Sadly, I've been dragging my feet around "Casa de Crazy..." I've been wanting to try out the new smoker, but having never used on of these contraptions I feel like a fish out of water. I did however, thaw out about 8 lbs of chicken leg quarters, and a pork roast. Will tomorrow be the day?
The weather folk are predicting record breaking heat beginning Saturday thru at least Monday. If I'm going to do this, guess I'd best get off my butt and DO it! Am I prepared? I believe I am. I've got an almost full propane tank, a bag plus of hickory chips, the chicken/pork, and of course all of the ingredients/seasonings for the recipe I found. For the chicken, I'm expecting 2, or 3 hours, maybe a bit longer to cook. Not sure about the pork, or if there will even be room for it, after all, I've never used a smoker!
The recipe I'm going to try uses a dry seasoning mix, smoke the chicken, and for the last hour baste with a sauce of oil, vinegar and hot sauce. Not too sure about the sauce, but the reviews I read were all positive, so what the hell? Get daring, I'm telling myself! The "rub" is a mix of salt, pepper, and paprika... a do-able blend right out of my well stocked seasoning cabinet.
If you have any experience, insights, or thoughts, PLEASE share with me! I am certainly entering uncharted waters, here.
Up all night again! Been perusing other smoker info, and now I'm getting all jazzed up to tackle a multi meal marathon. If the smoker will hold everything, I've got the chicken sorted out, directions for the pork roast, and suggestion for smoking to aging ears of corn on the cob I've got standing by. Hope I can get up and "going" early enough to pull this off by dinner time tomorrow! If this all comes together, next up will be a ham... Just HAD to come back and add this paragraph.
Be well, friends!
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