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Experimenting with the Smoking Gun

Mattman3969
Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
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Weather was sucking again today and I had some chicken breast that needed to be cooked.  I haven’t really used my smoking gun much so I decided to play.  

Took a Tupperware container and drilled a hole for the smoke tube. Used an earplug to seal the hole after smoke.  Put a heavy dose of SPOG on the breast and put on a cooling rack in the container so smoke could get all the way around the chicken.  

Took everything to the garage to make some smoke 

The set up 

Before smoke 


Smoke chips and loaded gun 


After smoke 


Let the chicken sit in the smoke for about an hour then into the SV at 147 for 2hr. I could still smell smoke at this stage. Then put some moz slices on top of the chicken and into the AF to melt the cheese.   

Plated with some sun dried tomatoes and a balsamic reduction drizzle. 


The chicken had a nice hint of smoke but not real strong. Actually just right for this style dish.  

Thanks for looking.  

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analyze adapt overcome

2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,388
    Great looking dish!  
     
    (and yet another damn toy I don't have.  Yet.) :cry: 

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    Very impressive. 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    I’ve almost pulled the trigger several times. I am interested in smoked cocktails. 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    edited March 2020


    I did this when I first got it @pgprescott

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Matt86m
    Matt86m Posts: 471
    Buddy made me an old fashion with smoked ice. Was really good! 

    He put ice in a bowl, covered with plastic wrap, added the smoke and re-sealed then back in the freezer for a while.
    XL aka Senior, Mini Max aka Junior, Weber Q's, Blackstone 22, Lion built in, RecTec Mini 300, Lodge Hibachi, Uuni, wife says I have too many grills,,,,how many shoes do you have?
     
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Matt86m said:
    Buddy made me an old fashion with smoked ice. Was really good! 

    He put ice in a bowl, covered with plastic wrap, added the smoke and re-sealed then back in the freezer for a while.
    Ice and glassware take on smoke really well. Doesn’t take much time or effort it seems. I’ve had one of these in my cart on several occasions and always set it aside for later. I’m worried it will get used like my Anova. Wait, my Anova is still in its box. 😂 
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    edited March 2020
    Pretty neat! I've tried smoked ice when smoking cheese, and it was interesting. This way would be way cooler :sunglasses:

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    caliking said:
    Pretty neat! I've tried smoked ice when smoking cheese, and it was interesting. This way would be way cooler :sunglasses:
    @caliking - Mo Toys NEEDED 

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Moleman
    Moleman Posts: 374
    How did it take the smoke? And if you answered it I missed it. 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    @moleman - the smoke was still present in smell after the SV. I was worried it might wash off.  It wasn’t strong but it still had a nice hint of smoke that I wasn’t used too not using the egg.  

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    That's a pretty cool lil cook. Nicely done. 

    Rowlett, Texas

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