Janelle decided to use our smoker to cook two chickens today. The process involved brining them throughout the night and smoking them for a good portion of the day. I would not have thought of having smoked chicken for dinner before, but the result was amazing. To complement them, she also made homemade biscuits--which are fantastic--and green beans--which are less so.
Our smoker is turning out better and worse than I had expected. As a grill, it does not work the way that I am used to grilling. The food hasn't turned out bad (in fact, we haven't had the charred remains of any meals as we have in the past), but it's not quite cooking the way that I would like. This has been especially true for steaks, which I had felt that I had mastered on our previous grill before it died.
However, as today's meal proved, the smoker aspect has worked wonderfully the few times that we've used it that way. For that matter, even the grilled food has had a bit of that smoky flavor too. Still, it's the brine that seems to really make the difference. I look forward to eating more of our smoked chicken tomorrow.
Our smoker is turning out better and worse than I had expected. As a grill, it does not work the way that I am used to grilling. The food hasn't turned out bad (in fact, we haven't had the charred remains of any meals as we have in the past), but it's not quite cooking the way that I would like. This has been especially true for steaks, which I had felt that I had mastered on our previous grill before it died.
However, as today's meal proved, the smoker aspect has worked wonderfully the few times that we've used it that way. For that matter, even the grilled food has had a bit of that smoky flavor too. Still, it's the brine that seems to really make the difference. I look forward to eating more of our smoked chicken tomorrow.
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