Hi guys,
Got a couple of yard birds under my belt now and am amazed and satisfied with the results. Did a small bird last night and it came out fantastic. Here is how it went down.
- Brined overnight 1 lemon, 1 cup salt, one gallon water
- Dried it off, rubbed with Olive oil, garlic powder, italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, cracked black pepper
- Smoked with Cherry for two hours
- Oven set at 250 (holding around 220 due to the outside temp) for 3 hours until IT hit 170
- FTC for one hour
and TaDaa
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii210/kroldog8/IMG00236-20120104-2054.jpg)
It came out great! My wife thought it was possibly the best bird she ever ate. I thought it was a bit salty, but still great. Only thing I didnt like was the skin was not crispy at all.
I got to thank a lot of you on here. I never would have done everything this way if I hadn't read how well it has worked for most. You guys are some really impressive cooks on this board
Thanks!!
-Chad-
congrats.. keep up the good work
It sounds like everything went pretty well. If you want the skin crispy you need to put it in your oven for the last 1/2-1 hour.