colonel00
Quintessential Chatty Farker
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2010
- Location
- Shawnee, KS
I did up some wings tonight to try out the special edition Habanero Death Dust from Oakridge BBQ. Man they were good and I truly hope this "limited edition" becomes a regular in the product line.
Following Mike's cook the other day, I let the wings marinate in EVOO and Dust for 45 minutes to an hour while I got the UDS out and running. I used lump in the UDS as I wanted to be able to ramp up the temps at the end and I threw in a few chunks of cherry wood.
Once the UDS was up and running the wings went on.
After about an hour running 200*-224* the wings were looking pretty good.
As you can tell, the skin wasn't close to done. So, all the time I was taking pics and flipping the wings I left the lid open until it got nice and hot.
I even pulled the drip pan I had been using as a quasi-diffuser. I cooked at about 375-400 until the skins looked done.
(sorry for the crappy mobile phone pics :tsk
Overall these were mighty fine. The heat was there for sure but mellowed as we continued to stuff our faces. The skin was done just about right although I might finish them off in hot oil next time for more crisp.
Now, to be honest, there was something missing but I still cannot put my finger on it. By no means am I saying it was the rubs fault. It is just that little voice in your head that is wanting something to take these A-/B+ wings over the top. It was almost like I was wanting just a hair more sweet.
Regardless, I highly recommend this product and I fear my 2 units will go way too fast. If I wasn't leaving town I would surely place another order. Please Mike, make this an everyday product :thumb:
Following Mike's cook the other day, I let the wings marinate in EVOO and Dust for 45 minutes to an hour while I got the UDS out and running. I used lump in the UDS as I wanted to be able to ramp up the temps at the end and I threw in a few chunks of cherry wood.
Once the UDS was up and running the wings went on.
After about an hour running 200*-224* the wings were looking pretty good.
As you can tell, the skin wasn't close to done. So, all the time I was taking pics and flipping the wings I left the lid open until it got nice and hot.
I even pulled the drip pan I had been using as a quasi-diffuser. I cooked at about 375-400 until the skins looked done.
(sorry for the crappy mobile phone pics :tsk
Overall these were mighty fine. The heat was there for sure but mellowed as we continued to stuff our faces. The skin was done just about right although I might finish them off in hot oil next time for more crisp.
Now, to be honest, there was something missing but I still cannot put my finger on it. By no means am I saying it was the rubs fault. It is just that little voice in your head that is wanting something to take these A-/B+ wings over the top. It was almost like I was wanting just a hair more sweet.
Regardless, I highly recommend this product and I fear my 2 units will go way too fast. If I wasn't leaving town I would surely place another order. Please Mike, make this an everyday product :thumb: