Thank you and Thank you
Thank you, again, "Rainee", for the info on smoking prime rib - we'll give hickory a try (I already know how great hickory works with beef - from steaks, to hamburgers on the grille)...
And thank you "Jennyema" for the neat link on brining.
Aren't we glad we aren't...
Wet vs. Dry Wood
Howdy, Beerco -
I'm a relative newbie to smoking myself, but I don't think you need to worry about the small quantities of humidity that the water content of water-soaked wood chips would contribute. Which type of smoker do you use?
I use a cylindrical "water smoker", which...
Let me recommend...
...stuffing the cavaties of Rock Cornish Hens with quartered limes, and roasting the bird-lettes breast-side down for at least 3/4 of their total cooking time - then flipping them breast-side up for the last portion of time. Remove the limes promptly, so they don't bitter...
Late for T'giving, but early for X-Mas...
IThe following is clipped from another post under a similar topic; I've had such spectacular results from FIRST brining THEN roasting "upside-down" that I'd recommend the combination to anyone...just be sure you have a carving board with a...
Thank you for the replies...and the photos
Re; Brining fowl: What are the leading /favorite theories on why brining works? It can't be osmosis, since that process tends to promote equal dilution on both sides of a water-permeable membrane; as a result, pure water would migrate from the side of...
Possible cause of "explosion"
Can you describe how you had handled the roast before pan-searing it? I suspect that it was "wet" with either water, or natural juices (blood) - and that you may have had too deep a layer of oil?
You may have experienced how violently water "pops" in hot oil...
I've just had my second spectacular result from brining the Thanksgiving turkey: Last year, the brined bird, stuffed with quartered oranges, and roasted upside-down for the first three-quarters of the time, was so juicy that the first slice of breast meat produced a gusher of juice that...