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Snake & Egg

SJ21XDC
SJ21XDC Posts: 235
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Well, decided for cook number 3, I would try my hand with spatchcock chicken.  Bought two birds, dried them, added a little olive oil and rubbed one with jerk seasoning and the other with seasoned salt.  Came up with a homemade way to raise the grid, got the egg to around 375 and added a little cherry and apple wood for the smoke.  Put the birds on around 5:30 and some corn on about 20 minutes later.

About 40 minutes into the cook they were smelling really good, so good I had visitor looking for some chicken
[-X  Let him go on his way and turned the corn.  Right at the 1 hour mark I checked the temp with my Thermopen and the breasts were @ 165 and the thighs were @ 187.  Pulled them and let them rest 5 minutes.  This is the only way to cook chicken! 
 
Chicken is my wife's favorite meat and always orders it when eat out.  She said this was the best most moist chicken she has even eaten!!  I didn't really care for the spices I used but the chicken was really good.  I would like some suggestions for a better rub on future cooks.  It looks like I will be cooking this quite a bit in the future - my wife asked if I could start cooking several chickens on the weekends to eat throughout the week.

I made a stainless steel cone holder Friday, so after we finished the chicken, I made some smore's in sugar cones from the recipe I found here.  Another hit!  I'm loving the Egg and can't wait to finish it's new home.  Hopefully, sometime this week.

XL & Mini-Max

Chattanooga, TN

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  • hapster
    hapster Posts: 7,503
    Looks awesome!!! Love the s'mores rack!!!
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    You didn't egg the snake?!?! :) looks great. I really like that SS rack. The issue I have with both of my pepper racks is the holes are too small.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    hapster said:
    Looks awesome!!! Love the s'mores rack!!!
    Thanks!  I just wanted something a little taller than a pepper rack.  Any suggestions for a different rub?

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    DMW said:
    You didn't egg the snake?!?! :) looks great. I really like that SS rack. The issue I have with both of my pepper racks is the holes are too small.
    Thought about it :).  Looking @ the pictures online, the holes did look like they were to small, so I made the rack with 1-3/8" holes and 4" tall, so they would sit upright.  Work perfectly!

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
    Rubs are usually a personal preference. Some people mix rubs or make their own. My favorites are Dizzy Pig, John Henry, Butt Rub, Tatonka Dust and Bodacious Rub. Do a search for rubs and you'll get a lot of results. A basic rub is usually 1 part salt, pepper and paprika and then add 1/4 - 1/2 part of your favorite spices like lemon pepper, chile powder, red pepper, onion powder, garlic salt, etc. Mickey posted a good coffee rub recently.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    I would probably be done egging for the day if I seen a snake. Wouldn't even matter if I had the most expensive meat cooking.
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • grege345
    grege345 Posts: 3,515
    You are doin it right @SJ21XDC‌
    LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos

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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    Hawg Fan said:
    Rubs are usually a personal preference. Some people mix rubs or make their own. My favorites are Dizzy Pig, John Henry, Butt Rub, Tatonka Dust and Bodacious Rub. Do a search for rubs and you'll get a lot of results. A basic rub is usually 1 part salt, pepper and paprika and then add 1/4 - 1/2 part of your favorite spices like lemon pepper, chile powder, red pepper, onion powder, garlic salt, etc. Mickey posted a good coffee rub recently.
    Thanks.  I'm looking for recommendations, as I search for my favorite.  So far, in my limited experimentations, I like the Famous Dave's rub the best.  I totally forgot about the Mickey's coffee rub.  Might try that next!

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    stemc33 said:
    I would probably be done egging for the day if I seen a snake. Wouldn't even matter if I had the most expensive meat cooking.
    :) I'm not a fan of snakes either, but I've been told the grey rat snake is good for keeping mice and bad snakes away.  As long as I see them first and not right by my feet :-O, I'm ok!

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    grege345 said:
    You are doin it right @SJ21XDC‌
    Thanks - I appreciate that!

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • BuckeyeBob
    BuckeyeBob Posts: 673
    Looks awesome and you got it down already. For rubs, we also like the Dizzy Pig rubs. A wide variety of flavors but they are really good. Much lighter in the salt than a lot of the rubs out there.
    Clarendon Hills, IL
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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    BuckeyeBob said:
    Looks awesome and you got it down already. For rubs, we also like the Dizzy Pig rubs. A wide variety of flavors but they are really good. Much lighter in the salt than a lot of the rubs out there.
    Where do get Dizzy Pig rubs (online, BGE dealer, local)?  I've looked at several grocery stores in the area and haven't found any.   

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • Eggbertsdad
    Eggbertsdad Posts: 804

    Where do get Dizzy Pig rubs (online, BGE dealer, local)?  I've looked at several grocery stores in the area and haven't found any.   
    Check your BGE dealer or at www.dizzypigbbq.com
    Sarasota, FL via Boynton Beach, FL, via Sarasota, FL, via Charleston, SC, via The Outer Banks, via God's Country (East TN on Ft. Loudon Lake)
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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    Eggbertsdad said:

    Where do get Dizzy Pig rubs (online, BGE dealer, local)?  I've looked at several grocery stores in the area and haven't found any.   
    Check your BGE dealer or at www.dizzypigbbq.com
    Thanks - will do.

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • Ktim
    Ktim Posts: 364
    I am terrified of snakes so I hate this post! Please no more snakes.
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Nice - like others like the rack. Have seen a six "holer", but it cost $30 at a local restaurant supply house, yours looks made for crowds, all eagerly awaiting dessert. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    Ktim said:
    I am terrified of snakes so I hate this post! Please no more snakes.
    I'm ok with that :)

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    I literally would have shot the snake...no joking.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    edited June 2014
    Skiddymarker said:
    Nice - like others like the rack. Have seen a six "holer", but it cost $30 at a local restaurant supply house, yours looks made for crowds, all eagerly awaiting dessert. 

    Thanks - Yes I just wanted something a little bigger then is commercially available.  Worked perfectly!

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    henapple said:
    I literally would have shot the snake...no joking.
    Not sure the neighbors would appreciate gun fire LOL!

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,174
    SJ21XDC said:


    henapple said:

    I literally would have shot the snake...no joking.

    Not sure the neighbors would appreciate gun fire LOL!

    Henapple's neighbors know he's a hillbilly. Gunfire is not unusual.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • nealcr1
    nealcr1 Posts: 198
    How long/temp do you put the cones on for?
    Mini Max, Medium BGE, Large BGE, Lodge Cast Iron Sportsman, Digi Q II, Woo 2, AR with Oval setup
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  • SJ21XDC
    SJ21XDC Posts: 235
    nealcr1 said:
    How long/temp do you put the cones on for?
    I believe the temp was still around 375, raised grid, direct (set up from the spatch chickens) approximately 8-10 minutes.  Since this was my first time and wasn't exactly sure how long, I just looked through the daisy wheel until the marshmallows started to brown.  Next time I might put the platesetter in and try indirect to keep a little heat off the cones.

    XL & Mini-Max

    Chattanooga, TN

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