Smoked Whole Chicken

Hopefull Romantic · December 06, 2009, 03:41:34 PM

Nepas did you cool the brine before placing te chicken in it. I know you said you put it in the spa water. But I just want o make sure

HR

NePaSmoKer · December 07, 2009, 07:58:04 AM

Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on December 06, 2009, 03:41:34 PM
Nepas did you cool the brine before placing te chicken in it. I know you said you put it in the spa water. But I just want o make sure

HR

Oh yeah. Put the pan of hot brine in the snow to bring it down quick. Temp of brine was 34* when i drowned the cluckers :D

Here they are in the smoker. Pecan/Alder IT is 225* cuz baby its cold outside ;D

nepas

oakville smoker · December 07, 2009, 09:27:54 AM

Dumb question of the day ......
Are brines supposed to be boiled before use?
I have always just mixed components together and dumped away
I mayu have goofed in the past and thought I was doing well !

FLBentRider · December 07, 2009, 09:29:31 AM

I don't believe the boiling is a safety thing.

It is easier to get the salt (and other items) to dissolve in hot water.

NePaSmoKer · December 07, 2009, 11:49:13 AM

FLB is right, it just lets the salt and sugar desolve faster but you need to cool the brine down to the mid 30s before you add the barn birds

Its cold today, smoker having a time getting past 220* so i had to improvise some ;D

nepas

Quarlow · December 07, 2009, 12:25:16 PM

Oh no Tim taylor.... I mean Nepas has turbo charged his bradley! ;D ;D

KyNola · December 07, 2009, 12:42:33 PM

uh..........ohhhhhhhhhhhh :D

KyNola

NePaSmoKer · December 07, 2009, 03:00:19 PM

The kids are done ;D

nepawonka :D

Quarlow · December 07, 2009, 03:59:24 PM

ok nepas how did you pump up the volume on the Bradley.

NePaSmoKer · December 07, 2009, 04:08:39 PM

Quote from: Quarlow on December 07, 2009, 03:59:24 PM
ok nepas how did you pump up the volume on the Bradley.

Oh now i dont want to give away all my most precious smoking secrets ;D :D

Like WONKA

nepawonka

Savannahsmoker · December 07, 2009, 04:13:30 PM

NePaSmoKer, you are the smokin man that is for sure.

HawkeyeSmokes · December 07, 2009, 04:14:05 PM

That is some might fine looking chicken Nepas!!!!

OU812 · December 07, 2009, 04:29:10 PM

Quote from: NePaSmoKer on December 06, 2009, 11:27:50 AM
Well i guess the Mrs aint going to get any chicken, I just got informed that she leaves for Atlanta in the morning for a week :-\

Woo Hoo party at NePas house.

That yard bird looks gooood, never thought of using crab boil, but have used most every thing thats in the boil in some of my brines.

Also I feel that boiling the brine helps bring out the flavor of the dried spices.

Quarlow · December 07, 2009, 04:59:45 PM

We don't want the recipe for a "everlastinggobstopper" just everything else. ;D ;D

NePaSmoKer · December 07, 2009, 05:55:02 PM

The secret is that i put pellets on the puck burner.

nepas