Injection for meat already on the smoker

Badgeman · Sep 11, 2011

Hey, I know I'm probably proposing the unforgivable sin here, but has anyone experimented with injecting meat already on the smoker? The question come up because I've got an 11 pound bird on the pit that I didn't have time to inject (It's only been on for an hour). I'd like to do a little butter/beer injection into the breasts--hot liquid of course. I'll probably give it a shot and see what happens. Anyone else ever go this way before?

PimpSmoke · Sep 11, 2011

As long as you get the internal temp you want, I really don't see what it would hurt.

landarc · Sep 11, 2011

I would preheat the injection some, so it is close tp heat of bird.

cpw · Sep 11, 2011

I remember on one of the pitmasters tv shows, one of them was injecting chicken with melted butter after the cook to help with juiciness, so I can't imagine doing it during a cook would be any problem.

Badgeman · Sep 11, 2011

It turned out exceptionally well. I can't remember having a more juicy bird. I used a peach nectar, butter, worstie injection, stuffed the bird with pears and leeks. I'm thoroughly satisfied. Thanks for the input. I was intending to upload pr0n but my computer keeps locking up when I try...sorry.

thirdeye · Sep 11, 2011

I'm late as usual :mrgreen:, but I inject my briskets and butts during the plateau. When I don't have time to brine whole birds I'll shoot the breasts with a jazzd up broth with a little oil or butter mixed in.

All I really do different with the late injections is to make sure it's not as salty as I would make it if I was injecting raw meat.

Badgeman · Sep 11, 2011

thirdeye said:
I'm late as usual :mrgreen:, but I inject my briskets and butts during the plateau. When I don't have time to brine whole birds I'll shoot the breasts with a jazzd up broth with a little oil or butter mixed in.

All I really do different with the late injections is to make sure it's not as salty as I would make it if I was injecting raw meat.

Thanks for the info. I do think that there may be something to this, though I'm not sure if any great BBQ cooks do it. I'm gonna try it with a butt and see what happens.

thirdeye · Sep 11, 2011

Badgeman said:
Thanks for the info. I do think that there may be something to this, though I'm not sure if any great BBQ cooks do it. I'm gonna try it with a butt and see what happens.

Well, what if I was to tell you that a couple of great BBQ cooks are the ones I picked this up from?

Chef Jim · Sep 11, 2011

Go for it.

Injection for meat already on the smoker

Badgeman

Knows what a fatty is.

PimpSmoke

is one Smokin' Farker

landarc

somebody shut me the fark up.

cpw

Babbling Farker

Badgeman

Knows what a fatty is.

thirdeye

somebody shut me the fark up.

Badgeman

Knows what a fatty is.

thirdeye

somebody shut me the fark up.

Chef Jim

Babbling Farker

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