MMMM.. BRISKET..
The BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS.  



Our Homepage Donation to Forum Overhead Welocme Merchandise Associations Purchase Subscription Amazon Affiliate
Go Back   The BBQ BRETHREN FORUMS. > Discussion Area > Q-talk

Notices

Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking.


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 07-03-2006, 12:05 PM   #1
bigabyte
somebody shut me the fark up.
 
bigabyte's Avatar
 
Join Date: 05-10-06
Location: Overland Fark, KS
Default Mad Science Experiment - Salt vs MSG

Yesterday I did the first of at least a couple rounds of tests comparing the end result of smoked meats that have MSG, and those that don't. For this test, I took the suggestions of the people at Accent and used the MSG in place of salt in the recipes.

I used 10 chicken breasts that were brined for 1.5 hours, then sprinkled with rub and left to rest overnight before cooking. The brine and rub recipes were identical EXCEPT for the MSG batch where I replaced all salt with equal portions of MSG.

The breasts were cooked between 310 and 325 in my new WSM until they hit 165 internal.

There were 3 blind taste testers, and myself. I took one each of the salt and msg chicken breasts, cut the meat off the bone and cut into 8 thick slices. Each guinea pig (and myself) took a slice of each to decide which we liked best. If we needed another taste to decide, there was an extra slice for each person. Once each person decided which one they preferred they got a whole breast of that recipe for dinner. Preferences were as follows:

Guinea Pig #1 - Salt
Comments - "I think they tasted about the same, but batch #1 is a little better. It has a little extra flavor than batch #2."

Guinea Pig #2 - MSG
Comments - "The first chicken tasted more spicy, and the second chicken tasted more sweet."

Guinea Pig #3 - Salt
Comments - "The first chicken was awesome! The second chicken was good but had an extra flavor that made it not as good."

Myself - Salt
Comments - "I liked the Salt chicken the best and actually think the falvor of the salt mingled better with the rub flavors than the MSG. I could taste the same flavor in the MSG chicken that I tasted in the rub and brine. I don't really like that flavor."

So 3 of the 4 preferred the Salt over the MSG when completely replacing salt with MSG. For the next Salt/MSG experiment, I will use a combination of salt and MSG in the recipe compared to the MSG-free recipe I used in this experiment.
__________________
Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO
Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer
Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?
Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!

Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies!
The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club



Duh.
bigabyte is offline   Reply With Quote




Old 07-03-2006, 12:41 PM   #2
Kevin
Quintessential Chatty Farker
 
Kevin's Avatar
 
Join Date: 02-06-05
Location: Southern Minnesota
Default

Thanks Chris, this is good info. I've got a big bag of MSG purchased on my last trip to Rochester at an Asian market. Haven't even opened it yet.
__________________
Kevin
Kevin is offline   Reply With Quote


Old 07-04-2006, 07:44 AM   #3
CarbonToe
is One Chatty Farker
 
CarbonToe's Avatar
 
Join Date: 09-07-05
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea, UK
Default

MSG is evil stuff......avoid.

Since 1969, many scientists have confirmed Dr. Olney's findings of damage to the hypothalamus from MSG with resulting obesity. Go to the National Library of Medicine website, www.pubmed.gov, and type in "monosodium glutamate, obesity" (without the quotation marks).

Also most Rubs have far too much salt in them, a certain amount is needed for the chemical process that happens between the rub and the meat but I tend to cut salt in my rubs by at least half.


I don't understand why I don't get invited to party's often...
__________________
Surf'n'Smoke BBQ Team
CarbonToe is offline   Reply With Quote


Reply

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Mad Science Experiment - Enchilasagna (pron aplenty) bigabyte Q-talk 61 11-08-2018 07:49 AM
Mad Science Experiment - Spam bigabyte Q-talk 53 07-15-2011 08:00 AM
Mad Science Experiment - Smoke Rings bigabyte Q-talk 91 03-14-2008 07:19 PM
Mad Science Experiment - Fatties bigabyte Q-talk 28 02-03-2008 11:17 AM
Mad Science Experiment - Burning Ingredients bigabyte Q-talk 11 01-14-2008 10:39 PM

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


Forum Custom Search: Enter your Search text below. GOOGLE will search ONLY the BBQ Brethren Forum.
Custom search MAY not work(no display box) in some configurations of Internet Explorer. Please use compliant version of Firefox or Chrome.







All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
2003 -2012 © BBQ-Brethren Inc. All rights reserved. All Content and Flaming Pig Logo are registered and protected under U.S and International Copyright and Trademarks. Content Within this Website Is Property of BBQ Brethren Inc. Reproduction or alteration is strictly prohibited.
no new posts