MattP
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I posted this over in the competition section as my entry for the current throw-down contest, hope it's ok to also share the pics here!
I was completely spitballing with this, going into things with no real plans ahead of time. Don't usually grill for lunch, but today I figured what the heck. I was out running errands, so I may as well swing by the store to get some stuff, also the wife and I are on vacation for the next ten days, so shoot, let's fire 'er up!
To start, a refreshing drink for the cook. More-or-less this is a caipirnha-- only real difference is that in lieu of having a lime to muddle I just used some lime juice.
Soundtrack for the cook. Oh, don't mind how the drink looks a little funky, it looks much prettier when you actually use a lime!
Today's participants. Fresh chicken wings from Meijer. Rub consists of a little bit of brown sugar (told you I was spitballing!) and some McCormick Grill Mates Firey 5 Pepper seasoning. Fuel was a 70/30 split of K-Comp and Cowboy lump (had just a little bit of the K left in a bag, otherwise would have been all lump). Also sprinkled on some Jack Daniel's oak chips a couple of times during the cook. Side note, I sort of doubted the bag when it said these are from barrels used to age Jack Daniel's, but then I opened the bag and smelled them-- wow!
On the Performer they go! Started cooking indirect, dome temp was more-or-less 400 throughout the entire job.
Twenty minutes into the cook...
Forty minutes...
Forty five minutes-- let's sear these bad boys over direct heat!
Fresh off the grill, before being tossed...
Some tossed in Sweet Baby Ray's Buffalo Sauce, the rest tossed in Sweet Baby Ray's Traditional...
We both agreed-- best dang wings I have ever done. Blew the ones I recently did on my WSM out of the water. These wings were fresh, rather than frozen, which may have a little bit to do with it, I'll do some fresh ones on the WSM sometime soon to compare.
I was completely spitballing with this, going into things with no real plans ahead of time. Don't usually grill for lunch, but today I figured what the heck. I was out running errands, so I may as well swing by the store to get some stuff, also the wife and I are on vacation for the next ten days, so shoot, let's fire 'er up!
To start, a refreshing drink for the cook. More-or-less this is a caipirnha-- only real difference is that in lieu of having a lime to muddle I just used some lime juice.
Soundtrack for the cook. Oh, don't mind how the drink looks a little funky, it looks much prettier when you actually use a lime!
Today's participants. Fresh chicken wings from Meijer. Rub consists of a little bit of brown sugar (told you I was spitballing!) and some McCormick Grill Mates Firey 5 Pepper seasoning. Fuel was a 70/30 split of K-Comp and Cowboy lump (had just a little bit of the K left in a bag, otherwise would have been all lump). Also sprinkled on some Jack Daniel's oak chips a couple of times during the cook. Side note, I sort of doubted the bag when it said these are from barrels used to age Jack Daniel's, but then I opened the bag and smelled them-- wow!
On the Performer they go! Started cooking indirect, dome temp was more-or-less 400 throughout the entire job.
Twenty minutes into the cook...
Forty minutes...
Forty five minutes-- let's sear these bad boys over direct heat!
Fresh off the grill, before being tossed...
Some tossed in Sweet Baby Ray's Buffalo Sauce, the rest tossed in Sweet Baby Ray's Traditional...
We both agreed-- best dang wings I have ever done. Blew the ones I recently did on my WSM out of the water. These wings were fresh, rather than frozen, which may have a little bit to do with it, I'll do some fresh ones on the WSM sometime soon to compare.
