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Mixed up a batch of ground goose jerky tonight. Will sit in the fridge tonight and then I will shoot it with my jerky gun in the AM, then into the MES using the temp methods described here. I've only done this jerky in the oven before so I am excited to add some smoke flavor. Thanks, Dave for...
twoalpha, thanks for the tip on the brining container. Wife suggested some 6 qt plastic bowls with lids she saw at the local Sam's. These should do just fine for brining more birds!
Only my second smoke in my new MES30. Friends got lucky with birds! Thought I would try smoking the legs.
Brined in salt/dark brown sugar/water for 24 hours.
In they go! Coated them with olive oil and Tony Cachere's Creole. Using hickory in the AMNPS.
Put some Johnsonville brats on...
Rick, didn't crisp the skin. It was a bit chewy but tasted pretty good! Will have to work on that. And yea, the AMNPS was great! I didn't have to open that thing up till about two hours in to put my temp probe into the meat (only a single probe unit at the moment and I wanted to monitor the...
Gary: The flavor was outstanding! Every few bites you distinctly got a taste of the lemon that was stuffed inside. I'm sure that contributed to the moistness of the meat, too.
Ryan: Thanks!!
Decided to do a chicken first. Brined it for 24 hours in a simple brine of water/salt/brown sugar. Stuffed the inside with chunked up apple/lemon/onion/garlic cloves - with some olive oil and salt and pepper. Sprinkled some salt and pepper, cayenne and paprika on the outside after slathering...