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Re: GOT MY TOY ~ A man and his Pit Barrel Cooker!
« Reply #269 on: December 02, 2014, 10:11:21 PM »
One thing that I do not get is how folks PBC a chicken for 2 hours.
Here is how I cook mine. By the way my longest PBC chicken is 1 hour and 15 minutes.
I use Ozark Oak Lump charcoal, fill up the basket about halfway. I'm only cooking one chicken, there's no need to use a full basket.

PLEASE NOTE: SECOND REBAR WAS LEFT OUT. I always leave it out when doing 1 or two chickens.

​Outside temp was 57 degrees.



It's probably less than half.
My bottom vent stays almost closed



Next I fill up the weber compact chimney, light it using the weber cubes. Let that get red hot



While that's going on I prep my bird. This was dry brined uncovered for 2 days. I used about 3/4 teaspoon of sea salt per pound of the bird. See how dry that skin is?! OH YEAH!!



Let me dump the lit coals in the basket before I moisturize the bird. Spread the lit coals and leave the PBC uncovered for about 10 minutes. If I hang food here, the temp will drop drastically, NO BUENO!



Meanwhile, I get back to the bird. Rub it down with a paste of melted duck fat, herbs De Provence, a touch of smoked Paprika.





Back to the PBC, coals have ignited nicely. At this point I put the lid on BUT not hanging the bird yet. I started doing this recently when I noticed that as soon as I hang the food I'd get a bunch of smoke. Not desirable, so I it go for another 10 minutes, covered without food in it.



This is what I'm looking for when I hang a chicken.



Temp



Bird goes in



50 minutes later.......





All cut up



Juices are clear

Plated



So moral of the story is 2 hours cooking chicken....not necessary.
Thank you for looking
« Last Edit: December 03, 2014, 10:23:22 AM by 1Bigg_ER »
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Re: GOT MY TOY ~ A man and his Pit Barrel Cooker!
« Reply #270 on: December 02, 2014, 10:34:48 PM »
Outstanding!
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Re: GOT MY TOY ~ A man and his Pit Barrel Cooker!
« Reply #271 on: December 02, 2014, 10:42:14 PM »
Nice explanation of your cook method Biggie! I will have to try this method soon. After I use up the 12 lbs. of leftover turkey, and the 2 gal. of stock from the carcasses of 3 turkeys... ;D
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« Reply #272 on: December 03, 2014, 12:46:05 PM »
One thing that I do not get is how folks PBC a chicken for 2 hours....

The 2 hour estimate is for those following the PBC's instructions exactly and running the temp in the expected range. As evidenced by your temp read-out, you are running it a good deal hotter than typical by using chunk and leaving out a bar.

Obviously, your way works just fine, so there is clearly room to tweak the method and stray from the instructions (which, after three cooks have yet to work for me).

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Re: GOT MY TOY ~ A man and his Pit Barrel Cooker!
« Reply #273 on: December 03, 2014, 03:32:14 PM »
One thing that I do not get is how folks PBC a chicken for 2 hours....

The 2 hour estimate is for those following the PBC's instructions exactly and running the temp in the expected range. As evidenced by your temp read-out, you are running it a good deal hotter than typical by using chunk and leaving out a bar.

Obviously, your way works just fine, so there is clearly room to tweak the method and stray from the instructions (which, after three cooks have yet to work for me).

How can we help? What are your tweaks?
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« Reply #274 on: December 08, 2014, 10:19:17 AM »
The PBC still remains my go to outdoor cooker. Most of all, I do not and will never cook wings on any other cooker on any other cooker. They come out better than fried on the PBC...

Cajun wings, using Penzey's Cajun seasoning mixed with lime juice and peanut oil to make a loose paste. Dumped the wings in and PBCed them.



The corn was parboiled then touched up on the PBC.
Dusted more cajun seasoning as soon as I took them of the PBC. FANSTATIC wings

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« Reply #275 on: December 09, 2014, 03:02:40 AM »
Oh man I am craving wings, it is going to be a long day.
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« Reply #276 on: December 09, 2014, 08:49:31 AM »
Beautiful wings!
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« Reply #277 on: December 21, 2014, 07:58:15 PM »
Just got done PBCing a duck!





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« Reply #278 on: December 21, 2014, 09:29:54 PM »
Stop it you tease!!! :D

Tell me what you put on top of it in your plated picture.....
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Re: GOT MY TOY ~ A man and his Pit Barrel Cooker!
« Reply #279 on: December 21, 2014, 10:28:51 PM »
Stop it you tease!!! :D

Tell me what you put on top of it in your plated picture.....

I'll not stop TEE!! LOL!
It's a savory bread pudding with duck fat sauteed leeks.
Sauce is orange and ginger.
Added some fried onion strings for some crunch.

I'm tweaking a few things before I share with folks here.
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Re: GOT MY TOY ~ A man and his Pit Barrel Cooker!
« Reply #280 on: December 21, 2014, 10:46:56 PM »
Seeing all these great PBC cooks may have to sneak one in somewhere.

Do they make an insulated model ;D
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« Reply #281 on: December 22, 2014, 12:44:07 AM »
Great looking duck, nicely done.  ;)
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« Reply #282 on: December 23, 2014, 08:46:28 PM »
Baby back ribs.... No added wood, lump charcoal. Thou shalt not be afraid to experiment





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« Reply #283 on: December 23, 2014, 11:08:05 PM »
Very nice Bigg!
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