Are you injecting your chicken thighs

McEvoy AZ · 10-27-2012, 04:10 PM

How many of you are injecting your chicken thighs and if you are what are you using to inject into them?

boogiesnap · 10-27-2012, 05:34 PM

well, my vote is obvious, but i do use oakridge game changer soak. it tastes really great. too bad i fark em up from that point on...

Outnumbered · 10-27-2012, 07:36 PM

I have not, but why the hell not? It can't hurt our chicken scores.

K-Train · 10-27-2012, 09:32 PM

Tried once didn't walk, but had a good showing.

altomari8868 · 10-27-2012, 11:58 PM

I was using the Game changer brine. I just goy the "Grill" product from Butchers. It is injectable. I used it today and LOVED the results... Let me also say that when I ordered the product I had an issue and David was awesome to deal with. He is a great guy who helped me out. Because of this he will always have my business. THANKS again David!

Smokin' Bad Habit · 10-28-2012, 06:58 AM

i also use game changer brine, great stuff

Smitty250 · 10-29-2012, 03:53 PM

I've never injected my thighs - I'm not opposed to trying it out but I've had pretty good results without injecting. I've seen/heard of people injecting everything from butter to chicken stock to commercial injections. Do a practice run with different injections and see how you like the results!

Crash · 10-30-2012, 04:17 AM

We have injected thighs and some of our best scores have come from injected thighs.

That being said, we also had a KCBS judge refuse to taste a 175* thigh because the meat looked pinkish. An 8 2 2 could possibly derail your day in chicken if you inject with anything red or orange.....just sayin'! Definitely learned a lesson that day.

We no longer inject thighs.

RibnOneOff · 10-30-2012, 05:40 AM

That judge should have been corrected and instructed how to tell raw chicken from cooked!

QTEX · 10-30-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RibnOneOff

That judge should have been corrected and instructed how to tell raw chicken from cooked!

+1 thats true

jmcrig · 10-30-2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Crash

We have injected thighs and some of our best scores have come from injected thighs.

That being said, we also had a KCBS judge refuse to taste a 175* thigh because the meat looked pinkish. An 8 2 2 could possibly derail your day in chicken if you inject with anything red or orange.....just sayin'! Definitely learned a lesson that day.

We no longer inject thighs.

I believe that was the same judge that said cooks that used MSG were trying to hurt his wife and shouldn't be allowed to compete.

QTEX · 10-30-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcrig

I believe that was the same judge that said cooks that used MSG were trying to hurt his wife and shouldn't be allowed to compete.

Maybe that judge needs to go judge golf or dog shows or? Just sayin

RangerJ · 10-30-2012, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcrig

I believe that was the same judge that said cooks that used MSG were trying to hurt his wife and shouldn't be allowed to compete.

Yeah, prolly every team out there has something with MSG in it, all deviously plotting to hurt his wife...

route66 · 10-31-2012, 02:10 AM

I have not injected chicken as it is very accommodating and grabs flavor from anything near but have always wanted to experiment. Looking at my chicken scores maybe I need to look into it. I have seen a team inject after finishing their box and they did well which makes me wonder what the judges thoughts on what the juicy burst was like, with that said I have also seen the same team get a DAL with the same process. Chicken is such a fickled item. If I have to eat chicken it is lightly marinated and grilled to perfection.

route66 · 10-31-2012, 02:19 AM

I missed the red chicken post and feel your pain. I used to use a Pomegranate base to my marinade and that along with smoked chicken being pink my customers would point out the meat was underdone and pink. A couple times I tried to teach them the difference but learned if the customer sees pink on chicken I was wrong and never used anything red in the marinade and sought out brown flavors to use. (Yellow food coloring helps too!)

View Poll Results: Do you inject chicken thighs at comps?
Yes	9	20.00%
No	32	71.11%
I have in the past and liked the out come	1	2.22%
I have tried in the past and it has failed	3	6.67%
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10-27-2012, 04:10 PM	#1
McEvoy AZ Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-14-12 Location: Mesa, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are you injecting your chicken thighs How many of you are injecting your chicken thighs and if you are what are you using to inject into them?

