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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: Chili Head on January 23, 2013, 07:48:25 PM

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: Chili Head on January 23, 2013, 07:48:25 PM

Since I never got out of my flannel jammies yesterday I figured today I would fight the low temps and cook something on the MAK.
Tonight it was a simple burger and fries night. I cooked some chicken breasts too to use later. One breast got some chili EVOO and a good dusting of soileaus..this will be for tomorrow's lunch at work.

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The rest of the breasts were au naturale..these will be used for gumbo and some chicken salad later in the week. I'm trying to keep the salt intake low so I didn't season them. The seasoning I'm using later will take care of that.
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Time to prep some burgers. Made some patties and dusted them with big poppa smokers double secret steak rub.
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Got some veggies ready for the burgers and cut some hunks of cheese off the block.
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With the low temps the MAK was struggling to reach 400.. I placed a welding blanket over the top and the temps easily hit 450 with outside temps at 25 and dropping.
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Time to flip the chicken and put the burgers on. I cooked the fries in the house oven tonight.
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I made a burger dressing out of miracle whip and vicious mango hot sauce. A little tangy sweet heat for my burger!
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Continued..

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: Chili Head on January 23, 2013, 07:57:26 PM

In my experience the best juiciest burgers come from only flipping them once! Any more than that they will dry out on ya.
The chicken is done and the burgers got a flip. Who says you can't get a sear on a pellet grill!
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The chicken is done and the burgers get some cheese.
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I like toasted buns with my burgers. Tonight I took some Annie's dipping oil and brushed the buns before toasting for that lil extra flavor boost.
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Note to self..don't breath out in frigid temps while taking a picture..
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Burgers are done!
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Lets plate it up..

A cheesy burger with tomatoes,onion,jalapeños and mango sauce on a toasted bun! With fries on the side!
The other burger had mustard..no catsup on my burgers..that stuff goes on the fries!

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Sorry for all the pics I get long winded sometimes.

Thanks for looking!

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: LostArrow on January 23, 2013, 08:08:34 PM

Pictures look great, as do the burgers!

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Old Hickory on January 23, 2013, 08:12:24 PM

Burgers look great, now I'm hungry.

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: Pappymn on January 23, 2013, 08:30:08 PM

Excellent cook.....even despite using the slower orange Thermapen. ;)

Red is the fastest

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Kora Smoker on January 23, 2013, 08:33:20 PM

I don't see anything simple there, more like marvelous.

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: squirtthecat on January 23, 2013, 08:51:55 PM

Looks tasty!

Brave soul.  These windchills have been brutal...     I feel for our neighbors to the North.

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: RAD on January 23, 2013, 08:52:17 PM

Excellent  :P

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: mikecorn.1 on January 23, 2013, 08:54:55 PM

Nice cook! I had a burger for dinner but looked nothing like that.


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Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: sparky on January 23, 2013, 09:21:39 PM

oh man what a nice cook.  nothing better than a great burger and fries.  fantastic cook chili.   8)

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: ACW3 on January 23, 2013, 09:31:01 PM

Now THAT looks mighty tasty!!  I need to get back to cooking on all my "toys".  Travel is over for a while, so maybe I can fire up the grills again.

Art

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: TMB on January 23, 2013, 10:17:51 PM

Looks great!  I can't wait to get my pellet pooper back up and runnig!

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Pam Gould on January 23, 2013, 10:53:08 PM

Quote from: Pappymn on January 23, 2013, 08:30:08 PM

Excellent cook.....even despite using the slower orange Thermapen. ;)

Red is the fastest

Red means STOP.. Green is the fastest...just sayin.  Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: Chili Head on January 23, 2013, 11:00:59 PM

Thanks guys!
Lately I've been experimenting making my burgers thinner. They cook a lot faster but seem to be tastier..the burger quest continues.

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Wing Commander on January 24, 2013, 12:20:12 AM

Great cook, Chili. Burgers look delicious and that Vicious Mango sauce sounds very interesting. Is it with habaneros inside?

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: SiFumar on January 24, 2013, 01:34:59 AM

Oh yum that looks great!

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: Chili Head on January 24, 2013, 01:42:36 AM

I don't think there's habaneros in it. I couldn't taste them anyway..the label just said chili peppers. It was pretty mild..the rest will go on some wings next time I do them.

Title: Burgers and fries
Post by: Sam3 on January 24, 2013, 07:31:12 AM

I like the long winded posts Chili. Keep 'em up!
Great burger and fries too!

I'm with Pam, green means go and is by far the fastest. :-).

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Keymaster on January 24, 2013, 07:39:27 AM

Great lookin burgers and chix, Actually white is the fastests, thats why NASA paints all the shuttles white, Silly People ;) I could only afford a Teal Thermopen, On Sale :)

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Scallywag on January 24, 2013, 08:49:33 AM

Nice cook Chili! Gotta love the cold weather cooking.. it's mighty cold here too!

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: Hub on January 24, 2013, 09:40:28 AM

Love your burgers!!  Everything is better with jalapeno slices  ;D

Hub

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: muebe on January 24, 2013, 11:25:45 AM

Great burgers Chili and I love the Miracle Whip idea ;)

Title: Re: Burgers and fries
Post by: smokeasaurus on January 24, 2013, 11:36:08 AM

Now that is my kinda meal!! Excellent!!