Off Season Time Kill

[Yankee Traveler]

For Christmas we always have a different theme. One year it’s Italian or Southern BBQ etc...

But for Thanksgiving we do have turkey. And my wife makes the most incredible turkey gravy. I look more forward to that than seeing my kids!

I smoked a turkey this year for Thanksgiving.
I'll never do it any other way.

 

[cheerupcharlie]

I smoked a turkey this year for Thanksgiving.
I'll never do it any other way.

I’ve wanted to that. Looks incredible! Even a deep fried turkey I’d love to try.

 

[YankeeRebel]

I make a Potato Casserole with Fresh Parmesan and Jarlsberg Cheese, with loads of diced Garlic, whipping cream fresh Thyme, Rosemary and Parsley. I guess that is my favorite. The Ole Ladies family will call to find out if I am making it and actually place orders.

 

[YankeeRebel]

I smoked a turkey this year for Thanksgiving.
I'll never do it any other way.

If interested I have a killer Smoked Turkey recipe. It's a bit more work but it amazing.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

If interested I have a killer Smoked Turkey recipe. It's a bit more work but it amazing.

Fuck yes. Always worth a look.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Just the whole Thanksgiving meal in its entirety

 

[nefansince75]

What is your favorite Holiday Food?

As a kid it was always Easter lamb with that apple mint jelly. I don't have that often, but nothing has surpassed that...

 

[BigKen]

I make a Potato Casserole with Fresh Parmesan and Jarlsberg Cheese, with loads of diced Garlic, whipping cream fresh Thyme, Rosemary and Parsley. I guess that is my favorite. The Ole Ladies family will call to find out if I am making it and actually place orders.

Next time you're in the mood, let me know, I'll pay for yours and mine.

 

[Rambunctious]

I will ask random questions simply answer if I get enough interest I will keep going, if not the thread drops to the bottom, no big deal


Question: Favorite Secret Chick Flick?

Bring it on....

Green Book

 

[YankeeRebel]

Green Book

That is a fantastic movie

 

[YankeeRebel]

Next time you're in the mood, let me know, I'll pay for yours and mine.

Will do

 

[YankeeRebel]

Fuck yes. Always worth a look.

FYI Did not proof read. If you have any questions fire away.
Wet Brine Turkey 48hours before cook;



Wet Brine: 1 Cup White Sugar, 1 Cup Kosher Salt, ½ Cup Crushed Pepper Corns, I gallon Apple Juice, 2 Gallons Water, Two Oranges Squeezed and slices added to Brine. Heat water and stir to dissolve all salts and sugar, Let cool, add Apple Juice, Pepper corns, and Orange slices to Brine, add water and apple juice. Place cooled liquid in large cooler put in Bird breast side down fill with ice. Let stay in ice brine for 24 hrs.



Dry Brine and Herb Butter Rub: Make this same day you wet brine leave over night let herbs marry.



Herb Butter: Two Sticks unsalted butter, 8 to 10 cloves garlic diced fine, 4 or 5 twigs of Fresh Rosemary, 5 or 6 twigs of fresh Thyme. Get butter to room temp add diced garlic, chop the hell out of rosemary and thyme add to butter with garlic blend all this together. You can leave in pyrex or Rubbermaid bowl.



Remove Turkey from wet brine dry thoroughly and spatchcock the bird, Gently, vey gently lift skin off breast do not break skin. My wife does this because I have large hands if you have average size hands it’s no issue. Take herd butter and get as much as you can on that breast meat, it’s okay if you have clumpy areas you can flatten or it will melt. Use as much as you can, what ever you don’t use rub on legs and skin. Sprinkle Bird with Kosher Salt leave in Fridge over night., next morning hit with some pepper.



1hour before cook remove bird leave covered on counter top. I smoke mine at 250 degrees with Pecan wood. Get a good coal base for heat then add two or three chunks Pecan ( in a pinch use Maple ). Once heavy white smoke clears put bird one smoker breast side up. Remember a spatchcocked bird will cook almost twice as fast an more evenly. Once you hit 165 to 170 in breast look to remove if you want to be ultra safe look for 180 in thigh. The wet Brine and Herb butter will still yield moist white meat.