10-27-2012, 05:34 PM	#2
boogiesnap Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-22-10 Location: NEW ENGLAND Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well, my vote is obvious, but i do use oakridge game changer soak. it tastes really great. too bad i fark em up from that point on... __________________ S'mo Q Competition BBQ Team Q so good you gotta have s'mo. Sponsored by Oakridge BBQ twin WSM 22.5's 48" DCS gasser certified MOINK baller farkanaut in training avatar by grillman CLICK HERE to visit the BBQ Brethren Throwdowns

10-27-2012, 07:36 PM	#3
Outnumbered is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-18-11 Location: Smithville, Missouri, United States Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have not, but why the hell not? It can't hurt our chicken scores. __________________ Greg Vincent When I die, my goal is to have a visible smoke ring when the coroner cuts me open for the autopsy.

10-27-2012, 09:32 PM	#4
K-Train is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-22-11 Location: Edgewater, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tried once didn't walk, but had a good showing. __________________ Keith Fat Maxine's BBQ Thanks to DArtagnan Foods (Awesome ribs)

10-27-2012, 11:58 PM	#5
altomari8868 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-12-10 Location: ST George, Ga Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was using the Game changer brine. I just goy the "Grill" product from Butchers. It is injectable. I used it today and LOVED the results... Let me also say that when I ordered the product I had an issue and David was awesome to deal with. He is a great guy who helped me out. Because of this he will always have my business. THANKS again David!

10-28-2012, 06:58 AM	#6
Smokin' Bad Habit On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-09-10 Location: Olathe Kansas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i also use game changer brine, great stuff __________________ "Watch out fellas, theres a new sheriff in town!"

10-29-2012, 03:53 PM	#7
Smitty250 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-18-10 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've never injected my thighs - I'm not opposed to trying it out but I've had pretty good results without injecting. I've seen/heard of people injecting everything from butter to chicken stock to commercial injections. Do a practice run with different injections and see how you like the results! __________________ Loot N' Booty BBQ - www.facebook.com/lootnbootybbq

10-30-2012, 04:17 AM	#8
Crash is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-29-08 Location: Kailua, HI (Oahu) Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We have injected thighs and some of our best scores have come from injected thighs. That being said, we also had a KCBS judge refuse to taste a 175* thigh because the meat looked pinkish. An 8 2 2 could possibly derail your day in chicken if you inject with anything red or orange.....just sayin'! Definitely learned a lesson that day. We no longer inject thighs. __________________ Crash - HIBarbeque.com

10-30-2012, 05:40 AM	#9
RibnOneOff Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 06-04-11 Location: Kent, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That judge should have been corrected and instructed how to tell raw chicken from cooked!

10-31-2012, 02:10 AM	#14
route66 Got Wood. Join Date: 06-09-10 Location: Parks, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have not injected chicken as it is very accommodating and grabs flavor from anything near but have always wanted to experiment. Looking at my chicken scores maybe I need to look into it. I have seen a team inject after finishing their box and they did well which makes me wonder what the judges thoughts on what the juicy burst was like, with that said I have also seen the same team get a DAL with the same process. Chicken is such a fickled item. If I have to eat chicken it is lightly marinated and grilled to perfection. __________________ Route 66 Catering Crew

10-31-2012, 02:19 AM	#15
route66 Got Wood. Join Date: 06-09-10 Location: Parks, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I missed the red chicken post and feel your pain. I used to use a Pomegranate base to my marinade and that along with smoked chicken being pink my customers would point out the meat was underdone and pink. A couple times I tried to teach them the difference but learned if the customer sees pink on chicken I was wrong and never used anything red in the marinade and sought out brown flavors to use. (Yellow food coloring helps too!) __________________ Route 66 Catering Crew