"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
03/29/2020 at 18:58 • Filed to: None
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
03/29/2020 at 18:58 • Filed to: None | 2
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I was craving smoked wings last week, so I decided to fire up the smoker. My smoker is... large, so usually they means inviting a bunch of people over and having a party.
Well... we do not live in normal times so instead we took orders, ordered a bunch of meat delivered, and are having friends come pick it up when it is done.
Doing about eight pounds of pork butt, two logs of bologna, a head of cauliflour, some polish sausage, and turkey wings. Trying to clean up my wood supply so I’m doing a mix of apple, oak, and hickory with a hardwood charcoal base.
The cauliflower was gross, so that was a loss.
The polish got a little overcooked and is DELICIOUS.
Still TBD on the turkey wings. They’re BIGLY, larger than a normal chicken thigh, and I just checked the internal temperature to be at 86 degrees after five hours in the smoker! So onto the hot side they go....
CORRECTION: Oops. My instant read was set to C. So they were actually 187F. Explains why they got so dried out. Still tasty though!
The pork butt/ pulled pork got sous vided for 24 hours prior, so it was already falling apart when it got put on the smoker and is ready to come off whenever.
Good times.
[Update - RESULT]
The Turkey wings are... OK. The skin is tough and there is a lot more bone than meat. (Hey...o?) Overall a worthy experiment but one I am unlikely to repeat.
As per the usual (seriously sous vide is cheating...) the pulled pork is almost too moist and tastes great. Could use a little more smoke flavor, but no complaints.
Haven’t tried the bologna yet but it is always tasty...
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
03/29/2020 at 17:57 |
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Okay, here’s how we’ll do it: you clear out because social distance. I come and eat, then leave, and you come back home. I’ll wash my dishes before I leave, though.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
03/29/2020 at 17:59 |
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We enjoy slicing a head of cauliflower into about 7/16-inch slices, then frying them in the cast iron skillet, nicely browned. Then pour on a bit of freshly squoze lemon juice.
RPM esq.
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
03/29/2020 at 18:16 |
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This looks great. An excellent solution to social distancing as well.
ClassicDatsunDebate
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03/29/2020 at 18:27 |
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My god it’s glorious
WilliamsSW
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03/29/2020 at 19:21 |
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What happened to the cauliflower? Looks good in the photo.
ALL of it looks awesome.
TheRealBicycleBuck
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03/29/2020 at 19:34 |
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Looks tasty!
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
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03/29/2020 at 19:39 |
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I’ve done pork butts, loin and ribs on my smoker, as well as a whole turkey and chicken broilers. I’ve never done bologna, which sounds awesome. It’s supposed to be warmer this coming Friday, so maybe it’s time to get the smoker out and get some meats cooked for the rest of the week.
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> WilliamsSW
03/29/2020 at 19:40 |
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Dry and bitter, unfortunately . I should have done more to keep it moist I guess.
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> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
03/29/2020 at 19:41 |
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Apparently smoked bologna is an Oklahoma thing? I didn’t really eat smoked food before I moved here so I have no additional point of reference. In either case, smoked bologna with mustard is the best bologna.
SpecsGTP
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03/29/2020 at 19:52 |
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I saw Oklahoma Joe's in there!!! Woohoo!
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> SpecsGTP
03/29/2020 at 20:02 |
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Haha surprisingly good smoker. It wasn’t much more expensive than the others I was looking at but weighs almost 200lbs.
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WilliamsSW
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
03/29/2020 at 20:20 |
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Yeah I guess that makes sense, sadly. A good experiment to try anyways.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
03/30/2020 at 11:11 |
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Yum... Been a beautiful week in Tulsa. Really enjoyed the week with an empty calendar with the family. Lots of walks with the dogs, cooking & baking, fishing (and now raising a hundred tadpoles) , lawn bocce, ping-pong, riding bikes, had a big bonfire one night and have b een getting lots of good use out of our go-kart!