Firemonkey

Yep...brining is good In reply to porkchops post regarding enhanced/injected/pre-brined meats, i suggest checking your local BJs wholesale. Most supermarket chickens and roasts, unless you pay a premium for the fresh/organic/whatever have been molested like this. I have found that BJs meats are not enhanced, and the lower price is a bonus. My local BJs in Orlando sells Perdue chickens, "fresh and minimally processed" for $.79/lb. That way, you can brine your own flavors into it. BTW, not all big-box clubs are the same, so pay attention to the fine print. My local Sams club carries only "enhanced" chickens, not the fresh ones.

Cheater!

One can never have too many women-folk, provided you manage them properly and never let them gather in one place. If allowed to assemble, once they reach critical mass, the happiness forcast for the male inverts. If that happens, nothing is ever the same again

Curly, you doing okay? I had to ask because the clip DID go to the end. The marketer finally hung up on him.

You know what sounds good right now? Some pork tamales or enchiladas! Mix some of that rice into Spanish rice, and I'll be right over

LeadDog - I was looking at making a big order of various smoke woods from Chigger Creek in Missouri. They listed their various woods, and some characteristics of each. I saw that they list Grape wood as well. http://www.chiggercreekproducts.net/files/14519833.pdf Who better to ask about it than our resident grape monger? Have you tried smoking with Grape?

I will second the pizza suggestion. I have made pizza using a light coating of chef Jukes raspberry chipotle bbq sauce in place of standard pizza sauce, added onions, green peppers and pulled pork on top of the cheese. It was even the favorite of my 9 year olds finicky friends! Though they did try picking the vegetables off

Does anyone else see the irony of a librarian that admittedly would rather look at the pictures? I guess that men really are instinctively visual creatures

After DJ shoots you down (and you get a real console; I suggest xbox 360), we can take this war to the ground. Here is a preview of your fate, courtesy of GRAW2:

I brined a spatchcocked chicken, duted it with some rub, and cooked it up. Served with some mashed potatoes, and sauted spinach. Nothin but half a chicken leftover to take pictures of, so you will have to visualize.

How do women become so adept at spending Mens' money?!

Good job! Now, please tell why the peppers were doomed to the oven rather than the KK?

I can see getting one in 84, but after about 94 there is no excuse! Sanny, you may wanna ask Dennis about the Blue tiled KK in southern MD. Its had some small fit and finsh issues, easily corrected and is a great price, within a couple hundred mile drive of you (no shipping fees ) Any bean counter would appreciate the savings

I am almost afraid to post this, and unleash a maelstrom, but I just have to ask! Sam, can you explain how this works: I would expect that the organic farms do not spend as much on things such as fertilizer, but do they not also produce much lower yield per acre than conventional production? I dont want to fuel an argument, but rather would just like your insight. {ducks and runs for cover} Now, my wholly unscientific opinion regarding "junk" of any sort in the food supply... The term junk is subjective. Personally, I try to buy meats that are not enhanced with 12% solution containing things I cannot even pronounce. Doing so, in my opinion would be adding "junk" to my food supply. Many others prefer the flexibility in preparation methods, and taste enhancements from the solutions. Is it harmful? Likely not immediately, probably not even in the long term, but there is an undeniable possibility that some of these substances, which are to some degree residual in various parts of our body can eventually be shown to cause harm. I consider hormones in livestock similarly. I prefer that they were not present, but since I cant farm my own livestock, I have to go with whats available and trust/hope for the best.

Most excellent! I cant wait to order

Whoa...I knew the chesapeake had some issues, but I didnt know it was in jeopardy of running dry! That map opens up to someplace north of Tulsa, OK (just east of the middle of nowhere) That sure wasnt part of MD when I lived there

Thanks, PC. I just burst out with a laugh in front of a group of 13 Bostonians, who now think I am crazy!

Uh oh...both of our resident females have chimed in on this thread...and they are giving movie recommendations to each other. We are in trouble now! Especially when they are INSIDE of a cooker!

...maybe the decision for Rochester has more to do with you than you think?

Time?! Gerard, are you slowing down in your old age? Sanny has a Mexi-K, thats reason enough I cannot defend the Rochester move, though...I would rather cook on a smokey joe BTW, Sanny, would it have been better if he accepted the offer, and moved to the land of frozen Buffalo? (Talk about thermal shock...your mexi-K wouldnt stand a chance! )

Lemme think for a second....I'm not sure about DJ, but I will be laughing. Because Apple will lose an infringement suit to Cisco Systems.

Re: Beer??? It's Martini Time!!!! MP, what kind of camera were you using? I need to get a decent cam for my laptop so I can better stay in touch with my kids while I am on the road?

I think an admin needs to change curlys moniker to "Color Cop"

I have a few FS canisters, too. I have tried them a few times for marinades, and had inconclusive results. I am really not sure if marinating under a vac made much difference. I didnt have a control group for comparison, though. Next time I will try some in the vac canister and some in a ziplock and see if I can notice a difference.

Look as Sanny chiming in with the voice of reason...almost like a surrogate wife! But I can admit that she has a point (something you cannot do with a real wife) , 5# just isnt going to cut it. We need the 5 gallon bucket size. Dj, you want a project to work on?? The foodsaver group has a discussion where people are vac sealing 5 gallon buckets All you have to do is fabricate a rotation system! Honestly, I think the spinning is a gimmick. The only valid use I could see is to prevent separation of amarinade, and if I am concerned with that, I can blend it to get a better emulsification.