The BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS. - View Single Post - So I'll be Scraping Skin From Now On. And Question?

Matt_A · 08-10-2011, 01:40 PM

jalon, scraping the skin is a technique used by a lot of BBQ competitors to get the skin cooked properly so it will "bite through" just right when it's being judged. The ultimate goal is a piece of skin that has not fat attached to it. The fat can have a tendency to cause the skin to stretch rather than break cleanly when bitten. Basically, the skin is removed carefully form the raw chicken. Then it is turned over and the fat layer is very carefully removed from the inside of the skin through, most often, scraping carefully. The skin is then placed back on the chicken for the cooking process. Everybody who "scrapes" has their own tricks and techniques to do it.

08-10-2011, 01:40 PM	#10
Matt_A is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: Moore, Oklahoma	jalon, scraping the skin is a technique used by a lot of BBQ competitors to get the skin cooked properly so it will "bite through" just right when it's being judged. The ultimate goal is a piece of skin that has not fat attached to it. The fat can have a tendency to cause the skin to stretch rather than break cleanly when bitten. Basically, the skin is removed carefully form the raw chicken. Then it is turned over and the fat layer is very carefully removed from the inside of the skin through, most often, scraping carefully. The skin is then placed back on the chicken for the cooking process. Everybody who "scrapes" has their own tricks and techniques to do it. __________________ [B]Matt Armistead[/B]