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Cornish Game Hens

dgaddis1
dgaddis1 Posts: 140
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I've got this cripsy skin thing figured out - get bird up into the dome on a raised rack.  That's it.  No need to let it sit in the fridge for an hour.  Just get it high.

Cooked two cornish hens last night and tried some Dizzy Pig rubs.  Pineapple Head on one and Raging River on the other.  I liked them both, but pineapple head was my favorite, but could have used a lot more of it on there!  Cooked them at 350*F, raised and indirect, for a little over an hour, with a little cherry and apple wood for smoke.  Very, very good!



Paired the birds with steamed broccoli and a sweet potato with some butter and cinnamon.  Sunday dinners are the best!


Dustin - Macon, GA
Southern Wheelworks 
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  • ThrillSeeker
    ThrillSeeker Posts: 306
    That looks fantastic. 

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    Antioch, TN

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  • tikigriller
    tikigriller Posts: 1,389
    ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh soooooooooooo goooooooodddddd!!!!!!!!
    Just bought an Egg?  Here is what you get to look forward to now:

    Plate Setter, FlameBoss 200, Spider, PSWOO-CI, Additional Rig Shelf for dome cooking, Thermapen, iGrill2, Cast Iron, Blackstone, Cooking Accessories for the Blackstone, Cover for the Egg and the Blackstone, shopping for Rub like a fine wine or IPA, and a new fascination with lump and what brand is the best-all to be debated every Friday Night.  Next desires-Joetisceriie, Adjustable Rig, Grillmates, table and more eggs

    Livermore, California
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,700
    That looks good.   Next cook place a couple of slices of bacon over each.. Next level...
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). 

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Mickey said:
    That looks good.   Next cook place a couple of slices of bacon over each.. Next level...
    Or fill the cavity with bacon. Or fill the cavity with bacon and cover with bacon.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    Good looking birds. 

    I have ate a few in the fridge ready to go. I toss 3 or 4 in every time before I fry a turkey to give us something to snack on while we wait for the big bird. But I always forget about them when I'm grilling. I need to add them to the list. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    I love these but have yet to do the cook. Another one for the list a mile long. Thanks for sharing. 

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    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    Those look delicious. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,366
    Looks terrific!  Nicely done! 
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  • Skrullb
    Skrullb Posts: 666
    My first cook on my Egg was hens. I stuffed them with chicken and garlic rice/bacon. I used pecan for smoke, and did them indirect at 300. They were delicious. 
    I'm in Fredericksburg, VA, and I have an XL and a medium. 
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,700
    edited 2016 20
    Little Steven said:
    Mickey said:
    That looks good.   Next cook place a couple of slices of bacon over each.. Next level...
    Or fill the cavity with bacon. Or fill the cavity with bacon and cover with bacon.
    SPATCHCOCKED:

    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). 

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    ...talk about figuring out a skin thing....whatever you do, don't look up "cornish game hen" in an urban dictionary. 
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    nolaegghead said:
    ...talk about figuring out a skin thing....whatever you do, don't look up "cornish game hen" in an urban dictionary. 
    @nolaegghead. I had to look. Maybe I had the wrong angle but I didn't see much of a resembla....oh THERE it is. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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