Recent content by Aaron McCracken

Thanks everyone! I really have been impressed with the cut. I’m gonna keep experimenting. It really is a very versatile cut.

I’m thinking a mix of ghost pepper and Carolina reaper or Trinidad Scorpion (although they taste like ass). Some sort of blend with any combo of those three would give you the blazing heat and a slow burn. I love the flavor of the Carolina reapers.

so Safeway has been keeping these well in stock lately so I’ve been grabbing them every chance I get. 2 pack for about $7. I’ve just been buying various rubs and trying them out. I leave the grill on smoke for about 2 hours and get them up to 150° then I pull them off, let them rest until my...

Dried makes the heat more intense right? I’ll have to try that next time

I made a batch of apple habanero venison jerky last year. Made the purée in my in laws kitchen. You couldn’t breath in that house for about 2 hours lmao. Thinned our the mixture into a marinade and let the meat sit for about 12 hours. Did a long smoke on my traeger and another batch on the...