Tag: Smoker

Happy Turkey Day

Smoking the turkey frees up the oven for other holiday goodness.

It also keeps one person mostly out of the kitchen, and let’s be honest, is your kitchen big enough?

And while we’re being honest, does anyone actually like that flavorless, overcooked turkey breast that comes out of the oven? Nope. You want slow smoked, juicy meat.

How’s that for golden brown?

So let’s get to it.

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Welcome (back) to the Smoke Show

It’s been a long time since I’ve used the smoker, but Thanksgiving next week has me dusting it off.

I purchased a new grill thermometer and tested it out on some turkey tenderloin in the oven.

I got the ThermoPro TP25 which comes with four probes and a grate clip. Bluetooth connectivity to your phone lets you remotely monitor the cook.

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Smoked Chicken for Baby Girl’s Party

Birthday party for the oldest last weekend, and we invited over her entire class. I was going to have to cook for a bunch of strangers. Instead of the boring usual dogs and burgers, I chose to make dogs for the kids & smoked chicken thighs for the grown folks

Lately I’ve been smoking chicken thighs for several reasons

  1. They’re inexpensive.
  2. Fairly uniform in size & shape.
  3. Easy to estimate portion sizes
  4. I can use several marinades / rubs at the same time because not everyone has my love of hot & spicy.

Chicken Thighs in Smoker
Smells like ……. Victory

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