Smoked Sweet Potato?

Fireburd · 02-04-2013, 07:03 AM

Throwing some babybacks on this afternoon and got a craving for some sweet potatoes. Anybody try smoking these before? My guess these are too dense and will probably have a hard time taking on smoke but its worth a shot.

Garyclaw · 02-04-2013, 07:34 AM

Sounds like a plan to me. Regular tatos take on smoke flavor. Let us know.

Fireburd · 02-04-2013, 07:39 AM

Not expecting greatness but fingers crossed.

bigabyte · 02-04-2013, 08:26 AM

They take a while, jsut like a regular potato. Split 'em open and toss on some butter, brown sugar and maybe even some marshmallows towards the end!

Fireburd · 02-04-2013, 08:30 AM

Wasn't planning on opening them up but that's not a bad idea. Get more smoke into it and cut the cooking time down. Thanks bigabyte

TIMMAY · 02-04-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bigabyte

They take a while, jsut like a regular potato. Split 'em open and toss on some butter, brown sugar and maybe even some marshmallows towards the end!

Everything that he said...^^^^. Marshmallows work but I am different. I actually use sour cream on sweet potatoes. For me it keeps the tater from becoming a sugar frosted sugar bomb.

Sidebar... I was born in Mt. Holly...

posey's_pork_pit · 02-04-2013, 09:11 AM

I do sweet potatoes all the time ~ oil them and coat with kosher salt. Come out so sweet there's no need to add anything IMHO.

gtr · 02-04-2013, 09:37 AM

I throw sweet po's in all the time. That with some maple pecan butter (from Chris Lily's book - I think it's maple syrup, butter, pecans, and cayenne? not sure if that's complete or correct) - just fantastic!

bigabyte · 02-04-2013, 09:55 AM

^^^That sounds good!

Freddy j · 02-04-2013, 10:01 AM

check pics in first post. love sweet spuds!

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=152990

mobow · 02-04-2013, 10:16 AM

I have used sweet potatoes to hold my temp probes in place over night. In the morning split them open hit with some butter and breakfast is served. Keith

deguerre · 02-04-2013, 10:19 AM

Yeppers, smoked sweet taters are great. We like to put a little Garam Masala and butter on ours.

pike51 · 02-04-2013, 10:19 AM

I'm one of the strange ones too with the flavor of sweet potato. I like to "twice bake" mine where I get them almost done, scoop out the middle and mix with butter, sourcream and bleu cheese and then put back in the skin to finish. Something about bleu cheese goes well with sweet potato IMO.

I'd think you could smoke them and then add the bleu near the end for really good sweet taters!

SchatzSea · 02-04-2013, 01:28 PM

Not smoked exactly, but we frequently throw them directly on the coals in the kettle or smoker, turn about every 15 min for about an hour total. We call them "cave man taters". They're black on the outside, incredibly good on the inside! I'll have to try smoking them sometime.

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JazzyBadger · 02-04-2013, 01:33 PM

I smoke sweet taters a lot, get a bunch of smoke in them, then I mash them down with some milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Kids love it.

Wife hates sweet potatoes unless they're sweet tater fries.

02-04-2013, 07:03 AM	#1
Fireburd Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-06-12 Location: Mt Holly, NJ	Smoked Sweet Potato? Throwing some babybacks on this afternoon and got a craving for some sweet potatoes. Anybody try smoking these before? My guess these are too dense and will probably have a hard time taking on smoke but its worth a shot. __________________ BWS G2 Party w/custom cart, Thermapen (does yours have flames.......mine does so be jealous)

02-04-2013, 07:34 AM	#2
Garyclaw Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-05-09 Location: NE OH-IO	Sounds like a plan to me. Regular tatos take on smoke flavor. Let us know. __________________ Gary ____________________________________ Big BarBChef built in to the Outdoor Kitchen, 2 Weber kettles, 1 UDS, Little Chief Electric, 2 Propane Fish Cookers/Turkey Fryers, a swinging grate over my [COLOR=red]Fire pit,[/COLOR][COLOR=black] Big Pig Cooker, SJS, Big Easy Oil Less. Blackstone Pizza Oven[/COLOR] "Nice talkin' to ya" :yo:

02-04-2013, 07:39 AM	#3
Fireburd Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-06-12 Location: Mt Holly, NJ	Not expecting greatness but fingers crossed. __________________ BWS G2 Party w/custom cart, Thermapen (does yours have flames.......mine does so be jealous)

02-04-2013, 08:26 AM	#4
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	They take a while, jsut like a regular potato. Split 'em open and toss on some butter, brown sugar and maybe even some marshmallows towards the end! __________________ 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.

