Hello Ladies, nice to Eat....I mean meet you!

[dcdoes]

Let the Extravaganza begin! Dinner tonight, Cornish Game Hens, baked potatoes, Corn and Biscuits. Hens were brined and are low and slow on the egg. Potatoes will be on the Weber grill.

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• dcdoes
• Dec 24, 2012

 

[dcdoes]

Here they are about to come off the grill IT is 165

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• dcdoes
• Dec 24, 2012

 

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• dcdoes
• Dec 24, 2012

 

[dcdoes]

LOL - the second picture of my baked potato is all out of proportion. What is the saying, objects in the mirror are closer than they look? 

 

[themidniteryder]

That tater done swole up like a puffer fish. Looks like a feast though! About once every 3 years we have stuffed CGH (on a Weber Kettle, no smoke) so each guest has their own stuffed bird. It's a nice break from Turkey 2 months in a row. I have only smoked a CGH once, and rubbed it like everything else. After seeing yours, no more rub outside.

 

[dcdoes]

My mom is visiting and she has issues with digesting spices, so I made these without anything. I brined them in half apple juice, half water and salt. I had them in the brine for 2 hours then 3 hours uncovered in the fridge to dry the skin. I then gave them a light coat of olive oil before putting them on the egg. The dry skin and olive oil helps to crisp the skin a bit.

They were amazingly juicy. I pulled a forkful of breast meat away and their was a puddle of juice in the opening.

 

[themidniteryder]

I have yet to brine any chicken and it always turns out juicy. Might give it a try sometime just to get a different flavor profile.

 

[dcdoes]

I just started brining a few months ago. The thing is, I also started smoking food at the same time. Before that my wife cooked all our meals and poultry was done in the oven. I don't have a real comparison. Maybe some day I will pick up a couple chickens and do them side by side, 1 brined 1 not.