babyt
Newbie
- Aug 3, 2014
- 7
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Hi all! Finished my first smoke today. Made plenty of mistakes, but it turned out just fine. Read a lot of opinions about brining. I had a Perdue that was packaged in a little water, and I have two so I figured I would start with no brine & brine the next. I removed the backbone as was suggested in another post. Rubbed it down with some oil, pepper, garlic powder and salt. After an hour, I brushed on some apple juice. I kept brushing with juice when I checked the water. I forgot replace wood chips until I noticed no more smoke. I used half cherry and half apple. Took it out when temp hit 163 in breast & 170 in leg. I let it rest as long as my hubby would wait. Here are my results:
It was very juicy, but just enough smoke to taste... maybe I will remember to the chips next time!
Chrissie
It was very juicy, but just enough smoke to taste... maybe I will remember to the chips next time!
Chrissie