were over done and pretty dry, but still edible. |
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"low and slow" :D |
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This is where Tabs is greatly missed. He would proudly profess the merits of his Klose offset smoker.
Pellet smokers are pretty much heresy in these parts. I have an infrared for steaks, traditional charcoal for burgers, brats, and fajitas, and an offset smoker made in south Texas by an oilfield welder for smoking. I love all the variables with the offset and frankly not sure I could break 40 years of habits. Not an offset but still wood fired, the Vault from Pitmaster has gained popularity in recent years. |
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The Tejas 2040 that I had rescued a few years back still gets a workout a few times a year. Typically for big cook and freeze stuff for quick and easy meals at home and while camping.
For smaller cooks the Big Green Egg is still a decent way to go low and slow. I use it more often than the stick burner. I had a Big Steel Keg that was way to cheap for me to pass up. I found that the temperature would balloon if you were mopping close to the end of the cook. I have friends that have pellet poopers that make really good product. I think it is all in how much work you're prepared to do to maintain temperature. YMMV. |
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