Smoked Tri-Tip Roast & Brats on the GMG Davy Crockett

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Smoked Tri-Tip and Brats Does it get any better than a Smoked Tri-Tip Roast with some Johnsonville Brats for appetizers?  I think not!  The best of both worlds ...
Smoked Tri-Tip Roast Smoked to perfection (medium rare) using a Frog Mat to prevent sticking to the grill.

Rubbed a Safeway Choice Tri-Tip Roast with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and my own Smokin' Pete's Seasoning.  Wrapped the Tri-Tip in plastic and fridged overnight.  Preheated the Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett with Apple wood pellets to 190ºF.  Smoked the Tri-Tip Roast and the Johnsonville Brats for an hour before bumping the smoker-grill to 325ºF.

Pulled the Brats when the internal temperature reached 170ºF (~ 1 hour 20 min).  The Tri-Tip was pulled when the internal temperature reached 145ºF (~ 2 hours) and rested the Tri-Tip under a foil tent for 20 minutes before thinly slicing against the grain.

Smoked Fresh Tuna on a Pellet Grill

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Smoked Tuna

To date I had only eaten canned Tuna and never gave fresh Tuna much of a thought.  After smoking some fresh Tuna I look forward to experiencing this delicacy more often using varied recipes.  Found the smoked Tuna to be a tad less moist than smoked Salmon but none the less exquisite!!

Fresh Tuna

Received two thick filets of fresh Tuna from a friend at MAK Grills and decided to smoke the Tuna using a simple time honored recipe which I've used many times for Salmon.  Due to it's thickness I chose to slice the filet in half and cut into even sized pieces.

Marinated Fresh Tuna

Marinated the fresh Tuna in a gallon sized ZipLoc bag using Mr Yoshida's Sweet Teriyaki Original Gourmet Marinade & Cooking Sauce for 4 hours in the refrigerator making sure to rotate the Tuna hourly to ensure even application.

Marinated Fresh Tuna

Patted the marinaded Tuna dry with a paper towel before drying the Tuna, uncovered, in the refrigerator for at least one hour until the surface of the fish became dry and matte-like to the touch.

Smoked Fresh Tuna

Preheated the Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett to 180ºF using Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Hickory wood pellets.  Smoked the Tuna at 180º for an hour and then increased the pit temperature to 250ºF until the internal temperature of the Tuna reached 145ºF.

Smoked Tuna

The Money $Shot$ ...  Scrumptious - to say the least!!

MAK 2 Star General Wood Pellet Smoker-Grill Upgrade – Part 1

MAK 2 Star General

MAK 2 Star General

MAK 2 Star General

I am the proud owner of a MAK 2 Star General Wood Pellet Smoker-Grill - serial # 360.  Bought this pit years ago and have been totally satisfied with it's performance, durability, and versatility.  It has produced countless scrumptious meals and would continue to do so for a lifetime due to her state of the art award winning controller, precision construction and stainless steel material used.  You can tell from the photos above that my MAK 2 Star has been well used.

MAK Grills

MAK 2 Star

MAK Grills

MAK Grills provides a service that upgrades older units to incorporate newer standards and materials.  Contact MAK Grills for full details. Since we were coming North to Oregon I delivered my MAK 2 Star personally to the factory in Dallas, OR.  This was my 3rd visit to the facility and as always I was royally treated.

Stay tuned for Part 2, in about 4 weeks, to see the transformation of my MAK 2 Star General Wood Pellet Smoker-Grill.

MAK 2 Star Grill

Fresh Chinook Salmon on a Wood Pellet Grill

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Chinook Salmon

Fresh Chinook Salmon (King) caught at the mouth of the Umpqua River by a friend.  Fresh from the Pacific Ocean these King Salmon have such a beautiful color and they taste scrumptious.  This salmon is perfect for those who do not care for a gamy fish taste - it was that fresh!  Couldn't wait to pop it on my Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett Tailgater unit with a little Hickory smoke.

King Salmon

Lightly seasoned the salmon with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, and Old Bay.  Wanted to allow the Chinook Salmon to speak for itself and not overpower it.

Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett

Preheat the Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett Wood Pellet grill to 180ºF using Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Hickory wood pellets.

Chinook Salmon

Hot smoked at 180ºF for an hour and then bumped the pit temperature to 225ºF until the internal temperature reached 145ºF.

Turned out extremely moist and delicious.  You'll see for yourself if you use my technique.  Trust me, it doesn't get any better than this!!

Oregonian Organic Free Range Chicken Quarters!!

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Chicken Quarter

When I delivered my MAK 2 Star Wood Pellet Smoker-Grill to Dallas Oregon for an upgrade I had the pleasure of meeting Katrina.  I want to thank Katrina for sharing one of her chickens, eggs, and duck eggs with us.  She offered us Rabbit and Goat's milk but being a wuss I declined the later.  Last time I ate Bugs Bunny was in the 1950s when I lived in France and I've never had Goat's milk but it's my understanding that it's really good.

So I defrosted what I thought were 2 chicken halves but instead turned out to be 2 chicken quarters.  Man oh Man ... I would have hated to run up against this monster in a dark alley!!  :D :D ... this picture does not do these quarters justice - they were humongous  ???

Rubbed the quarters on and under the skin with Roasted Garlic Extra Virgin Olive Oil and seasoned them with Lawry's Chicken & Poultry Rub.  Wrapped in plastic and refrigerated for 4 hours.

Chicken Quarters

Fired up my Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett and some curious campers wondering what I was cooking with mosied over for a look-see.  When I showed them the quarters they thought they were turkey legs. 

Preheat the Davy Crockett to 180ºF using Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Hickory wood pellets.

Hickory smoked Chicken Quarters

Smoked the chicken quarters for an hour and bumped the pit temperature to 375ºF until the internal temperature reached 180ºF.  Rested the quarters under a foil tent for 15 minutes before serving.

These beauties, I swear, were the size of Tri-Tips - Lordy Lordy what a feast.  Unlike store bought quarters these were extremely lean and tasted fantastic!

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