Grilling

washguy · March 7, 2016

DNP most impressive smoke ring! I hope it tastes like it looks....man..you are gettin into smokin "whole hog" So, the brine seems to work really well?...thats what im gonna do this next week..... Wash

unforgiven · March 13, 2016

Good job on that chunk of meat brother.

DNP · March 13, 2016

Thank you. It was delicious. I can't wait to do another. I think a big chunk of beef is next. You all have been excellent mentors and motivators. Thanks again for all the help-especially to Wash for all the long text message chains of tips and support.

Edited March 13, 2016 by DNP

washguy · March 13, 2016

Where's the beef? lol lets get er fired up Wash

DNP · March 13, 2016

Not today. Going shootin. Next weekend is no good either. The weekend after that I'm at the inlaws in Kingman AZ. Might have to take a day off work.

shepp · March 13, 2016

I need to do some chickens soon so I can make some more stock.

Hoff · March 17, 2016

I love to do some grilling. I like the venison kebobs, did some in chicken too. Walmart has spicy kung pow sauce. Stir brown sugar into it and its awesome. I also like to bacon wrap me some backstraps from a young doe. I use grub rub (made in texas) its fantastic.

Hoff · March 17, 2016

Did some more backstraps monday. I had a monster year and shot 5 deer, so I'm eating really really good. The foil packets are my favorite. I slice potatoes and onions, and shake on some lowreys. Then I put slices of butter on top, and seal it shut folding it. The other packet is asparagus with garlic powder, salt, pepper, and yes fatty puts the butter on that too hahaha!

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hoff
forgot pic

DNP · March 17, 2016

5 deer? What do they do around there? Just tie one to every tree?

shepp · March 17, 2016

7 hours ago, DNP said:

5 deer? What do they do around there? Just tie one to every tree?

Last 10 or so years they been whacking and stacking in the mid to southern part of wisc cuz of cwd.

bubbas4570 · March 17, 2016

That cwd has been showing up around the southern part of the state where I hunt also. Not too bad yet, but we have also had a major drop off in number the last couple of years, along with the cwd.

I just quit going......more work and expense than the few pound of meat are worth for me. I can buy top beef for less around here.

planeflyer21 · March 17, 2016

1 hour ago, bubbas4570 said:

That cwd has been showing up around the southern part of the state where I hunt also. Not too bad yet, but we have also had a major drop off in number the last couple of years, along with the cwd.

I just quit going......more work and expense than the few pound of meat are worth for me. I can buy top beef for less around here.

It's a beef processors' conspiracy! Give the deer cwd, sell more beef!

Good job uncovering that, bubba4570!

shepp · March 17, 2016

We're the only state that went full retard over it tho

Hoff · March 17, 2016

In WI you get a buck and doe tag with your archery deer permit, and a buck and doe tag with your gun permit. That's 4 if you hunt both, but I gun hunt in an area where you have to pay $12 for a special permit specifically for that area so I ended up with five. The doe you get with gun permit isn't weapon specific, so it was one of the three I killed with the bow. Those 3 deer will feed my family almost all the meat we eat in a year. (I have a ton of meat) I buy beef about 5 pounds a year, i'm just not used to chemicals and antibiotics as much anymore. I like a purer leaner meat. It was an exiting year!

Hoff · March 17, 2016

Sorry about your herd man hope it recovers. That is a great concern here too. The northern half of WI is trash now with the wolves they turned loose. I am worried the hunting down here will soon go to poop as well.

jtallen83 · March 17, 2016

Wish someone would come get some out of my back yard so I could have flower beds again.

shepp · March 17, 2016

4 minutes ago, Hoff said:

Sorry about your herd man hope it recovers. That is a great concern here too. The northern half of WI is trash now with the wolves they turned loose. I am worried the hunting down here will soon go to poop as well.

That's where I normally hunt, up north of park falls, it's not just the wolves. The wolves, the past 2-3 rough winters, the bonus tags they gave out by the fist full for 12$ it's all adding up

Hoff · March 17, 2016

Yup the bonus tags didnt help either some of the real back country poor locals up there would shoot 18 a year and sell the hides and stuff to make some money. Those bonus permits used to be $2. But the herd should have long since bounced back and it hasnt.

shepp · March 25, 2016

@washguy how we cooking butts these days? Everyone is to cook a dinner at fish camp I'm going to smoke a butt or two the weekend before (I know I know but I'll be busy fishing)

these are my notes,

shepp · March 25, 2016

On March 6, 2016 at 9:35 PM, DNP said:

9lb bone in. 13.5hours set @ 225 (which meant 225-275 traeger temp) Pecan Pellets. 7 hours of Oak Ridge "game changer" brine...need to do 12 or more next time as recommended. Rubbed with a 4:1 mix of Oak Ridge "secret weapon" and "dominator sweet rib". Tasty. Got a little bit of ring to it-the brine definitely helps in that area.

off to oak ridge site I go!!

washguy · March 25, 2016

Shepp We done changed on ya...lol .....no nite before...unless you wanna brine?......room temp it...rub down with a lil vegetable oil...put oakridge pork/chicken rub on with a lil sweet rib rub...no injecting no spritzing smoke at 250 till 200 internal let it rest in foam beer box for a lil while

should look like the burnt meteorite on the amazing rib site...the pic of the guy holding the tray of butts...you want a crisp bark..so no foiling no spritzing...we have been using lil 5/6 lb butts they take less time bout 6/7 hours if all they have is the big ol butts have the butcher cut it in half length ways...go up a few in posts...shows you the deal on em

Wash

Edited March 25, 2016 by washguy

shepp · March 26, 2016

1 minute ago, washguy said:

Shepp We done changed on ya...lol .....no nite before...unless you wanna brine?......room temp it...rub down with a lil vegetable oil...put oakridge pork/chicken rub on with a lil sweet rib rub...no injecting no spritzing smoke at 250 till 200 internal let it rest in foam beer box for a lil while

should look like the burnt meteorite on the amazing rib site...the pic of the guy holding the tray of butts...you want a crisp bark..so no foiling no spritzing...we have been using lil 5/6 lb butts they take less time bout 6/7 hours

Wash

Thanks buddy, that'll be perfect that's how SAMs usually sells them 2 pack 12-14# total weight. I was just looking at oak ridge site, going to order that back yard starter kit.

washguy · March 26, 2016

gotta get you some death dust...pretty awesome on everything...great heat without burning ya up....the deal with oakridge is seals in the juices and makes great bark....check out the gamechanger brine too Wash

shepp · March 26, 2016

That all comes in their kit, 72.25 gets you

Quantity: 1 of each listed is included.

* 6 oz

DNP · March 26, 2016

I bought a similar kit. Careful...it just makes you want to buy more. I didn't lift the lid at all til it was done. Set it and forget it until the temp buzzer went off. The brine was helpful for sure. I added the sweet rib rub to the secret weapon just to give it a little sweeter flavor. Can't cook this weekend and it kills me. Next weekend....its on.