***The Hanging and Spinning Meat Appreciation Thread***

[Fwismoker]

Originally Posted by ebijack

Here's the tent stake hooks compared to one of my CRS hooks.

Those hooks are about perfect. Do you know what they're made from and how'd you bend them?

[ebijack]

I do not believe they are stainless, they may rust, but using them to cook and keeping them clean I think they will be fine. They are not galvanized. I just unbend/open the eyelet at the top to leave/make the top hook, then bend the second bend again using a vise, and rawhide hammer.

[DouG M]

Originally Posted by ebijack

Well for me, the ribs, chuck roast and chops have turned out better than any other smoker/cooker I have owned or used...ever. I still have to experiment with the bird, as I've been doing birds mostly the same way for 30+ yrs and prefer the grate so far, but hanging I didn't not do the higher temp like I do on a grate( I was also doing ribs at the same time. So I will be trying the higher temps hanging.
Here's the tent stake hooks compared to one of my CRS hooks.

Nice work on the hooks how long did you make the piece that hangs down from bar and the one that holds the food TK's

[ebijack]

Between 3 1/4 and 3 1/2 from the pointed tip. They worked great so I will be making more.

[snapper-G]

I gotta try hanging some corn soon. Looks pretty cool!

[PaSmoker]

Originally Posted by ebijack

Well for me, the ribs, chuck roast and chops have turned out better than any other smoker/cooker I have owned or used...ever. I still have to experiment with the bird, as I've been doing birds mostly the same way for 30+ yrs and prefer the grate so far, but hanging I didn't not do the higher temp like I do on a grate( I was also doing ribs at the same time. So I will be trying the higher temps hanging.
Here's the tent stake hooks compared to one of my CRS hooks.

curious as to "shape/design" of your hooks as opposed to just an "S" hook?...method to your madness?

[Fwismoker]

Originally Posted by ebijack

Between 3 1/4 and 3 1/2 from the pointed tip. They worked great so I will be making more.

I'll probably make some but for now I'll have about 40 of the ones made from round rod because I gotta cook about 25 ears of corn and a bunch of chicken parts for a party.

So nice to just make some cheap because it would have broke the bank buying that many.

Walmart is where the stakes are from?

Originally Posted by snapper-G

I gotta try hanging some corn soon. Looks pretty cool!

Yea it works great...I just leave the husk and hook towards the top. I'll foil the bottom if it's over flame but other than that it's just hook and hang. 350*-400* and done in about an hour.

[zanna5910]

Hanging and Spinning Meat Appreciation Thread
Giggity. I wonder what the bounce rate is from organic google searches to this thread.

Everything looks awesome, those adapters you made eb look sweet. I take it you can accomplish this in a WSM by removing the water pan or do you guys leave a deflector in? Will have to research this some, as that food is looking grreeat!

Can't wait so see what kind of contraptions you guys have for spinning/rotation. Someone has to be first, who's it gonna be?

[ebijack]

Originally Posted by Fwismoker

Walmart is where the stakes are from?

Yes in the tent isle, they don't show on their web site. There was a basket of about 100+ and somewhere around 47 to 53 cents ea. I grabbed a few to experiment, used em and they worked great. Went back to get a buch more, but they have been sold out for over a week now.

[Fwismoker]

Originally Posted by zanna5910

Hanging and Spinning Meat Appreciation Thread


Can't wait so see what kind of contraptions you guys have for spinning/rotation. Someone has to be first, who's it gonna be?

Hopefully in the next few months I'll be able to show the most versatile rotisserie tool I've used.

In the mean time i'll dig out some pics of some pretty cool rotisserie cooks with some products that are on the market now. Rotisserie makes some great food.

[ebijack]

Originally Posted by zanna5910

Hanging and Spinning Meat Appreciation Thread
Giggity. I wonder what the bounce rate is from organic google searches to this thread. Everything looks awesome, those adapters you made eb look sweet. I take it you can accomplish this in a WSM by removing the water pan or do you guys leave a deflector in? Will have to research this some, as that food is looking grreeat! Can't wait so see what kind of contraptions you guys have for spinning/rotation. Someone has to be first, who's it gonna be?

Thanks
Keith has been rotating/spinning meat for awhile and using pure wood. I'm working on an idea for a round rotating fixture that I can mount on my UDS's and give maximum capasity in a rotating grate. But when I get a chance, I am going to fab up a hanging grate for my mini. I need that first, besides some time.

[Fwismoker]

I didn't catch any pics of it spinning but this is one nice thing about spinning in a roti basket. This is a recent tri tip cook, just stop the rotation and sear on both sides, it was over a fire so when the temp got good and hot over 400* i stopped the spin.

[dadsr4]

Originally Posted by ebijack

Yes in the tent isle, they don't show on their web site. There was a basket of about 100+ and somewhere around 47 to 53 cents ea. I grabbed a few to experiment, used em and they worked great. Went back to get a buch more, but they have been sold out for over a week now.

Every Army-Navy surplus store I've ever been in had bins full of stakes like that. Or sporting goods stores might be a good place to look.

[ebijack]

Originally Posted by PaSmoker

curious as to "shape/design" of your hooks as opposed to just an "S" hook?...method to your madness?

Depending on how much and the size of what you are hanging, you might not have the room for a typical S hook. Most of mine are off set, one to keep the next piece of meat from touching the other piece leaving room for heat etc to get on all sides if that makes sense. Most just depends on how much , the thickness of each piece etc.

[PaSmoker]

Originally Posted by ebijack

Depending on how much and the size of what you are hanging, you might not have the room for a typical S hook. Most of mine are off set, one to keep the next piece of meat from touching the other piece leaving room for heat etc to get on all sides if that makes sense. Most just depends on how much , the thickness of each piece etc.

makes perfect sense...thanks!