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First few days owning lg BGE (smoked chicken & boston butts)
Finally convinced the wifey to let me buy myself a BGE for my birthday. I've had a gas cabinet smoker for the last 5 years, this is quite the upgrade...
Got the egg home and put together around 4pm, after loving on it for a little while, I decided, due to time, my first cook would be a smoked whole chicken. Used mesquite wood chips and smoked indirect at 275 for about 3 hours.
Next night, I grilled a pork tenderloin w/ direct heat. Came out great, too hungry to take pics.
Then, for Sat (my actual birthday), I put 2 boston butts on the egg when I got home from the bar Friday night around 3AM. I brined them earlier that day for about 14hrs in just salt, water, and molasses.
I was up until about 4AM trying to get the temp to hold. Used apple wood chunks, indirect, finally got the temp to 250 to hold for about 30 min, so I that's when I put the butts on and went to bed.
Woke up at 10am to my wife saying the temp was going down (She's a keeper). A cold front had come through, so I guess that is why, I was able to adjust and get it back to 250 pretty quick. At about 4pm, internal temp hit 180, I wrapped them in foil, raised the egg to 280, in about 2 1/2 hrs, they hit 200 internal temp, I took them off and put in a cooler with towels for about 45 minutes. By then the party goers were getting hungry, so I fed them.
It turned out really great, the brine really helped keep it super moist and flavorful. Next time I'll get home earlier and start it earlier. Like a lot of others have said, this forum helped me pull the trigger on getting the egg and so far I'm really glad I did! Looking forward to reading about and sharing cooks with everyone.
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“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
Coach Finstock Teen Wolf -
Welcome... off to a great start!!Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey. Strong start right there. Congrats.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Welcome to the fun and addiction! Clearly you're off to an excellent start, well done - would like to see some post pulled pics, love the food porn of a good smoke ring (now that I typed that I think I really have a problem...)
Happy Birthday! Doug
Wayne, PA
LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe" Albert Einstein -
Welcome, Congrats and Happy Birthday.
Enjoy the experience.Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
MiniMax 04/17
Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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Nice and shiny....welcome aboard. Looks like you are off to a rocking start.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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Welcome to the addiction!
Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
Floyd Va -
Welcome to the fun house, and to a skinnier wallet!Doug
Wayne, PA
LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe" Albert Einstein -
Welcome aboard. War Eagle! And I like your hat. Lutzie is/was one of my favorite Tigers.Jefferson, GA
XL BGE, MM, Things to flip meat over and stuff
Wife, 3 kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, 12 chickens, 2 goats, 2 pigs.
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Those are some solid cooks right out of the gate. Looks delicious!
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Looking good so far!
Kansas City, Missouri
Large Egg
Mini Egg
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf -
Welcome! Looks like you jumped right in with both feet. Quick to learn temp control too.
L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....eggAddict from MN! -
Let the wallet hemorrhaging begin!
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Welcome, enjoy the weight loss your wallet will suffer ! Good looking cook !LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
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Congrats on the Egg and great first cooks.
Love the Egg embrace shot. Hopefully it was cool when you hugged it so. -
You won't need to fuss with temp control after some experience. You'll learn the intake settings for various temps. Try flipping the chicken around on that stand next time.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Great idea. Never thought of that.Little Steven said:You won't need to fuss with temp control after some experience. You'll learn the intake settings for various temps. Try flipping the chicken around on that stand next time. -
If you stick the chicken on the stand with the neck down and do it indirect the fat from the rear end will baste the white meat. in addition, the white meat will be at a lower temp and will end up less done than the dark. You put the bird on with the back to the back of the egg (which is hotter) and rotate it when the legs come up to about 160* you will end up with really crisp skin, moist breast and well done dark meat. I go to 180* in the thigh which usually ends up with the breast being 160*
Steve
Caledon, ON
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