Suggestions please on how to cook venison

[Efkay]

I have a couple of 'gigots de chevreau' in my freezer - hind legs of Roe Deer - and from past experience when cooked in a conventional oven, they need either long, slow cooking at around 140C (approx 285F), or cut up and casseroled, again long and slow.

As I'm now fired-up (excuse the pun!!) to try cooking them on my 22" OT, I'd really appreciate some thoughts on the best way to go about it.

[1buckie]

@Efkay

Geez....no answers here?

Were you actually "fired up"?

...as in coals lit?

Get as close to the temp/ setup as what you're used to with using the oven.....that way you're on  familiar ground starting out.....

I would guess here:


(this is after it burned for quite awhile)

Drip pan, whichever seasonings/ marinade works right, then either banked coals on one side ~~ a bunch UN-lit & maybe 10~12 lit at one end of the pile. OR....


A fat snake to get a slightly higher heat than one normally would using that setup....something like this:







Set the food opposite the burn & rotate the grate a few rimes, a little bit during cooking.....

Either set, get a grate temp right next to the food....



..hope this helps.....

[Efkay]

Serious apologies for the delay in responding 1bucklie but have been hospitalised for a few days following a car accident.

Heck knows when I'll get to use that technique you kindly illustrated with photos seeing as I now have a wired jaw! Soup and milkshakes suck! Or more correctly, all I can do is suck soup and milkshakes!!!

It'll be about 6 weeks before I'm 'released', so for the moment all I can do is dream about luscious Weber cooked food and watch from a distance.

Sincere thanks once again.

[kettlebb]

Deeply sorry to hear about your accident but thank God your still here to talk about it. Prayers for a good recovery for you. Hang in there.


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[jcnaz]

Efkay, I am sorry to hear about your accident. Hanging out here with all of our nonsense might make the time pass easier. Get well soon!

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[Madpap]

Sorry to hear about your accident. Praying for you and your family.


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[mhiszem]

@Efkay As everyone else has said. Praying for you and your family for a speedy recovery.

[EricD]

Sorry to hear about your accident. That sucks!  (see what I did there) 
Get well soon!  Let us know how grilled venison shakes taste!

[Efkay]

Awww folks, I'm quite choked to read all your messages of support - no family - just me and my shadow - but thanks to each and every one of you. I get a kick out of following the various posts here, albeit a steep learning curve when you consider I often have to decipher our common language!

When I'm a little more mobile I'm proposing to build a table to sit alongside my 1989 red 22" kettle.

Thanks again folks!

[Mkrause]

Hoping for a speedy recovery... make sure it's a large table to accommodate your post-recovery feast!

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[bbquy]

So sorry to hear about your accident! I hope you recover quickly!