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  1. bigal

    Picked egg question

    Those things can't smell too good on "the way out", is what I meant.  
  2. bigal

    Aging meat

    I'm gonna call it dry age'n just to make ya mad.LOL   Just joke'n w/ya.....but you know I will do it. I hope I'm not ask'n que's that you've already answered, but I'll ask anyway.  What about the restaurants w/fridges just for dry age'n, like the five stars in NY?  Do they have the bacT to do...
  3. bigal

    First Brisket w/ Q-view

    Looks great!
  4. bigal

    My First Smoke, chicken breasts Q-view

    Looks fantastic, Marsha!  Smoked green peppers are a snack I like while cook'n.  What is also great is roasted garlic, cut the root side of slightly so expose'n the cloves, wrap in foil w/evoo s&p and it smells/tastes so good!  Great look'n meal!  And pig candy for dessert!
  5. bigal

    Picked egg question

    The other thing might be a good site for scented candles. Let us know how it turns out.
  6. bigal

    Splitting a Boston Butt

    Marlin, I've done b.butts fast by going up to 300 pit temp.  Also did a brisket hot and fast and both turned out great.  I do them a little different though.  I like do'n the butts hot'n fast to 200 or so, then pull and keep all juice and put all in an alum foil pan.  Then about 3hrs before we...
  7. bigal

    In-direct Loins on my Weber Gold w/recipes...hope you don't mind some Q-view

    Looks fantastic!  Which rub did you guys like better?  Have you ever brined a loin?  It looks STFU good to me!
  8. bigal

    Anyone got any advice on cooking quarters

    A brine sure helps w/moisture for the low and slow, ie 225-250.  Pop it up to 275-300 and see how that works.  good luck
  9. bigal

    Advice needed - Fall off the bone chicken

    Eric, do you brine?  I suck at bird skin, but we also don't like it that much.  Wife likes pulled chix, and everyone knows that if mamma is happy...... BTW, reading your posts....yes your a better cook....even if you do live in bfe. Great advise, Eric.
  10. bigal

    Advice needed - Fall off the bone chicken

    Sorry Eric, I gotta disagree.  Don't take it to 200*, 165-170* AT MOST.  Brine the whole bird for 4-6hrs(for a 3-3.5#er), spatchcock, and smoke at 225-250* until 160*(is what I do)  Foil and rest for 10-15min and it'll be fine.  I don't use a meat prob(on chix) anymore cause you can tell on chix...
  11. bigal

    How much brisket

    IMHO, I like 12-14# briskets so if it were me I'd smoke two 12#er's.  Nothing wrong w/leftovers, they make great sammies or go great in Dutch's beans.
  12. bigal

    Aging meat

    Dry'n the meat out is loose'n some moisture/water so that the beef flavor is more intense.  If no microb activity then it won't be as tender as this scientific dry age'n.  If it only provides a better flavor, then what is wrong with that?  Most arent' that scientific and this is a general name...
  13. bigal

    dry aged ribeye - results are in

    DANG that loooooookkkkkkkssssssss   good!  And your a girl!   Just mess'n w/ya.  Absolutely fabulous!   How was the taste/texture of the outside edge?  Did you save &/or eat any of the trim'ns?  I have a boneless rib and strip age'n now, hard not to want to break it open and eat.  Really great...
  14. bigal

    smoking baked beans

    Best thing to ever come outta Dutch's head, his bean recipe!   I use his basic "principle", but vary it quite a bit...but it's still Dutchs'.  Add mushrooms, smoked sausage, crushed pineapple, cayenne to taste and no jalap/mustard, bbq sauce not ketchup.  Use your mind to add to Dutchs'.  It's...
  15. bigal

    So does it get any better than.....

    Very, very nice!  Mouth actually watered and I like med to med well.  Make'n me hungry!
  16. bigal

    Need help with smoking turkey

    My fav way is to brine and spatchcock.  We don't care for the skin so I go 225-250* until done and not worry about crisp skin, but to crisp put on a grill skin down toward the end.  If you brine, make sure you buy a bird that is NOT in a "solution", sometimes hard to find.  I usually google to...
  17. bigal

    Surf N Turf

    You need a friend to help put that down!  How ya do'n buddy?    Looks great, gotta love snow crab!
  18. bigal

    Lobster boil number two, with clams, corn and enough melted butter to drown in :-)

    Add another "I hate you" to your list.    That looks like so much fun.  Fanfreak'ntastic pix, too!  Great post and thank you for incl. us.
  19. bigal

    Everything you ever wanted to know about Dry-Aging of Beef

    Kinda old/kinda new guy here.  Look alot and need to post more.  Anyway, I have a "test" going on a 10-11# choice strip and boneless ribeye subprimal.  I need to re-learn how to post pix and stuff here but if you go to this site  http://www.drybagsteak.com/   you can get alot of info.  It's a...
  20. bigal

    The Rules - SMF Guidelines

    Hey Jeff, I'm back to break as many rules as I can. What do you charge for baby-sit'n? Hope all is well, or soon will be. I haven't been on a smoke'n site for a while, ready to break in some newbies.......er ......well let them break me in. Everything will be ok. If the wife and kids...
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