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Hi and I posted a perhaps an overlong review of a Char-Griller 980 2 years ago or so. I did a brisket on this 4th for a crowd of 12 and thought I would update that review via what I think was a successful brisket cook description.
I began with a 14 lb USDA prime full packer brisket. I trimmed...
Hi and I have been doing one or two fresh hams a year for about 10 years - typically Christmas or New Year's and Easter. I am OK at it - but not like someone that does multiple hams a year.
So thought I would post what I do both to possibly help out people who haven't done it before and to...
I have a temperature controlled gravity feed smoker/ outdoor oven that I have been using since last winter. It has a temperature range from 200 to 700F. It recently occured to me I could use this to replicate flavor from a wood fired oven.
It's worked out well.
E.g., just did this Bolognese...
For last few years I have made turkey on a rotisserie - wet brine, inject breast, kettle grill with Slow N Sear and a rotisserie attachment, grill temp about 350F, pull when breast is between 155 and 160 F, rest half hour or more. I toss a few chunks of apple wood into the Slow N Sear.
I bake...
My standard way of making St Louis ribs is 2 hours in smoker, wrap in foil with a half cup of hard cider for an hour, then unwrap and about 2 to 3 more hours in smoker. And all at 225F. I also salt and rub day before. And I make a sauce from liquid from the wrap.
Usually I use ribs from BJs, a...
Summary
I bought the Char-Griller 980 at Lowe's in February to replace a cheap offset Char-Griller smoker that I found aggravating. I began using the 980 in the middle of an upstate NY winter - not as bad as e.g., Winnipeg, but not balmy. To date I have cooked a variety of things, including...
Hi,
I haven't joined this forum as wasn't sure I would have much to contribute, as most members seem better at this than I. But I have found people's comments useful.
Mid winter here in upstate NY I got rid of my old Char-Griller cheap offset smoker and bought a Char-Griller 980. After several...
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