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Gizzards. Am I the only one?

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Mickey
Mickey Posts: 19,674
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Posted a couple of years ago both turkey and chicken gizzards. Never saw any other posts. I like them. 
Doing a spatchcock for Linda and gizzards for me. Good lunch. 

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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Really Good
    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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Gary @Village Idiot gave me some of this year's ago. Have been a big fan. Outstanding on these gizzards. 

    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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,171
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    Never had gizzards grilled, but I enjoy them with a crunchy batter, deep fried.
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
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    Fry dem bastads 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
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    My family loves them, funny story. One year at our annual family reunion we had our big dinner at The Golden Corral and someone came back from the buffet to announce there was fresh gizzards just put out. 3/4 of the 75 people we had instantly made a mad dash for the buffet line. We cleaned them out that day. Only had them fried though. 
    Franklin, Tn
    LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie

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  • Theophan
    Theophan Posts: 2,654
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    giz·zard
    ˈɡizərd/
    noun
    noun: gizzard; plural noun: gizzards
    1. a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit.
    Uh, no.  I've never eaten "a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit."  It sounds dreadful!  Something to use for flavor in a stock and then TAKE IT OUT and THROW IT AWAY!

    Holy Moly!

    Seriously, are they good?  Can you compare them to anything else I might actually have eaten?

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  • sheetmetalpete
    sheetmetalpete Posts: 275
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    A few years ago I raised over 100 broiler chickens with a friend.  I presented him with an ice cream bucket of gizzards.  He was so happy.  I was content with the livers.     
    Glencoe, Minnesota
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,344
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    Haven't eaten a chicken gizzard in more than forty years. My dad used to cook them. They always seemed like chewing rubber bands to me.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • PoppasGrill
    PoppasGrill Posts: 355
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    Always just used them for bait
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    sheetmetalpete said:
    A few years ago I raised over 100 broiler chickens with a friend.  I presented him with an ice cream bucket of gizzards.  He was so happy.  I was content with the livers.     
    I don't do livers!
    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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Scott805
    Scott805 Posts: 349
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    Just give me the livers!

    Large BGE, 2 Tier Adjustable Swing Rack System, three (3) bricks from Home Depot for raised direct, Blackstone 22" Griddle - Finally have a decent cooking area!

    Dallas, TX

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,758
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    I'll eat most all the inners, especially gizzards--have not egged them yet though
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 901
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    I LOVE gizzards. Buy packages of them all the time, but I've never done anything but boil them in highly salted water. Great suggestion -- next time I'll try them on the Egg. Anything special I should know about how to cook them?
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    OhioEgger said:
    I LOVE gizzards. Buy packages of them all the time, but I've never done anything but boil them in highly salted water. Great suggestion -- next time I'll try them on the Egg. Anything special I should know about how to cook them?
    Like chicken/turkey: 400 Raised Direct
    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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,610
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    I have never had gizzards, but years ago I used to get the livers from Popeye's.  I haven't been in one in years, I have no idea if they still serve them.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Ps: the spatchcock turned out ok

    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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Possumtrot
    Possumtrot Posts: 245
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    I'd rather eat properly fried gizzards than popcorn.  Grew up eating them fried and only eat them grilled when I'm grilling a whole chicken.  The back and the parts in the bag inside the chicken belong to the cook (me).  My whole family loves for me to fry gizzards.  I don't make a batter, just roll in flour and into the fryer and season once removed.  Guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow.
    Near Music City in the Boro
    LBGE, Joe,Jr
    Free is better than cheap
    If it's worth telling, it's worth exaggerating


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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    Fried gizzards with hot sauce, give me a plate  :):)
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
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    Mom used to eat gizzards all the time when we were young - I can't remember ever getting past the first bite without spitting it out - rubber band is a good description for what I remember.   
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  • ronw9471
    ronw9471 Posts: 112
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    I love em battered and fried. Never had them smoked.
    Parrish, FL

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    XL Big Green Egg
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Well, the spatch looks good anyway. =)

    I'm in the chicken liver camp. Love it! No gizzards for me. I like calves liver too, but it doesn't hold a candle to chicken liver. Haven't had any in a long time though. 

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • JRWhitee
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    I used to eat the gizzards as a kid, liver on the other hand won't make it down and usually comes out like a projectile if you know what I mean... :o
                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
    edited June 2017
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    luv the gizzards also, don't forget the hearts duck hearts are especially great IMO, sometimes will throw a pound or so in a pot, gizzards and hearts,  of  boiling agua and some diced jalapenos 3-4 and boil to death, then chop all up and make dirty rice.  how long you egg the gizzards? Happy 4th.
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  • pab
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    Growing up I always got the gizzards when Mom fried chicken. During the 70s when I drove a truck for a living I would stop at a Kentucky Fried Chicken store located in a truck stop and would buy them to eat on the road. Haven't had any for years though.
    Nerk Ahia LBGE
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited June 2017
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    Richard Fl said:
    luv the gizzards also, don't forget the hearts duck hearts are especially great IMO, sometimes will throw a pound or so in a pot, gizzards and hearts,  of  boiling agua and some diced jalapenos 3-4 and boil to death, then chop all up and make dirty rice.  how long you egg the gizzards? Happy 4th.
    About 25 min's.... Hope you are doing well. Did not get to call you back we headed up to Seaside from Captiva.
    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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    I really enjoy the gizzards, livers and hearts on the egg.  Quit posting them because everyone seemed squimish about them.  

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Brason
    Brason Posts: 330
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    I love gizzards. I haven;t had them in years. I was always a fan of having them fried with sausage gravy to dip them into. Great memories. 

    I have never had them grilled.
    Cheers,

    Jason

    Orange County- CA
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  • SandyHookEgger
    SandyHookEgger Posts: 449
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    I have and can eat a gizzard. I love fried chicken livers. Keep posting those gizzards. Pork brains and eggs are good, too.
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  • Central_Bama_Egger
    Central_Bama_Egger Posts: 886
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    I love cooking the gizzards when I'm doing spatchcock. But I've never had just those. I love the hearts. Great flavor.  
    Huntsville, Al LBGE
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,727
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    I love gizzards!!
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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