Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: Old Dave on February 03, 2013, 05:12:35 AM
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This is my first cook in my GMG Daniel Boone cooker using a couple of my just completed rotisserie setups. I picked a nice 22 degree day here in Central Indiana.
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Wife had to shovel a fresh 2” snow to get the cooker to my cooking patio.
I started with two rather large whole fryers which weighed about 5-1/2 pounds each and after washing them out, I added a light sprinkle of my low carb rub.
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I placed the two whole chickens in my EZ-Que 6” cradle and got them locked down.
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Brought the cooker up to 325 degrees and loaded the cradle into the cooker and installed the rotisserie motor. I run about 40 minutes and then started mopping the two chickens.
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For the mop or marinade, I was using the “Roadside Chicken Recipe” and after the first mop, I mopped about every 10 minutes until the chicken was done.
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The two chickens looked good coming off the cooker.
Next step was to slab a coupe of big baker potatoes with a knife. I rubbed these with peanut oil, added some garlic salt and then cracked on some fresh black pepper. I then sprinkled on some Italian spices and placed them in my favorite standard rotisserie basket setup and got them locked down.
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I installed this setup into the cooker and raised the temp up to 350 degrees.
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As soon as the potatoes start to brown up, I start spraying them with some canned butter spray about every 10-15 minutes until done.
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I cut one of the chickens in half and plated it with the slab potatoes and it was ready to go to the table.
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With a few veggies and some cheese, this made a fine very tasty meal.
I removed the skin from the balance of the chicken as it will be used for my “Kicked Up” pulled chicken recipe. Next step was to pull the chicken. I did set aside about 1/2 pound of the pulled chicken for some chicken salad.
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I start the Kicked Up chicken recipe by cutting a full pound of bacon into 3/4” pieces and frying it up in an iron skillet. I then drain the bacon onto paper towels. Next step is to cut all the skin into small pieces and place it into the hot bacon grease. I then add about a cup of chopped up Jalapeno peppers to the skillet. I cook this a few short minutes and then pour the contents of skin and peppers thru a strainer to remove the bacon fat. I then add my fried and chopped up bacon to the strainer, stir it up and add it to my meat.
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I mix it it well and it is ready to go for many different treats.
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Now, that is chicken with an attitude! We usually freeze some of this when we have extra.
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A couple of my “Kicked Up” pulled chicken slyders.
I think I can call my rotisserie setup for this new cooker a success.
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Definitely a success -- good lookin' chow ;D
Also, congrats on braving the cold. If it were that cold here I'd be hunkered down under my electric blanket!
Hub
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WOW! Great cook..
I'm about to venture out into that 20-something stuff myself. But it won't look have as good as what you made.
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Those chicken sliders are off the hook and the rotisserie chicken is perfect.
How did the Green Mountain run in that cold weather?
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That's a fine mess of good looking chicken Dave!! I had to build a covered deck for my smoker, can't get the wife to shovel snow! ::) Don
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Great looking sammie, I love the pickle on the side.
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Hot Diggity those chicken and sammy's look Great!! Nice job