 

[nefansince75]

Too many to narrow down to just 5, but these were my first 5 to spring into my head.

U2 Bad

PIL Rise

Stones Paint it Black

Peter Gabriel Biko

REM Superman

I don't know how I missed this one, but like I said before... top five is too few to narrow down...

Cracker Teen Angst
Cracker - Teen Angst

 

[YankeeRebel]

You have only five albums you can listen to the rest of your life, what are they?
1. The Wall
2. Tommy
3. Terrapin Station
4. Day's of Future Past
5. The Pretender

 

[Yankee Traveler]

FYI Did not proof read. If you have any questions fire away.
Wet Brine Turkey 48hours before cook;



Wet Brine: 1 Cup White Sugar, 1 Cup Kosher Salt, ½ Cup Crushed Pepper Corns, I gallon Apple Juice, 2 Gallons Water, Two Oranges Squeezed and slices added to Brine. Heat water and stir to dissolve all salts and sugar, Let cool, add Apple Juice, Pepper corns, and Orange slices to Brine, add water and apple juice. Place cooled liquid in large cooler put in Bird breast side down fill with ice. Let stay in ice brine for 24 hrs.



Dry Brine and Herb Butter Rub: Make this same day you wet brine leave over night let herbs marry.



Herb Butter: Two Sticks unsalted butter, 8 to 10 cloves garlic diced fine, 4 or 5 twigs of Fresh Rosemary, 5 or 6 twigs of fresh Thyme. Get butter to room temp add diced garlic, chop the hell out of rosemary and thyme add to butter with garlic blend all this together. You can leave in pyrex or Rubbermaid bowl.



Remove Turkey from wet brine dry thoroughly and spatchcock the bird, Gently, vey gently lift skin off breast do not break skin. My wife does this because I have large hands if you have average size hands it’s no issue. Take herd butter and get as much as you can on that breast meat, it’s okay if you have clumpy areas you can flatten or it will melt. Use as much as you can, what ever you don’t use rub on legs and skin. Sprinkle Bird with Kosher Salt leave in Fridge over night., next morning hit with some pepper.



1hour before cook remove bird leave covered on counter top. I smoke mine at 250 degrees with Pecan wood. Get a good coal base for heat then add two or three chunks Pecan ( in a pinch use Maple ). Once heavy white smoke clears put bird one smoker breast side up. Remember a spatchcocked bird will cook almost twice as fast an more evenly. Once you hit 165 to 170 in breast look to remove if you want to be ultra safe look for 180 in thigh. The wet Brine and Herb butter will still yield moist white meat.

Easy enough.
I will try it.
I will probably use apple cider instead of apple juice though, is there a difference in the result that you are aware of?

 

[nefansince75]

You have only five albums you can listen to the rest of your life, what are they?
1. The Wall
2. Tommy
3. Terrapin Station
4. Day's of Future Past
5. The Pretender

1 - Tom Petty - Full Moon fever
2 - Peter Gabriel - So
3 - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians - Shooting rubber-bands at the stars
4 - U2 - Achtung Baby
5 - The Clash - London Calling

and you should have specified no cheating with "Greatest Hits Albums"...

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Right presuming no greatest hits, live albums, or other collections...

The Dirty South - Drive-by Truckers
Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
It's a Shame About Ray - Lemonheads
Joshua Judges Ruth - Lyle Lovett
Tales From the Ozone - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

 

[Yankee Traveler]

You have only five albums you can listen to the rest of your life, what are they?
1. The Wall
2. Tommy
3. Terrapin Station
4. Day's of Future Past
5. The Pretender

Rolling Stones - Forty Licks
Led Zeppelin - Definitive Collection
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon
Aerosmith - O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
U2 - U218 Singles

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

If I could include one collection, it would be Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas by Townes Van Zandt. It's a much better representation of him as an artist than any of his studio albums.

 

[nefansince75]

Right presuming no greatest hits, live albums, or other collections...

The Dirty South - Drive-by Truckers
Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
It's a Shame About Ray - Lemonheads
Joshua Judges Ruth - Lyle Lovett
Tales From the Ozone - Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Not that I'm adding it to my list but the Frampton comes Alive was similar for Peter Frampton, especially since nobody listened to any of his original albums.