Good Plan Gone Bad

[oakville smoker]

Well I thought it was a good plan....
Buy an injector and what things I could do....

Pulled a brisket out of the freezer last night and slowly thawed.
Dreamed up a recipe for a marinade that included red wine, olive oil, onions garlic and a bunch of other yummies
Ground everything to a pulp and cooked it down on the stove for a bit
Seems the hole on the needle of the injector wont accept even the tiniest particle of solid
It must be made for pure liquid only


PLAN B
Smother brisket in marinade
Seal in a vacum bag
Massage the heck out of the thing and off to the fridge
There it will stay until Saturday.  I will turn and massage until then
Then it will hit the smoker and we will see what happens

Now I guess I will have to spring for one of the more expensive injectors and I will be smart enough to check the size of the hole in
the needle this time.  I am glad it was not an expensive one.

[Tenpoint5]

OS,
I don't see where your plan went BAD!!! It just changed directions your still using the same marinade just a different application. Don't be so hard on yourself !! ;D ;D

[beefmann]

i agree that most injectors do not have big enough holes to inject small particals of seasoning

[mikecorn.1]

Amen to that.  ;D

[HawkeyeSmokes]

It happens to all of us OS. Guess that's how we learn plus it gives us a reason to by more toys. Thanks for the post cuz I'm sure it will help others.

[oakville smoker]

So it sounds like this injector is about as good as it gets?
I probably won't find one with a bigger hole?
Or I guess the other way is to use liquids and powders only so they will work through the injector
Anyone have any suggestions for aninjector?

[pensrock]

Sounds good, let us know how it turns out, better yet send me a couple pounds and I'll tell everyone how it came out.  ;) ;D

[Mr Walleye]

So it sounds like this injector is about as good as it gets?
I probably won't find one with a bigger hole?
Or I guess the other way is to use liquids and powders only so they will work through the injector
Anyone have any suggestions for aninjector?

OS

I have the Cajun 6" Fat Boy Injector It seems to have a fairly large hole in it. It also has somewhat of a slot on the side of the needle you can sort of see in the picture. I picked it up here in Saskatchewan at Peavey Mart.

Mike

[lumpy]

Ask the butcher at Denningers what he uses to inject his roasts. See if you can buy one from him.

I used a solid carbide drill bit and enlarged the holes in my injector.

Lumpy

[oakville smoker]

Thanks much all
I am guessing I will have to buy a new injector, most likely from a higher end BBQ store
I am having trouble justifying 20 or 30 dollars for item to inject flavour into meat
I am experimenting with my new vac sealer, maybe that will take the place of the injector except it might be difficult for poutry

I have a brisket getting happy in the fridge in a roast beef kind of marinade and just made another rub / marinade with maple syrup
and honey to make it a marinade  for a couple of racks of ribs that are also vacum packed.  The ribs will meet the smoker tomorrow and the brisket on Sunday or Monday.

Happy long weekend fellow Cannucks !  Moday holiday and 4 days off gives me a lot of opportunity to give the smoker a work out.

[Gizmo]

Have you tried putting your marinade in a blender and give it a good spin?  After, you could strain out any particles that would be too large to fit through the injector holes.

[Smokin Soon]

I use the Cajun injector and all of my home made marinades include minced garlic and onion. I just run through a strainer first before injecting.

[oakville smoker]

I did put the marinade through the mixer and attempted to strain it
Maybe that is the key, the straining part
I will give it a try.  Might need to pick up a strainer with a little more coarse mesh

[Habanero Smoker]

I did put the marinade through the mixer and attempted to strain it
Maybe that is the key, the straining part
I will give it a try.  Might need to pick up a strainer with a little more coarse mesh

Use the smallest mesh possible, and force the marinade through the strainer with the back of a spoon, and discard any solids.

[OU812]

Sounds like you addaped and over come the obstacle of to big of particles

What I have found is use dried items like onion, garlic, basil and other yummies then run them through the coffee grinder to make a fine powder then add your liquid and pump away