RE: [CH] Smoked peppers

T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Thu, 18 Oct 2001 12:52:24 -0400 

Never tried corncobs, but thought I might respond to a few general items in
your post....

For 12 years, I smoked everything using a Webber kettle and never had less
than superb results (unless I was drinking too much).  This summer (for my
30th birthday), my wife gave me a "drum"-type smoker with an offset firebox.
I must say, that I love it and it is great for smoking large quantities of
food, but I haven't noticed that my BBQ comes out tasting any better than it
did with my Webber kettle (which I still use for grilling).  The moral,
then, is that if you haven't purchased a smoker yet, you may not actually
have to -- certainly not for smoking a single turkey.

Secondly, smoking a turkey for Thanksgiving is great (I will smoke one and
deep fry one this year), but I would suggest not stuffing the turkey prior
to smoking it.  I know someone who tried this once, and it took him 16 hours
to smoke a "reasonable" sized turkey (don't remember exact weight).  You
might, however, be able to add stuffing during the last hour or so of
cooking....?

Matt

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T. Matthew Evans
Graduate Research Assistant
Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
URL:  www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Love2Troll
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 11:54 AM
To: chile-heads
Subject: [CH] Smoked peppers


Has anyone tried corncobs?  I BBQ very often in my Weber as do many people
in the KC, MO area.  Usually the standard hickory, apple & sometimes
mesquite wood for flavor.  Am not a big fan of mesquite as it quickly
overpowers what you are BBQing.  A little goes a long way.

Now for the corncobs....   the cobs that I use are from field corn and not
sweet corn.  You soak them in water for several hours before using.  Their
smoke adds a distinctive sweet and smoky flavor to meats.  The sweet taste
is excellent.  Has anyone tried corncobs for smoking peppers?  It just seems
that it would be a great marriage of sweet & hot.

Still haven't purchased a smoker.  Wanted to smoke a turkey for Thanksgiving
this year, but noticed that the Sam's Clubs are offering a smoked 10#
Butterball turkey for only $16 this year.  Have purchased the regular smoked
turkeys from them for years.  Very good!

John





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