Jerk Wings


 

Robert-R

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This was a first cook with a home made cone on an old Weber 18.5 daisy wheel.
The inspiration for the recipe was a post by Robert McGee.
I love jerk & continue to torture my wife of some 40 years with it.
Wings were brined for 3 hours, rinsed in water, stabbed repeatedly with a fork, & marinated in Walkerswood & some olive oil for 3 hours.
I filled the cone with KBB to figure out how much charcoal I would need. Lit the chimney on the gasser. Used 1 chunk of cherry wood.
The cone puts out so much heat that the Thin Blue Smoke is almost instantaneous.
I put the lid on and temps according to the lid thermometer were around 600*.
I let the cooker cruise for 15 minutes. The heat did not abate.
Cut the bottom vents to 50%. So I say "**** it" & add the wings.
20 minutes later & a sampled temp of the wings had an internal temp of 184* measured with a Thermowand .. sauced the wings with some Sweet Baby Ray & cooked for another 4 minutes. Pulled & loosley tented with alum foil for a bit.
Damn good!!!
The chicken was moist & tender. Great heat & flavor. The skin was not crispy (got to work on that), however it was not rubber (call it bite through) - maybe cook for a bit longer.

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Robert-R;
Great post and an excellent batch of Jerk Wings (and Jerk Wings are VERY hard to beat!).

Keep on smokin',
Dale53:wsm:
 
How about some details on your home made cone. Material? Dimensions? Did you weld it? Conspiring minds want to know.
 
How about some details on your home made cone. Material? Dimensions? Did you weld it? Conspiring minds want to know.

LOL! I have more time than money & I enjoy making stuff. It's a lot easier to buy one & you get a better product. However: I used 16 gauge steel from the local scrap yard. The cone is 9.5" at the base & 7" at the top. It is 4.75" tall. The pattern takes a while to make. To draw the pattern: Radius of Base divided by Slant Height times 360*. R/Sx360*. I had to make 2 halves & weld them together because I don't have a slip roll. I bent the metal on a press brake.
 

 

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