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Alight, here's the rest of the pics. The breast came out fantastic; it was moist with plenty of juices. That butter bath really did the trick. I did not brine at all. Also, the combo of a little Jack Daniel's wood and mostly cherry wood mixed very well. Sweet with a hint of oak barrels.
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Making smoked turkey breast BLT sandwiches with avocado for dinner tonight. Made a butter bath (using 1 stick of butter) for the turkey spreading a commercial rub all over including under the skin. I also spread the melted butter over the breast first. I will let the breast smoke in the butter...
I have a similar story. I was using a $40 mod'd Brinkman charcoal smoker for over year. Then I got the MES 30" for Xmas. Results were okay in the beginning and I do miss that charcoal taste. However, as I keep using my MES I keep getting better results. This forum really helps. Use the search...
Wife got some boneless chicken breasts on sale from local market. I brined them in buttermilk for 4 hours and then a dry rub for 2 hours. Used a combo of hickory and cherry wood. About 1.75 hours at 225 on MES. I wrapped a couple strips of bacon around each to finish off what we had.
I removed...
I have the MES 30 too. I started using it with the water pan; filling it with water, apple cider/juice or combo thereof. Later, as I read on the forums the consensus seemed to be not to use the water pan for moisture. So I stopped adding liquid to it. Now it just serves as a drip pan or cooking...
I got the 30" with the viewing glass window and remote control. Wifey purchased it from QVC. So far I like it but I wish it could go higher than 275. I'm looking at the GMG Jim Bowie as a possible future purchase but I am pleased with my MES.
I want to thank John3198, The Dude Abides and Raptor7000 for sharing their recipes on SMF. All were my inspiration for preparing and smoking my dinner tonight.
I got 1.25 lbs ground turkey mixing it with soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, granulated garlic, 1 egg, salt & pepper and Italian bread...
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