Potato Bomb

ice daddy · Feb 16, 2012

I've been playing with this idea for some time, and decided to give it a try tonight.

While in Vermont years ago I went to several events with my uncle and was amazed the a lot of food vendors offered Baked potatos with all the fixins as a walk around treat. All for the tidy sum of $5/6 bucks. So I came up with the idea of doing a stuffed potato with various ingredients. Kinda like a twice baked potato, but all done at one time on a smoker.

I'm not smoking tonight, but doing a T-bone on the Cypress Classic egg. In theory it should work on a smoker just as easy.

Q-views to follow. Sure hope this works out, I mean it is just a potato right?

scrappynadds · Feb 16, 2012

Looks good except for that "bag of bacon"???? cure and smoke your own.......just a thought...

ronrude · Feb 16, 2012

I am looking forward to the outcome of this. As far as the bacon, one experiment at a time. You won't regret it though.

Another great alternative is pulled pork or chicken.

roller · Feb 16, 2012

I`m in.....

scarbelly · Feb 16, 2012

Where is the finished product

smokinhusker · Feb 17, 2012

Sounded good to start...now where's the finished product?

ice daddy · Feb 17, 2012

Sorry for the delay. Camera and Computer got mad at each other.

Used a regular Ziess apple corer to cut the plug out

I know this isn't home made bacon but I'm just trying to get the right combo of ingredients plus I haven't made bacon yet. Used a meat tenderizer to punch holes in potato.

Inserted the good stuff with the potato plug. I worked surprisingly well. cut the end off the plug to cover the hole in the end

Used tooth picks to keep stuffing from oozzing out. Then on the grill

You can see the cheese coming out the tenderizer holes. In retrospect, tenderizer was over kill. Gonna do it next time without all the holes. By taking the plug out and stuffing the potato, the thing cooked alot quicker than I expected. Next time gonna try 25 minutes instead of 45.

Inside was gooey and very good. I like the combination and agree that home made bacon should bump it up another level. I think this thing can be kinda like a fattie and don't think you can go wrong with whatever you like for the inside. Flavor was really different and moist. I'm gonna keep working on this, it really is good.

Oh the steak was good too !

alelover · Feb 17, 2012

Looks great. Cool idea.

capntrip · Feb 17, 2012

Looks Great!

scarbelly · Feb 17, 2012

Looks like they came out great

mneeley490 · Feb 17, 2012

I've made these many times; everyone thinks they're great.

However, after stuffing and reinserting the plugs, I wrap them in bacon, then wrap the whole thing in foil. Cook direct over coals about 375 to 400 dgrees, for about an hour. Make sure you turn them once or twice so they don't burn. When you remove the foil, the bacon should be crisp, and the potato infused with all that good bacon-y flavor!

roller · Feb 17, 2012

I`d eat that..it just does not have enough stuff on it for me..I like alot of stuff piles very high on a potato.

ice daddy · Feb 17, 2012

mneeley490 said:
I've made these many times; everyone thinks they're great.

However, after stuffing and reinserting the plugs, I wrap them in bacon, then wrap the whole thing in foil. Cook direct over coals about 375 to 400 dgrees, for about an hour. Make sure you turn them once or twice so they don't burn. When you remove the foil, the bacon should be crisp, and the potato infused with all that good bacon-y flavor!

Mneeley490 I agree with you gonna try that next time.

Roller said:
I`d eat that..it just does not have enough stuff on it for me..I like alot of stuff piles very high on a potato.

Thanks Roller, I was trying to figure out how to stuff more goodies, but it kept coming out the other end!

venture · Feb 17, 2012

Were you talking about the potato or.....?

Good luck and good smoking.

sprky · Feb 17, 2012

I like it but I also agree it needs more stuffing, can't have too much cheese and bacon on a baked tater. I know its not YAWYE friendly, but dang I love my cheese. Hope the YAWYE

don't come after me..........

roller · Feb 17, 2012

Well if you want more stuffing then take out more Potato. You dont have to have all of that Potato when you have all that cheese and bacon....and maybe a little Sour Cream...

alelover · Feb 17, 2012

Drill a bigger hole in the tater.

mneeley490 · Feb 17, 2012

alelover said:
Drill a bigger hole in the tater.

That sounds like an idea for some enterprising BBQ'er. Invent about a 6" long holesaw/corer & attach to a cordless drill. Make it about say, 1" to 1-1/4" in diameter for bigger spuds?

thoseguys26 · Feb 17, 2012

mneeley490 said:
I wrap them in bacon, then wrap the whole thing in foil.

I was thinking about that technique the entire time reading this post. baked potato fatty! I am trying that! Cheers!

ronrude · Feb 17, 2012

It doesn't fit with my low carb diet, but next time i make a spud, it is going to be similar. Thanks for the inspiration!

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