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Offline Smokerjunky

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First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #-1 on: April 28, 2014, 03:18:13 PM »
Hi everyone!  Newbie question for all you seasoned veterans.  My Grand Slam is supposed to ship this week so I am thinking about what I should cook after the initial burn-in.  I see a lot of folks cook up bacon for a first cook (aka Pig Candy?).  Is that just to find out if there are hot spots on the grill or is there another purpose for that?  I can hardly wait to get my first brisket on there.

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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« on: April 28, 2014, 03:30:13 PM »
Pork butt or naked fatty.  Both will splatter good to season the cooker and are tolerant of temp swings while you play with it and get dialed in.
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 03:35:52 PM »
Quote from: sliding_billy on April 28, 2014, 03:30:13 PM
Pork butt or naked fatty.  Both will splatter good to season the cooker and are tolerant of temp swings while you play with it and get dialed in.
Naked Fatty??????
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 03:38:49 PM »
Gotta be pig candy to please the bbq god's... 8)
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 03:43:40 PM »
Quote from: Smokerjunky on April 28, 2014, 03:35:52 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on April 28, 2014, 03:30:13 PM
Pork butt or naked fatty.  Both will splatter good to season the cooker and are tolerant of temp swings while you play with it and get dialed in.
Naked Fatty??????

Jimmy Dean sausage roll (naked meaning not stuffed with anything or wrapped with bacon) seasoned with your favorite rub.  Cook to around 165 internal temp and slice to serve.  A bacon weave will make it that much better.





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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 03:48:16 PM »
Quote from: sliding_billy on April 28, 2014, 03:43:40 PM
Quote from: Smokerjunky on April 28, 2014, 03:35:52 PM
Quote from: sliding_billy on April 28, 2014, 03:30:13 PM
Pork butt or naked fatty.  Both will splatter good to season the cooker and are tolerant of temp swings while you play with it and get dialed in.
Naked Fatty??????

Jimmy Dean sausage roll (naked meaning not stuffed with anything or wrapped with bacon) seasoned with your favorite rub.  Cook to around 165 internal temp and slice to serve.  A bacon weave will make it that much better.







NICE!!!!!!  We make our own homemade ground sausage and have a few different kinds in the freezer - I can certainly make up a couple of those!
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Offline Smokerjunky

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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 03:49:24 PM »
Quote from: Scallywag on April 28, 2014, 03:38:49 PM
Gotta be pig candy to please the bbq god's... 8)

I am really leaning this direction as it looks incredible!!  The "naked fatty" (LOL) sounds good too - maybe double up on it.
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 04:48:37 PM »
Quote from: Scallywag on April 28, 2014, 03:38:49 PM
Gotta be pig candy to please the bbq god's... 8)

This is a true statement.  Pig candy is always 1st cook.  You don't want no bad juju.
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 04:49:50 PM »
Bacon and then a pork butt is how I seasoned my Grid Iron.
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 05:42:08 PM »
I agree with the pig candy!

Bath the interior with grease ;)
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 06:27:36 PM »
Listen to Sparky.  He knows what he is talking about.  Gotta be pig candy.

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First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 06:33:21 PM »
What Sparky said. He has had more first cooks on new equipment then anybody I know. ;D
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2014, 11:07:07 PM »
I agree with the pig candy 1st and then follow up with a pork butt after that.  ;)
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2014, 11:22:01 PM »
Looks like the overwhelming majority say Pig Candy!!!!  Thanks for the input
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Re: First Cook - What's first?
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2014, 11:34:04 PM »
Quote from: Las Vegan Cajun on April 28, 2014, 11:07:07 PM
I agree with the pig candy 1st and then follow up with a pork butt after that.  ;)

What ever you do wrap it in bacon
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