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Pork Belly

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Chicken in a Ham Bag
« on: January 17, 2015, 12:05:08 AM »
I admit it I am getting a little lazy. Occasionally I don't feel like tying and trussing a hunk of meat. I invested less than $20 for 100 Ham Bags
http://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_79&products_id=230
I tried them out on a couple of 4.5 lb chickens that I brined for 12 hours in:
2 Gallons Water
1.5 cup Kosher Salt
1.5 cup Brown Sugar
Juice of 2 lemons
1 tablespoon of Pickling spice
The birds smoked at 250 with 2.5 oz. Cherry until they hit 172 IT. I turned the smoker down to 140 and let them hang out for a few hours. I used two of the rib hooks to hang the chickens breast down from the top rack. The white meat was extremely juicy overall great results.
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Re: Chicken in a Ham Bag
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2015, 08:10:18 PM »
Creative, Brian! 
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Re: Chicken in a Ham Bag
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2015, 10:22:45 AM »
Thanks, I'm not sure how much I will be hanging meat to smoke. Even with the #3 there is not a lot of clearance from the firebox. I think they ill be handy for some projects though.
Brian - Michigan-NRA Life Member
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- Sigmund Freud