02-04-2013, 08:30 AM	#5
Fireburd Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 12-06-12 Location: Mt Holly, NJ	Wasn't planning on opening them up but that's not a bad idea. Get more smoke into it and cut the cooking time down. Thanks bigabyte __________________ BWS G2 Party w/custom cart, Thermapen (does yours have flames.......mine does so be jealous)

02-04-2013, 09:11 AM	#7
posey's_pork_pit is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-11-10 Location: Doraville GA	I do sweet potatoes all the time ~ oil them and coat with kosher salt. Come out so sweet there's no need to add anything IMHO. __________________ Super fast Purple Thermapen Shirley Fabrication Offset 24x60, Weber SS Performer date code EE, Weber 18 and 22.5 OTS Kettle w/Marty's handles, Smokey Joe Silver w/wooden handle a.k.a. Mini Me, Weber Smokey Joe Platinum date code ER Sipsey: Secret's in the sauce.

02-04-2013, 09:37 AM	#8
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	I throw sweet po's in all the time. That with some maple pecan butter (from Chris Lily's book - I think it's maple syrup, butter, pecans, and cayenne? not sure if that's complete or correct) - just fantastic! __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

02-04-2013, 09:55 AM	#9
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	^^^That sounds good! __________________ 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.

02-04-2013, 10:01 AM	#10
Freddy j is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-22-12 Location: Boston	check pics in first post. love sweet spuds! http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=152990

02-04-2013, 10:16 AM	#11
mobow is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-11-09 Location: Marshall MO	I have used sweet potatoes to hold my temp probes in place over night. In the morning split them open hit with some butter and breakfast is served. Keith __________________ WSM 22.5, MCBJ, In The Key Of Que

02-04-2013, 10:19 AM	#12
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	Yeppers, smoked sweet taters are great. We like to put a little Garam Masala and butter on ours. __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

02-04-2013, 10:19 AM	#13
pike51 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 03-28-12 Location: Valdosta, GA	I'm one of the strange ones too with the flavor of sweet potato. I like to "twice bake" mine where I get them almost done, scoop out the middle and mix with butter, sourcream and bleu cheese and then put back in the skin to finish. Something about bleu cheese goes well with sweet potato IMO. I'd think you could smoke them and then add the bleu near the end for really good sweet taters! __________________ Chargriller Duo w SFB

02-04-2013, 01:28 PM	#14
SchatzSea On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-01-12 Location: Lee's Summit, MO	Not smoked exactly, but we frequently throw them directly on the coals in the kettle or smoker, turn about every 15 min for about an hour total. We call them "cave man taters". They're black on the outside, incredibly good on the inside! I'll have to try smoking them sometime. Sent from my Incredible (2) Droid __________________ [FONT=Magneto][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][B]En Fuego BBQ[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=dimgray][I]The Swashbucklers of Swine...[/I][I]Raiders of Ribs...Buccaneers of Brisket...Pillagers [/I][I]of Poultry...Marauders of Mutton...it's the Dred Pirate SchatzSea and Qrew from the mythical Isla del Fuego![/I][/COLOR][/FONT] [I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=dimgray]The Qrew -- Smokin’ Hot Wife, Two Smokin’ Little Monkeys, and Two Hot Digity Dogs[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial][COLOR=dimgray]"Hello. My name is Inigo Pork-toya. You grilled my father. Prepare to fry."[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [/INDENT]__________________

02-04-2013, 01:33 PM	#15
JazzyBadger Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Jazzy Gerbil Land.	I smoke sweet taters a lot, get a bunch of smoke in them, then I mash them down with some milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Kids love it. Wife hates sweet potatoes unless they're sweet tater fries. __________________ The Life of the Knife is Ended By! The Wife. Geld responsibly.