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Corn cobs for smoking???

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XC242
XC242 Posts: 1,208
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Sitting here watching Cook's Country and they're doing baby backs on a Weber kettle and using fresh corn cobs for smoke. They say this is common in S. Dakota. What say Ye here on the BGEF? Worth the effort? Kimball said they were as good or better as any they've made.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,898
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    Cousin Billy Bob says "corn cobs are for the outhouse not the grill!"
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    I have never tried it myself. But I'm always open to new ideas. Hope someone can elaborate on the subject.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
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    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
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    They cut the corn off half a dozen cobs and threw them in w/ the charcoal. Seemed pretty straight forward. They gave the name of some guy out in S. D. who is the C-cob smoking guru. I didn't catch the name.
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,482
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    The cobs would need to be dried out for a while if you are using sweet corn. Feed corn cobs would need a little more drying to, because they still have some moisture to them a harvest. From the forums if seen it's a South Dakota thing mostly. I will stick to the normal fruit and nut wood's to smoke with.
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    I saved some cobs last year after parboiling them, and cutting off the kernels, then pressure cooking them for corn broth. When dried, didn't add much flavor, which was good, because I didn't like it.

    This year I after cutting off the kernels, I tried drying them. After 2 days in the garage, they were half caramel brown, but surrounded by fruit flies. Decided to pitch them.

    Will pick up some field corn later in the season, and try w. kernels both on and off.

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,491
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    I grew up in South Dakota and never heard of the practice then.
     
    However, every Christmas I treat myself to a Harrington's Ham  Harrington's which are smoked over corncobs and the best ham I've ever had.
    Hope I don't get banninated for buying a pre-smoked ham, but its a tradition for me anymore... 
    :-S
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,661
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    I have never used them for smoking but I did save some cobs when freezing sweet corn this year and made two batches of corn cob jelly. I really liked it and will make it again.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    @shtgunal3‌
    Brother you have my attention. Any chance of sharing how to make that jelly. I got to try it my friend.

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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,661
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    @SGH‌ Yeah I'll try to find the recipe I used and post a link. It tastes a lot like honey. Make some biscuits and butter them while hot and then corn cob jelly inside. It is awesome!

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  • SGH
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    @shtgunal3‌
    Thank you sir. Looking forward to it my friend.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,661
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    http://www.simplycanning.com/corn-cob-jelly.html

    I think I ended up with 7 or 8 jars.

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  • SGH
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    @shtgunal3‌
    Thank you brother. This is on the to list for sure!

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  • bcsnave
    bcsnave Posts: 1,009
    edited August 2014
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    Corn Cobs for Smoking???

     

    As I light up a bowl of McConnell's Scottish Cake..I wonder who in the world would be smoking Corn Cobs?   

    :)>-

    The Dude..a Mini and a Large Egg..a DigiQ DX (BGE Green)..some Cast Iron...a Thermapen.............and an Ol' Fashion

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    Glenbeulah, WI

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  • lakewade
    lakewade Posts: 385
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    Would love to hear the details.  I throw earns of corn on the egg all the time - un-shucked - and they are awesome and almost impossible to mess up.  I will be doing this as one side for dinner tonight (beef ribs) as a matter of fact, and also on Monday.  But cooking with them?  Do tell.

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Keep in mind, Kimball says that about everything they cook. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    Corn cobs is good smokin'!
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    Flint, Michigan
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  • XC242
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    Where did you get the picture of my uncle??
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • Sardonicus
    Sardonicus Posts: 1,700
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    The video is a tad tedious, but demonstrates "Corncob-smoked Ribs"

    http://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/7033-south-dakota-corncob-smoked-ribs



    "Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and barbecuing."      - George Burns

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  • bcsnave
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    Hey XC...we related? I thought that was my mom's brother...:)

    The Dude..a Mini and a Large Egg..a DigiQ DX (BGE Green)..some Cast Iron...a Thermapen.............and an Ol' Fashion

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    Glenbeulah, WI

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