This will be a slow as molasses cook blog :)
Prep... I'm finally taking another go at turds today! I will be drawing on inspiration and strength from sir
@1buckie - going with the fire roasted garlic sausage, cream cheese and the tandoori spice ;) 8)
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Going to fire up the WSM - more to follow throughout the day...
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Go forth and conquer! Looking forward to the result
Winz
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Thanks Winz!
Meat hit the WSM at 11am on the nose. 2 pcs Apple, 1 piece Cherry and a water pan filled with AJ, ACV, and some water...
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Alright - enough staring at my butt ;)
Time for some turd prep a'la'buckie:
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Plan was to server it all together but I'm too hungry so turds will be a snack to tide me over 8)
Yer puttin' apple juice in the 'Turds?
;) na that's just on the counter for use in the WSM water pan 8)
Btw what are your thoughts on using juice etc in the water pan with a pork butt? Any difference or is it a waste of time since it's already so fatty and moist?
Why fry apple juice that then gets thrown out when you can actually eat what happens underneath?
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/bbq-food-pics/nothing-new-just-some-pork-beans/msg26001/#msg26001
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I do make beans fairly often and love them! but for some reason I have yet to really hit a home run with pulled pork :-\ so I figured I would try experimenting with other methods a bit. This time I dialed the temp down and gave myself a lot of extra time. Normally I just use water or nothing in the pan but figured I would try the AJ etc to see if I can get it more moist. I think my main problem on previous attempts was not letting it rest long enough.
Eight, eh?
lol, it's just me eating for lunch so no 6-kettle setup today ;)
Just curious, that's all.....usually burn more than that just getting set up................
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^^ I need to have some success before diving into that many at once ;)
My little appy snacks are looking good thou!
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Cheers!
The beer, the 'Turds & the kettle all kind match.....golden, coppery color....nice.............. 8)
OK, so the turds were really good!! but I am still baffled by one thing... 5 of the 8 turds were just "regular" but the other 3 were like inferno hot. I like me some spicy food but this was make me sweat under the eyes and down some milk hot! AND it's happened both times I have attempted them.
Is there normally that much variance in heat from one pepper to the next??
In my experience, yes Matt. You never know what you'll get with the peppers, even after removing seeds and ribs.
That is one sweet looking performer!
If you want milder turds, cut them in half so you can really scrape all the seeds and ribs out.
Winz
I think some of the jalapeno seeds might have still been in them!
Cheers Winz, she's no Bisbee but a pretty nice example of an SS :)
Thanks all for the tips, I thought I got all the seeds but didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the ribs - will try halving them next time and gutting completely. The tandori spice and the cream cheese was awesome!
... Now just waiting on the butt. Prob a good few hours until I actually get a taste ;)
Time to stick the potatoes in the skillet - I'm planning on making a potato skin type of idea with these to go with the pork :) Had some bacon and grease leftover so why not... in the last shot they are really sizzlin' in the bacon grease 8)
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And all that wait was well worth it!! I used some Root Beer BBQ sauce and it was delicious! I really wish my stomach was bigger right now :)
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Potatoes came out great as well!! I scoured the face of each in hopes it would soak in a bit of the bacon grease then afterwards melted the cheddar cheese on right at the end. Real tasty!
And the Pretzel Bun... What can be said of such a glorious piece of dough that hasn't already been said?!? Crazy good!
Thanks for following along guys and have a good night :)
Matt
"I really wish my stomach was bigger right now :)"
Stand up....you can fit more in..............
Quote from: SixZeroFour on October 06, 2014, 03:45:47 PM
OK, so the turds were really good!! but I am still baffled by one thing... 5 of the 8 turds were just "regular" but the other 3 were like inferno hot. I like me some spicy food but this was make me sweat under the eyes and down some milk hot! AND it's happened both times I have attempted them.
Is there normally that much variance in heat from one pepper to the next??
The only real outward indicator is really hot ones will have little dried striations running along the length.....kinda dry, crusty brown, thin strips.....that means they've been on the plant an extra long time & are juiced up...................
If you decide to whimp, do like Winz says & you can even soak them in Sprite (soda pop) for a few hours & that will bring the heat way down..............
I'm not the best at explaining, but will give it a shot. Your heat is not from the seed, the seed left behind has capsicum on it, because the blister/placenta has been pierced. Hence all peppers have a blisters where the capsicum is stored. So in the cleaning process, all the blisters are being opened up and releasing the heat. For a test, take a small bite off the very tip of the pepper, there will be little to know heat. Take a larger bite and you will be sweating below your eyes... Grab the milk and soda crackers!!! I can't find a decent picture on the inter-web to show the blisters, but once had a book with a magnified example. Think of a water blister burn we all have had and multiply that by thousands, that is what is on the inside of the pepper.
604, thanks for the shot of the Sleeman's Cream Ale... Jealous we don't have that here.
Quote from: glrasmussen on October 07, 2014, 06:23:33 AM
I'm not the best at explaining, but will give it a shot. Your heat is not from the seed, the seed left behind has capsicum on it, because the blister/placenta has been pierced. Hence all peppers have a blisters where the capsicum is stored. So in the cleaning process, all the blisters are being opened up and releasing the heat. For a test, take a small bite off the very tip of the pepper, there will be little to know heat. Take a larger bite and you will be sweating below your eyes... Grab the milk and soda crackers!!! I can't find a decent picture on the inter-web to show the blisters, but once had a book with a magnified example. Think of a water blister burn we all have had and multiply that by thousands, that is what is on the inside of the pepper.
604, thanks for the shot of the Sleeman's Cream Ale... Jealous we don't have that here.
Thanks for this Greg and everyone else as well, that helps clear things up a bit - I think my problem was that I just popped the tops off and cored out seeds and didn't really worry about much else. Will try the split and stuff technique next time.
My beer was a Sleeman's Honey Brown but I do love the Cream Ale as well! They have a few real nice beers! I should try and ship a Cream ale or two down to you ;)
Quote from: 1buckie on October 06, 2014, 10:38:59 PM
"I really wish my stomach was bigger right now :)"
Stand up....you can fit more in..............
lol, that was after standing, jumping, and force feeding down my mouth ;)
Quote from: 1buckie on October 06, 2014, 02:29:33 PM
usually burn more than that just getting set up................
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LOL! Good one Buckie!
And.... I'm hungry again!