Friday night dinner

[Nefarious]

Wife is away so I can do things I normally wouldn't be able to do. She does not like chicken, and I do so I have to wait for these opportunities
I am in the process of learning how to operate in a new pellet grill situation, trying to figure out how to get what I want. I have been instructed by the grill manufacturer to smoke at 150° to get the most smoke. I have learned that as the smoker changes temperature it generates more useful smoke.

So I made chicken drumsticks for dinner on Pecan. Let them smoke for 2 hrs at 150° to get some smoke flavor. Then increased the temp to 200, 250, and 300, for 15 minutes each then went to 375 until IT was 170° when I pulled them. Very moist and very tasty, first time using pican..


Tried to do a cut shot, not too sure.

 

[smokerjim]

Looks good from here, but where's the veggies your wife wont be happy about that.

 

[JLeonard]

Good looking legs! Thinking some needs to find the vortex and kettle soon!
Jim

 

[bigfurmn]

What pellet grill are you using?

 

[Brokenhandle]

What pellet grill are you using?

He's using a GMG Ledge, just recently got it. I have the Peak and not much longer than him.

Your chicken looks delicious and really juicy!

Ryan

 

[Nefarious]

Looks good from here, but where's the veggies your wife wont be happy about that.

Yep, when cats away the mice will play. There was plenty of grain though.

 

[Nefarious]

Good looking legs! Thinking some needs to find the vortex and kettle soon!
Jim

do they make a vortex for a pellet grill?

 

[Nefarious]

What pellet grill are you using?

The GMG Ledge, this will be the 4th cook on the device. All of them have been without the app, haven't tried to learn how to hot start. It seems strange that I have to unplug the thing several times during a cook.

 

[Nefarious]

What pellet grill are you using?

it was delicious, and plenty of smoke. I have figured out the cook at 150 for some time period before increase to set the skin.

 

[Brokenhandle]

The GMG Ledge, this will be the 4th cook on the device. All of them have been without the app, haven't tried to learn how to hot start. It seems strange that I have to unplug the thing several times during a cook.

Why do you have to unplug it?

Ryan

 

[JLeonard]

do they make a vortex for a pellet grill?

No sir.....Was thinking I needed to get the vortex out for my kettle and some legs.
Jim

 

[Sven Svensson]

When you get to cook and eat 10 of something all by yourself it’s always a win.

 

[bauchjw]

Chicken looks killer! Strange you have to unplug it? I cooked on GMG a few weeks ago at a class and we ran it for 12 hrs without unplugging it?

 

[Nefarious]

Why do you have to unplug it?

Ryan

That is the hot start procedure to resink the phone app. Every time I started with the phone app, the probe temps get out of sync with the grill, even the grill temp stops updating. Support tells me this is what to do, haven't tried it yet.

 

[Nefarious]

When you get to cook and eat 10 of something all by yourself it’s always a win.

I only ate 4, no veggie, and several adult beverages.

 

[Nefarious]

Chicken looks killer! Strange you have to unplug it? I cooked on GMG a few weeks ago at a class and we ran it for 12 hrs without unplugging it?

It seems to work fine locally, the problem is running the phone app. I have a mesh network at home, and the phone app just stops updating every time. I think I will work on this tonight.

 

[Brokenhandle]

That is the hot start procedure to resink the phone app. Every time I started with the phone app, the probe temps get out of sync with the grill, even the grill temp stops updating. Support tells me this is what to do, haven't tried it yet.

Ok...haven't even tried using the app yet. Guess I should to see if mine works properly.

Ryan