Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

[Gulf]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

ugg road kill? Hey I have a bunch of racoons I have been trying to catch all summer long. Want me to send them your way.........

I woudn't tempt Tu,
If you remember, way back at the beginning of his build, The Mistress. and also (maybe) the slogan made famous by a very popular bumper sticker down here about an umpteen years ago.

Coonasses make better lovers..........

[moderator]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Everyone's pictures look fantastic. I think a future visit to Louisiana is in order!

Happy grillin'!

[UtahBeehiver]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

ugg road kill? Hey I have a bunch of racoons I have been trying to catch all summer long. Want me to send them your way.........

[banhxeo76]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

What do you do when you have a whole chicken and some wood? You roast that damn bird in the WFO.

I marinated the chicken with a homemade paste made out of veg. oil, salt, peppercorn, mustard powder, garlic powder, and onion powder for about 24 hours. I tried to separate the skin from the meat as much as possible without tearing up the skin and marinated between the meat and the skin as well. About 90 minutes before I roasted the chicken, I take it out of the refigerator and let it rests on the cooking rack at room temperture. I put the bird in when the door temp was at 500 degree F with the skin side up. At 30 mintues, I flipped the bird over and for another 25 minutes. Finally, I flipped the bird to skin side up again to get the skin cracklin for the last 15 minutes. I cooked the bird with the insulated door closed. My daughter told me that the roasted chicken tasted "heavenly".

I don't know about your guys, but I am starting to look at roadkill differently every since I have a WFO.

[UtahBeehiver]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Tu,

Now I really feel old, 36 huh? My daughter is almost as old as you (I'm 57). You are just a spring chicken. Still hobbling around, the home boss says I am grounded from doing any climbing up on the dome this week, so my wings are clipped right now. Have been playing with laying our the vent and decorative arch since I can do that standing on the ground. Keep up the great cooking...........

[banhxeo76]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Tu,

I want to be part of your family.......looks really tasty!

LOL, you don't have to be part of my family to eat my food. You will be eating the same thing in two to three months.

How is your knee doing? As soon as you are done with the dome, you won't be stressing on your knee as much. My 36 years old body had to go to see physical therapy for 3 weeks for my back after I was done with the dome. WFO's God is testing us to see if we are willing to make the sacrifice. Based on the food that I am getting out of the WFO, the pain was worth of it.

[UtahBeehiver]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Tu,

I want to be part of your family.......looks really tasty!

[banhxeo76]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

I butterflied a whole chicken and marinated (paprika, onion, garlic, mustard, black pepper, salt) it for about 6 hours. I heated up the WFO for about 3 1/2 hour. When the WFO temp was about 550 degree, I pushed the chicken into the WFO. After 45 minutes, I checked on the chicken and it was done perfectly. Let it rest for 15 minutes and we went out of town with it. It was the best chicken that I have ever cooked. The skin was crispy and the meat was very juicy. Not a bad Sunday night meal at all. My picky two years old son loves it.

One key advice that I learn from watching a short segment on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservation” which the great American Chef, Thomas Keller suggested that you should let the chicken sit at room temperature one hour before you cooked it to ensure that chicken cooked evenly.

Can’t wait for Thanksgiving! I have to cook one bird for my side of family and another bird my wife side of the family too.

[banhxeo76]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Russell,

I wouldn't put myself in the same category as Karanga Dude because he is at another level. I am just a guy who is trying to cook a meal for the wife so that she won't yell at him for spending too much time with on the WFO project.

[UtahBeehiver]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Tu,

Like your new thread on cooking in the WFO. I am putting you in the same category as Karanga Dude....

[Gulf]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

No fires as of yet. Lots of rain, hot weather and to many hours at work .
I am a little afraid that if I start cooking that I will not finish the decorative stuff. The way it is looking right now that will probably be on after the start of "Bounty Season" .
Geauxe Saints!

[banhxeo76]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Gulf,

I believe a few people from this forum have tried mudbugs pizza and I may give it a shot during lent season. I have to say I am still in disbelief how amazing the WFO as a cooking tool. Granted that it may take a lot of time to heat up the WFO, but the joy that you get to use wood fire is so much fun. Have you fire up yet?

[Gulf]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

Tu, The lobster looks great!
As for as the "mudbugs" go in the WFO, my first thoughts are crawfish etouffee, and definately some, left overs (from the boil as a pizza topping . Oops!, I think I just let one of my first dishes out of the bag .

[banhxeo76]

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I might do that when crawfish season start. I thought about that the other day but crawfish when it is just too small to split in half and prepared like I did with the lobster. However, I have done some crazy when it comes to cooking and I surely will give it a shot with crawfish after a few beer.

[trapper]

Re: Roasting and Grill with WFO in the Big Easy, New Orleans!

WOW...that lobster looks great!

Ever try crawfish in your WFO?