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Ballotine Chicken THROWDOWN-- winner gets BIG prize!

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  • NDG
    NDG Posts: 2,431
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    Funny - I have a link saved from Rhulman on his Chicken Ballotine:   http://ruhlman.com/2012/06/chicken-ballotine-recipe/
    Columbus, OH

    “There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as if everything is” 
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    I can tell you this white boy isn't deboning a whole chicken.....ain't nobody got time for that (except Martin Yan)

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • jls9595
    jls9595 Posts: 1,533
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    I'm in, last time I did this it only took about 30 minutes lol. Going for 15 min this time.
    SmokeyPitt said:
    "It should only take a minute to debone a chicken".  Famous last words!  

    Video is 10.5 minutes :D.
    I'm in. The last time I did this it only took me about 45 minutes lol. 
    In Manchester, TN
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    I'll just leave this here for anyone in the Marietta, GA area...


    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    sumoconnell said:
    I have a big forking idea. Is gratuitious nudity OK in my 2 phtotos?
    that should be interesting since one photo has to be of the food on the grill - careful there!
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  • Tinyfish
    Tinyfish Posts: 1,755
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    Just to clarify is the throwdown only with whole chickens or thighs too?
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  • 500
    500 Posts: 3,177
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    I'll be watching from the sidelines on this.  My cooks cannot be forced.  I won't just do a cook if I'm not inspired.
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
    Member since 2009
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    ^^Oh Gawd......we now have a resident Prima Donna^^

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
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    jls9595 said:
    I'm in, last time I did this it only took about 30 minutes lol. Going for 15 min this time.
    SmokeyPitt said:
    "It should only take a minute to debone a chicken".  Famous last words!  

    Video is 10.5 minutes :D.
    I'm in. The last time I did this it only took me about 45 minutes lol. 

    I think it would be quicker if the video were easier to follow.  Someone should shoot it from the cook's point of view.  Anyone have one of those gopro cameras?

    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    ok, I've never done a ballotine, I've never cut my thumb off either, so we'll see how many 'firsts' I have with this throw down.  I don't want to sit on the sidelines, so I'm going to try to force my inspiration on this one.

    can anyone give me an idea (ballpark) of what the volume capacity of an average whole ballotine chicken is so I can figure out what the hell to stuff in it besides my thumb?
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    ...or how many forks I can fit in one?
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    Legume said:
    ...or how many forks I can fit in one?
    Looking at the Peppin vid I would guesstimate about 2 cups worth of stuffing. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • tisoypops
    tisoypops Posts: 267
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    @Legume‌ lol!!!!! You had me rolling on the floor laughing. Thank you. Haven't laughed that hard all day.
    LBGE | Conroe, TX
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,365
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    This is just for reference, this is a large 17lb chicken (turkey) imageimageimage
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • Chubbs
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    Bondage..... @henapple you pulling out the leather for this one?
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • henapple
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    Humbbhg...hhuuy...ball gag in now.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    @GlennM

    image

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,125
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    I kept expecting the guy in the video to whack a finger off. Those knives looked sharp! think the key is to talk like a frenchman.
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
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    I would ruin 30 whole chicken before I got this right. :-q
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
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    Planning to. Weekend is going to be tight but I'll be shooting to do it Sunday afternoon.
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • anton
    anton Posts: 1,813
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    I am out this throwdown, working the weekend, I shall still participate as a voting fool however.
    :P :-bd
     Using a MBGE,woo/w stone,livin' in  Hayward California," The Heart Of The Bay "
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  • noregard
    noregard Posts: 306
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    Working the weekend (again,grrr), so I'll be on the sidelines as well.  Eagerly !!
    Lethbridge, Alberta         LBGE & MM
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Jeremiah said:

    Just curious here but who's actually submitting an entry? Hit like to this post if you are.

    That's it? 4? :-?? (:| ~:>
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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    I'll pass on this opportunity.
    I've ballotined a duck and 2 Cornish game hens and I've come to the conclusion, I don't like the amount of work the prep involves vs. the payoff.
    I may still try to ballotine a turkey next Thanksgiving, but I'm leaning towards "not" and doing a spatchcock and making dressing in the oven instead of stuffing a bird.  In fact the more I think about it, it will be the spatchcock.  I'll buy some extra turkey wings and lay them on the dressing like someone else on here did this year.

    But, hey, y'all have fun carving up them carcasses.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
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     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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    SmokeyPitt said:
    "It should only take a minute to debone a chicken".  Famous last words!  

    Video is 10.5 minutes :D.
    I spent close to 30 minutes each for 2 Cornish Game hens.
    I ran into tendons and all kinds of obstructions I never saw in the video.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • Tjcoley
    Tjcoley Posts: 3,551
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    Due to increase work, I won't be participating, but I'd suggest adding one more pic of the butchered bird. I'll be watching.
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    - Camp Hill, PA
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    where the ballotine be at?
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    I love lamp..
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  • AUCE
    AUCE Posts: 890
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    SmokeyPitt said:

    Here is the vid referred to earlier.  



    Fantatic! Excellent video..thanks
    Bookmarked this....unfortunately I'm working and unable to compete.. :(

    I would much rather be able to say I was glad I did than wished I had........

    XL owner and purveyor of pallette perfection...

    Homosassa....Mecca of Florida

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