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Old 02-19-2013, 08:46 AM   #1
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Quick question. My team has been practicing chicken lately (hands down our worst category) and can't decide between a margarine or a butter bath.
We like the consistency of the chicken with butter but we prefer the flavor that the margarine has been giving us. Any thoughts?
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Old 02-19-2013, 08:49 AM   #2
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I'd say it would depend on what temp you're smoking. Margarine has a higher tolerance for heat.
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Old 02-19-2013, 08:51 AM   #3
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I'd say it would depend on what temp you're smoking. Margarine has a higher tolerance for heat.
275 for 1 hr in the bath
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Old 02-19-2013, 09:10 AM   #4
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I'd go with the better flavor.
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Old 02-19-2013, 09:12 AM   #5
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Quick question. My team has been practicing chicken lately (hands down our worst category) and can't decide between a margarine or a butter bath.
We like the consistency of the chicken with butter but we prefer the flavor that the margarine has been giving us. Any thoughts?
This seems backwards to me. I would think you would get more flavor from butter. ???
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Old 02-19-2013, 09:58 AM   #6
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This seems backwards to me. I would think you would get more flavor from butter. ???
Depends on what margarine you are using - to me, "I can't believe it's not butter" has better flavor than most butter, with a higher smoking temperature threshold.
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Old 02-19-2013, 10:11 AM   #7
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I have used this from Restaurant Depot the last few times and have been pleased with the results.

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Old 02-19-2013, 10:40 AM   #8
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why would you want your chicken to taste like butter or margarine?
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Old 02-19-2013, 10:50 AM   #9
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why would you want your chicken to taste like butter or margarine?
Honestly to me it really doesn't pick up much butter flavor. It just seems to be a good medium to braise the chicken in and get the skin to the bite through stage(with no scraping whatsoever btw) without shrinking it much.

We started out doing it and the scores have been consistently high so we just kept at it.
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Old 02-19-2013, 11:28 AM   #10
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why would you want your chicken to taste like butter or margarine?
It's not that we want it to taste like butter or margarine. We just have noticed that the end result does taste slightly different is all.
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I'd say it would depend on what temp you're smoking. Margarine has a higher tolerance for heat.
+1^^ Butter will scorch at a lower temp than margarine, which will not leave behind a pleasant taste.
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Old 02-19-2013, 12:42 PM   #12
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If you clarify the butter first, it has a much higher smoke point, (485F) and can even be used to deep fry.
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Quick question. My team has been practicing chicken lately (hands down our worst category) and can't decide between a margarine or a butter bath.
We like the consistency of the chicken with butter but we prefer the flavor that the margarine has been giving us. Any thoughts?
Have you tried using a combination of the two?
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Old 02-19-2013, 04:32 PM   #14
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My chicken has enough cholestrol and does not need more.
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Do you (or anyone for that matter) add any chicken stock to the butter bath????
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