On 4-Jun-2009, Desideria > wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:30:03 GMT, "Brick" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >On 3-Jun-2009, Desideria > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:59:12 GMT, "Brick" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >On 1-Jun-2009, Desideria > wrote:
> >
> >. . .
> >
> >>
> >> I agree on the marinade being used too long, but even without it,
> >> there was just too much with the salt, cracked peppercorns and hot
> >> pepper flakes on the chicken. At least for me that's too much.
> >>
> >>
> >> Desideria
> >
> >Here is the Hound's brine in case you want to experiment.
> >
> >my citrus brine (thieved by Emeril):
> >------------------------------------------------
> >2 gallons water
> >2 cups Kosher salt
> >3/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
> >Juice of 3 oranges
> >" " " limes
> >" " " lemons
> >rinds from same
> >1 sliced white onion
> >! head of garlic, crushed
> >most of a bunch of cilantro, chopped
> >Serranos to taste, minimum 4
> >Rough ground cumin and coriander 2 T ea.
> >½ cup extra virgin olive oil
> >1/4 cup chili powder or any ground chile you prefer
> >[1/4 cup onion powder] optional
> >[1/4 cup garlic powder] optional
> >
> >Either way, soak bird for at least a day as much as 3. I use a Gott 5
> >gal
> >bev cooler. Use an 8 lb bag of ice in place of 1 gal water.
> >
> >Place only aromatics in cavity...bay leaves, garlic heads, apples,
> >citrus,
> >rosemary stems. I like to place orange slices between skin and meat.
> >
> >Smoke ass end towards fire for 45 minutes/lb @ 225. You can rotate as
> >charring necessitates. This will result in inedible skin. If you like
> >skin,
> >cook @ 300ish. A bigger bird is a higher bird which means the top of the
> >bird will cook at a higher temp. Keep this in mind. Your first bird
> >should
> >be a 14 lber.
> >
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>
> Thanks, Brick!!!
>
> I'll ignore the smoking directions, as I'm a griller and not a smoker.
> I really appreciate the brine recipe though!
>
>
> Desideria

You're welcome. And the brine is equally applicable to the grill as
to the smoker. As a plus, you'll get a better skin on the grill then
anybody ever will in a smoker.

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Brick WA7ERO (Youth is wasted on young people)